From playing rock legends to gunslingers, Kilmer left a huge mark on Hollywood with a career spanning more than four decades.

Kilmer reprised his role as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky from 1986’s “Top Gun” for “Top Gun: Maverick.” “I was crying, I was crying. I got emotional,” Cruise told Kimmel about filming w ...

Tom Cruise is paying tribute to his friend and “Top Gun” costar Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week at age 65. Cruise made ...

Maverick to be a pale imitation of the young, healthy man who had first played Iceman in Top Gun decades ago. Cancer had ravaged his physical strength, stealing his ability to speak properly, and left ...

"We talked quite a bit about what was best for the story [of Top Gun: Maverick] and I think they got it right at the end," Kilmer wrote of Cruise. "Tom and I get along really well. We giggled like ...

Val Kilmer never wanted to be in “Top Gun,” but had little say in the matter before he starred in the blockbuster that launched him to Hollywood stardom opposite Tom Cruise. The legendary ...

Tom Cruise was moved to tears during the filming of Top Gun: Maverick as he reunited with Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday at the age of 65 from pneumonia. Kilmer, despite his many starring roles ...

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise forged a special bond during Top Gun that would last decades. Kilmer died of pneumonia at the age of 65 on Tuesday, April 1, and though he may not have initially wanted ...

Val Kilmer made a cameo in Top Gun: Maverick — 36 years after he played Tom Cruise's rival in the original. A lot went into making the on-screen reunion happen. (Mark Humphrey/AP) ...

Tom Cruise honored Top Gun co-star, Val Kilmer, at CinemaCon 2025, leading attendees in a moment of silence to pay respect to his friend and one of Hollywood's true leading men. Kilmer, who died on ...