Top Gun actor Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65, with his cause of death also revealed.
The Hollywood star shot to fame in the 1986 hit film Top Gun, alongside Tom Cruise. He went on to play Batman in 1995’s Batman Forever, and also Jim Morrison in the 1991 biopic The Doors.
Val’s death was announced by his daughter on Wednesday (April 2) – and she also revealed his cause of death.
The actor has sadly died (Credit: SplashNews.com)
Val Kilmer death announced
Val died on Tuesday (April 1) aged 65, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who he shared with ex-wife Joanne Whalley.
She told The New York Times that her beloved father had died from pneumonia in Los Angeles. She said that he was surrounded by his family and friends when he died.
Val was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and had to undergo surgery. He also had a tracheotomy which reduced his ability to speak. Val was later declared cancer-free.
He shot to fame in the 1980s (Credit: SplashNews.com)
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