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Val Kilmer

1959 - 2025

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Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Initially a stage actor, he later found fame as a leading man in films in a wide variety of genres, including comedies, dramas, action adventures, westerns, historical films, crime dramas, science fiction films, and fantasy films. Films in which Kilmer appeared grossed more than $3.85 billion worldwide. In 1992, film critic Roger Ebert remarked, "if there is an award for the most unsung leading man of his generation, Kilmer should get it". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Val Kilmer is the 123rd most popular actor (up from 333rd in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from United States (up from 612th in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Actor.

Val Kilmer is most famous for his role as Batman in the 1989 film Batman.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Val Kilmer ranks 123 out of 13,578. Before him are Burt Lancaster, Bill Paxton, Keanu Reeves, Jean Gabin, John Travolta, and Tony Curtis. After him are Leslie Howard, Yves Montand, Christopher Plummer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Raul Julia, and Helen Mirren.

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Among people born in 1959, Val Kilmer ranks 2. Before him is Carlo Ancelotti. After him are Sade, Morrissey, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Luc Besson, Jens Stoltenberg, Kevin Spacey, Tupou VI, Emma Thompson, Klaus Iohannis, and Mike Pence. Among people deceased in 2025, Val Kilmer ranks 10. Before him are Gene Hackman, Mario Vargas Llosa, Marianne Faithfull, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Boris Spassky, and Richard Chamberlain. After him are Brian Wilson, Sebastião Salgado, Leo Beenhakker, Eddie Jordan, Khamtai Siphandon, and Ágnes Keleti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Val Kilmer ranks 290 out of 20,380. Before him are James Buchanan (1791), Carl Sagan (1934), John Travolta (1954), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Barry Barish (1936), and Tony Curtis (1925). After him are William Boeing (1881), Jerome Powell (1953), Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), Ben Roy Mottelson (1926), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), and Jeffrey Epstein (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Val Kilmer ranks 69. Before him are Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Jane Fonda (1937), Burt Lancaster (1913), Bill Paxton (1955), John Travolta (1954), and Tony Curtis (1925). After him are Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), Orson Welles (1915), Tommy Lee Jones (1946), Paulette Goddard (1910), Tyrone Power (1914), and Robert Duvall (1931).

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