Writer Rob Sheffield remembers Val Kilmer's performance in 'The Doors' and why he was the perfect Jim Morrison.

Val Kilmer, a homegrown Hollywood actor who tasted leading-man stardom as Jim Morrison and Batman, but whose protean gifts ...

Jim Carrey, Nicolas Cage and Cher lead tributes to Top Gun and Batman Forever star - Hollywood actor, known for his intense ...

as Jim Morrison in The Doors. Jimbo, the most ridiculously pretentious egomaniac in rock-star history, seemed so excessive that no actor could play him, but Val Kilmer was up to the task.

This being an Oliver Stone film, The Doors is less concerned with historical accuracy than it is with using a hazy mash-up of ...

Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in a string of high-profile films such as' Batman' and 'The Doors,' has died at age 65.

When remembering Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday at the age of 65, director Oliver Stone reflects on the enigmatic actor's ...

I always marveled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing character.” ...

Val Kilmer, the Hollywood legend, passed away on April 1 at 65. His iconic roles in films like Top Gun and The Doors are ...

Charismatic and versatile, he also won praise for memorable roles as Iceman in 'Top Gun' and Doc Holliday in 'Tombstone,' but his unpredictable behavior ruffled some feathers in Hollywood.

Andy Fallon/Camera Press, via Redux Supported by By Bruce Weber Val Kilmer, a homegrown Hollywood actor who tasted leading-man stardom as Jim Morrison and Batman, but whose protean gifts and ...