Val Kilmer’s family shared the cause of his death after he made a heroic recovery from his throat cancer more than a decade ago.

Val Kilmer passed away last night at age 65 of pneumonia. His last role was a cameo in Top Gun: Maverick as Iceman, following the tracheostomy that damaged his voice. Actors and directors such as Michael Mann and Josh Brolin have paid tribute to Kilmer on social media,

Top Gun and Batman Forever actor Val Kilmer has sadly passed away at age 65, his daughter confirms to the New York Times. Mercedes Kilmer said her father died from pneumonia on Tuesday in Los Angeles. She also said he'd been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, but had recovered.