Hollywood icon Val Kilmer, celebrated for his roles in High Gun and Batman Without end (1995), has handed away at 65. In an announcement to The New York Occasions, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed that pneumonia was the reason for his demise. Kilmer had been identified with throat most cancers in 2014 however made a full restoration.

Kilmer made his movie debut within the spy spoof High Secret! (1984) and showcased his comedic chops in Actual Genius (1985). He shot to stardom together with his position as naval aviator Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in Tom Cruise’s 1986 blockbuster High Gun. He went on to star in director Ron Howard’s fantasy journey Willow (1988) and the acclaimed movie The Doorways (1991), the place he portrayed the enduring rock singer Jim Morrison.

Kilmer delivered a standout efficiency as Doc Holliday within the 1993 film Tombstone. He then loved business success in 1995 with two main movies: the crime drama Warmth, alongside Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, and Batman Without end.

Kilmer revealed his throat most cancers prognosis within the 2021 documentary Val, the place he mentioned his journey by means of remedy, together with chemotherapy, radiation, and a tracheostomy. The process completely broken his voice.

“Now that it’s tougher to talk, I wish to inform my story greater than ever,” he advised PEOPLE following the movie’s launch on Amazon Prime Video.

The tracheostomy left a gap in Kilmer’s throat, which he usually lined with a shawl or handkerchief.

“I can’t communicate with out plugging this gap. You need to make the selection to breathe or to eat,” he advised Folks.

Kilmer revealed he now eats by means of a feeding tube.

“It’s an impediment that could be very current with whoever sees me,” he advised the outlet.

(With inputs from Reuters)