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Iceman has died!
I just read that Val Kilmer has died at a young 65. I knew he had been ill, but very surprised at his passing. I always liked his acting, and though he was known mainly as Iceman from Top Gun, he had a lot of good roles. R.I.P. Mr. Kilmer…fair wind and following seas. Godspeed sir!
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Loved him in Tombstone and Thunderheart. R.I.P. Doc, and thanks for the good times!
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I had hope this was an April Fool. But no. Sad, a good actor. Loved him as Doc. RIP.
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Sad loss. He had quite a broad body of work. He was great in the spy comedy Top Secret.
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Val Kilmer, Top Gun and Batman actor, dies aged 65
Val Kilmer, '''Top Gun''' and '''Batman''' star, dead at 65 | Fox News
Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in many high-profile films, including "Top Gun," "Batman Forever" and "Tombstone," died Tuesday. He was 65.
The New York Times reported that Kilmer died of pneumonia.
Kilmer, who played Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in the original "Top Gun" in 1986, died in Los Angeles, according to his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer.
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R.I.P. Mad Martigen from Willow.
Top Secret, Real Genius, Heat, Top Gun, Batman, Tombstone... a master of his craft.. lost way too young...
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RIP Val and THANKS for the memories...
Why, Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave.
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From tongue in cheek to stone cold the man had range.
He caught my eye way back when in Willow.
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Jim Morrison dies again. Break on through to The End.
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RIP Val. He’s been in poor health for a while.
His performance as Doc in Tombstone raises that Movie from good to Great!
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R.I.P. and God Bless Val.
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RIP to a fine actor, and from what I know a very decent human being.
Val's mother had a winter home in a patrol area I supervised , and we would get 3-4 alarm calls there a year, usually when it was windy and the home was unoccupied. On one occasion, one of my Deputies responded, expecting to find an empty house, and Val answered the door. He was very personable and polite, but we chastised the Deputy for not getting an autograph!
I think we'll have to pick one of his movies to watch tonight... there are many good ones to choose from.
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And don´t forget his portrayal of Col. John Henry Patterson in The Ghost and the Darkness.
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His performance in the Top Gun sequel showed how truly ill he was. I understand that it was only the insistence of Tom Cruise that a role was created for him in this film. For me, his best role was in "Heat". RIP.
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Really sorry to see him go.
RIP, Doc
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Doc Holliday or Jim Morrison, he "became" his roles. One story from the Tombstone set told how he walked around in his spare time flipping that shot mug back & forth to practice his bar scene with Johnny Ringo. Great actor gone...for now.
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R.I.P. Val. Never saw a movie with Val in that I didn't like. Just kind of elevated it up several notches.
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He had a reputation for being extremely difficult to work with. He generally blamed it on others not being as good as he was . . .
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RIP-Doc, one of the best.
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Been watching his work since I first saw him in Real Genius, Good actor, R.I.P.!
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R.I.P. Val. Never saw a movie with Val in that I didn't like. Just kind of elevated it up several notches.
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He was a good actor. RIP His role as Simon Templar in The Saint was the first to come to mind when I read this post.
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Just like John Wayne, his final movie role portrayed a dying man. RIP, Iceman.
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May the "iceman" REST IN PEACE.. He will be missed.
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He was so good in Tombstone 
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Over the years I have watched lot of movies with Doc Holliday portrayed in them. None came close to doing it so well as Val. Just not many actors that did every thing so well. He will be missed.
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True Romance - Val as Elvis
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I thought this thread was in regard to the original "Iceman", Jerry Butler, who also died recently.
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Great actor who nailed many great roles.
RIP Sir.
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HEAT. The best running gun battle ever.
I always liked Val. Same age as myself.
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His entire body of work is impressive. He sold me on every character he portrayed.
While sad at his passing I take comfort in that his suffering is over as throat cancer, in its final stage, is excruciatingly painful.
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RIP, Huckleberry
Last movie I saw him in was "The Birthday Cake"
He could barely speak.
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Everybody needs a friend like Doc.
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: "Doc, you oughta be in bed, what the hell you doin' this for anyway?"
Doc Holliday: "Wyatt Earp is my friend."
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: "Hell, I got lots of friends."
Doc Holliday: "..I don't."
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I don't especially like Tom Cruise, but his insistence that Kilmer appear in the Top Gun sequel gave him points in my book. RIP Iceman.
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Aw man....
Sorry to hear that but yes. he's been very ill, he was barely able to make those scenes in the 'Maverick' movie, it wasn't 'acting'. And his voice was dubbed with AI samples of his own voice.
I remember first seeing him in 'Top Secret'.
I guess that now he really is a wingman.
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Great actor and one of my favorites.
Gods speed, and may you rest in peace Ice !
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