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.

Robby Krieger, guitarist for the legendary '60s band The Doors, had come to meet Val Kilmer, a young actor who had landed the plum if difficult role of Jim Morrison, the band's lead singer ...

Fans are sharing their many tributes to Val Kilmer and naming their favourite performances of the star. One particular clip of him playing Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s 1991 biopic about the ...

Iconic actor Val Kilmer, who last appeared in “Top Gun ... his role as Iceman in “Top Gun” (1986), but also portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors” (1991) and Batman in “Batman Forever ...

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 ...

Critics didn't like everything about the movie, but the opinion of Val Kilmer's spot-on depiction of Jim Morrison was unanimous. Val Kilmer is no stranger to action movies, which this unusual ...

I like to think Jim Morrison is still out there, only 81, living undercover back in the U.S.A., still watching this movie in his La-Z-Boy. No doubt he approves. R.I.P. to Val Kilmer, an actor who ...

Val Kilmer, a homegrown Hollywood actor who tasted leading-man stardom as Jim Morrison and Batman, but whose protean gifts and elusive personality also made him a high-profile supporting player ...