Iconic actor Val Kilmer, who last appeared in “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022, died Tuesday night. Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, 33, confirmed the actor’s death in an email to the Associated Press.

According to his daughter, Kilmer died of pneumonia following a decades-long battle with throat cancer and was surrounded by friends and family at the time of his death. He was 65.

The New York Times was first to report the news. Kilmer was best known for his role as Iceman in “Top Gun” (1986), but also portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors” (1991) and Batman in “Batman Forever” (1995). He also starred in “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” (2005), “Heat” (1995), “Willow” (1988) and “True Romance” (1993), per IMDb.

“In the brief time I spent with him on set he was nothing but kind, joyous and playful. I felt lucky to be in the same room,” actor Danny Ramirez, who starred alongside Kilmer in “Maverick,” wrote on Instagram.
Director Michael Mann described Kilmer as “brilliant” in a statement shared with USA TODAY.