The late Val Kilmer always added idiosyncrasies to his lead turns, but he was even more effective in roles like Doc Holliday.

The world woke up this morning to news about the loss of Val Kilmer, one of the most revered and beloved Hollywood actors over the past five decades.

Kilmer was previously diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, for which he underwent two tracheostomies. The operations left Kilmer without much of a voice but still able to speak, a feat he credited to vocal exercises he learned while studying at Juilliard right out of high school.

The 65-year-old actor, who died Tuesday from pneumonia, rose to stardom in the 1980s and was famed for his roles in films ranging from 'Top Gun' to 'Tombstone' to 'The Doors.'

Val Kilmer will be remembered for many of his famous roles, but one of his most transformational was that of Jim Morrison in "The Doors." Upon the actor's death at age 65 on Tuesday, Kilmer's former co-stars,

Val Kilmer was a true heartthrob in the eighties and nineties, from his iconic performance as Jim Morrison in The Doors, to his short-lived time donning the cape and cowl as Batman, the actor was a true Hollywood legend with tons of successful movies under his belt.

Val Kilmer wasn't just a Hollywood legend; he was a devoted dad until the very end. The "Top Gun" and "Batman Forever" star, who passed away at 65 from pneumonia, shared an unbreakable bond with his two kids,

Near the end of his life, Val Kilmer was able to revisit one of his most famous roles: Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in Top Gun: Maverick. It was a character he initially had no interest in playing. Kilmer died on April 1 from pneumonia at the age of 65,