Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' star with an intense approach, dies at 65
Val Kilmer poses for a portrait, Jan. 9, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.

Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.

(Image credit: Mark Humphrey)