Late actor Val Kilmer followed the Christian Science movement, and was initially reluctant to pursue a traditional treatment path when he was diagnosed with cancer

Val Kilmer had throat cancer - even though he saw it differently. The actor, who was convinced of the beliefs of "Christian Science", approached illness and death in a very special - and dangerous - way.

Late actor Val Kilmer ignored initial symptoms of throat cancer before his diagnosis in 2015. He wrote about his health journey in his 2020 memoir 'I’m Your Huckleberry.'

A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.

Val Kilmer, the celebrated actor known for intensely committing to his performances and for starring roles in films like “Tombstone,” “Top Gun,” “The Doors” and more, died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia. He was 65.

Charismatic actor Val Kilmer, handsome star of "Top Gun" and "Batman Forever," who played Jim Morrison in "The Doors," has died at age 65.