The Doors' Robby Krieger didn't think Val Kilmer looked like Jim Morrison when he was cast in the 1991 Oliver Stone-directed ...

Kotcheff was integral in First Blood, even as the pic almost imploded when Sylvester Stallone decided his Rambo character ...

At first skeptical, guitarist Robby Krieger was quickly convinced of Val Kilmer's talent as the actor dove into playing Doors ...

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.

The Beatles have always been a huge cultural touchstone, and there was one song that immediately grabbed actor Val Kilmer during his youth.

Michael Mann, Josh Brolin and Don Winslow are among the industry insiders paying tribute to Val Kilmer, the veteran star who died April 1 at 65.

The versatile actor played flying ace Iceman opposite Tom Cruise in “Top Gun,” Batman in “Batman Forever” and singer Jim Morrison in the biopic “The Doors.” ...

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 ...

From Left: Robby Krieger in March 2023; and Val Kilmer in July 2019 ...