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,

"A brilliant and generous performer and one of the coolest to ever do it," Danny Ramirez, who appeared in 'Top Gun: Maverick,' wrote of Kilmer on InstagramVal Kilmer's costars in the Top Gun movies are paying tribute to the actor after he died at 65 on April 1.

Actor Val Kilmer had one iconic role that stands out from all others: Playing Iceman in the Tom Cruise classic Top Gun. But it almost didn't happen. Kilmer made the revelation in his Amazon Prime documentary,