Although he had the countenance of a leading man and was born with a name that, though authentic, sounds almost made-up in the manner of, say, Rock Hudson, Kilmer consistently resisted and rejected the machinations of modern show business. He gravitated toward roles that made demands on his abilities or reflected his enthusiasm, and when he confronted a part that seemed pedestrian, he insisted on investing it with gravitas. In the process, Kilmer came to be spoken of as something of an irritant to directors and even other actors, but time has been kind to his insistence on standards.
The Kilmer filmography is chock-full of memorable parts in important movies, including Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991), Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993), and as the
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