PEOPLE's cover story looks at the iconic career and great loves of Hollywood rebel Val Kilmer, who lived by his own set of rules. 'He was always eccentric,' says one former director.

But then he launches into an impromptu rendition of an Elvis song, 'Turn Me Loose ... Cher and More Honor 'Brave' Val Kilmer: 'His Legacy Will Live On' Never miss a story — sign up for ...

The 65-year-old actor, who died Tuesday from pneumonia, rose to stardom in the 1980s and was famed for his roles in films ranging from 'Top Gun' to 'Tombstone' to 'The Doors.' ...

Kilmer's real career breakthrough came the following year, when he appeared in Top Gun, one of the biggest box office hits of the 1980s. Kilmer played Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, the arrogant rival to Tom ...

Val Kilmer died of pneumonia ... He then portrayed Doc Holliday in "Tombstone," and Elvis Presley's spirit in "True Romance," before taking on the role of the caped crusader in "Batman Forever." ...

Celebrities shared their tributes to Val Kilmer, the ‘Batman’ actor who died of pneumonia at the age of 65 on April 1 ...

Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman ... and “The Real McCoy” and had a small but memorable role as an Elvis-like mentor in Tony Scott’s “True Romance.” His role as a sardonic ...

Val Kilmer, the brooding ... starring alongside Kurt Russell and Bill Paxton in 1993’s “Tombstone,” as Elvis’ ghost in “True Romance” and as a bank-robbing demolition expert in ...

When it came to Val Kilmer auditioning for what would be his breakout role in 1984's spy spoof Top Secret!, the actor tapped into none other than the King of Rock and Roll — Elvis Presley. According ...