Val Kilmer had a very varied and astonishing career in Hollywood. Remembered as Batman above everything else, there was a lot that the actor did for the industry in all the films in which he starred. While allegedly notoriously difficult to work with, Kilmer at least merited two Academy Awards, giving some of the best performances in his life.

Kilmer had played a slew of roles, some of which were biographical in nature. Two such roles had caused the actor to garner a lot of critical acclaim, the kind that usually gets the Academy buzzing about nominations and awards. However, Kilmer never received the recognition he deserved for these films and the roles he played in them.

Val Kilmer in The Doors || Credit: TriStar Pictures

The Doors (1991) and Tombstone (1993) were two films in which Val Kilmer played vastly different roles, and despite the nature of these films, Kilmer delivered with...