I am ashamed to admit that it took me until after Val Kilmer's passing to finally watch 1993’s Tombstone. I had long been meaning to watch director George Cosmatos’ classic Western movie inspired by the infamous O.

Val Kilmer was an actor’s actor, trained at Juilliard and forever fighting against the simplest way of being in movies. Here are some of his best, most memorable roles.

A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.