Actor Val Kilmer passed away on Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to a statement released by his family. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer but recovered in 2017 after undergoing chemotherapy and a tracheotomy surgery. However, the surgery unfortunately impacted his ability to speak with ease.

Two years later, Kilmer played Lt Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, Tom Cruise's deadly fighter pilot rival in Top Gun. A thrilling patriotic Cold War buddy movie, it cost just $15m (£12m) to make but took more than $350m at the box office.

A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.