{"id":52918,"date":"2025-04-01T22:15:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T05:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/actor-in-top-gun-tombstone-dies-at-65\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T22:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T05:15:24","slug":"actor-in-top-gun-tombstone-dies-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/actor-in-top-gun-tombstone-dies-at-65\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor in &#8216;Top Gun,&#8217; &#8216;Tombstone&#8217; dies at 65"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/https:\/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net\/04-02-2025\/t_01cd8b3f428140d2b4b75b2e20241008_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=d19b635e5f93686ece2d7e85c33abb491b514f9276608579732e88687e57cab1&#038;width=1200&#038;height=600&#038;smart=true\"><\/p>\n<div>Val Kilmer, a Hollywood actor whose career spanned decades and known for his roles in Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone and Batman Forever, has reportedly died. 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