3. Tom Kazansky “Iceman” (Val Kilmer)
Then: Lieutenant Tom Kazansky, nicknamed “Iceman”, was Tom Cruise’s “Maverick’s” arch rival at Top Gun. Iceman, who was also Top Gun academy’s best student, had absolutely no respect for Maverick’s boisterous piloting antics. Val Kilmer’s notable roles were in movies “Top Secret” and “Real Genius” before “Iceman” locked horns with “Maverick” in “Top Gun”.
Now: Val Kilmer’s acting prowess and “Top Gun” fame helped land the role as the Caped Crusader in “Batman Forever”. He also starred in the movie “Willow”. On the more dramatic side, he was cast as the legendary rock n’ roll front man Jim Morrison in a movie about Morrison’s band “The Doors”. Following these movies, Kilmer lent his acting skill to other projects such as “The Saint”, “Heat” as well as “The Ghost and the Darkness”. Fortune brought in very interesting roles for the talented actor in the first decade of the new millennium. Kilmer starred as a drug addict in “The Salton Sea”, and indie movie. Later, he was cast in a crime drama called “Wonderland” as porn actor John Holmes. Kilmer also starred in “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” a hilarious movie with dark undertones that also featured another Hollywood heavy weight Robert Downey Jr. Wilmer did not restrict himself just to movies. He was cast in “The Spoils of Babylon” a comedy miniseries that was produced by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell and starred Tobey McGuire, Jessica Alba, Kirsten Wiig and Will Ferrell himself.Kilmer’s other movie projects included “Twixt” and “MacGruber”. Another milestone for the talented actor was when he was cast in his son Jack’s acting debut, an indie project “Palo Alto”.
4. Nick Bradshaw “Goose” (Anthony Edwards)
Then: “Goose” was “Maverick’s” radar intercept officer in “Top Gun”. “Goose” is far more careful than his partner, but that isn’t enough to stop “Maverick” from causing mayhem. Prior to “Top Gun”, Edwards’ best known acting gig was in “Revenge of the Nerds”
Now: Although Edwards appeared in various movies such as “The Client”, “Pet Sematary Two” and “Mr. North”, his most engaging and memorable gig after “Top Gun” happened in the long-running TV medical drama series “ER”. From 1998 to 2002, Edwards starred in the series as Dr Mark Greene. He later moved back to movies, acting in movies such as “Big Sur” and “Zodiac”. He returned to movies that took to the air by imparting his voice acting skills to Disney’s “Planes”. He also starred in TV series “Zero Hour”.
