Top Gun Cast: Then and Now, 40 Years Later

Top Gun Cast Then & Now: 40 years of transformation, from the summer of 1986 to who they are in 2026. ✈️🕶️ In October 2026, Hollywood lost Viper: Tom Skerritt died on October 21, 2026, at 93. Iceman left us in 2025, and Maverick is 64 and getting ready to fly one more time in Top Gun 3. We gathered 13 actors: Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Michael Ironside, Tom Skerritt, Rick Rossovich, John Stockwell, Adrian Pasdar and more, with a special In Memoriam tribute to Tom Skerritt, Val Kilmer, James Tolkan and Clarence Gilyard Jr. And stay until the end for Maverick's story. 🛩️ Which Top Gun star surprised you the most? Tell us in the comments! 🔔 If you love Hollywood nostalgia and cast transformations, subscribe to Then & Now Vault and turn on notifications so you never miss a new cast. This video is an informative and nostalgic catalog. Each actor's timeline is built from careful research and real reference photos. We use Artificial Intelligence strictly as a technical tool to create the studio portraits, the visual transitions and the narration voice. We do not use AI to fake events, clone anyone's voice, or place actors in situations they never took part in. Ages and years are based on public records. #TopGun #TomCruise #ValKilmer #KellyMcGillis #ThenAndNow #CastThenAndNow #TopGunMaverick