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Joel Silver

Joel Silver

Production · Born 1952-07-14 · South Orange, New Jersey, USA

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Biography

Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, known for action films like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. He is owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictures for the company. He earned his first screen credit as the associate producer on The Warriors and, with Gordon, produced 48 Hrs.,Streets of Fire and Brewster's Millions. In 1985, he formed Silver Pictures and produced successful action films such as Commando (1985), the Lethal Weapon franchise, the first two films of the Die Hard series and the The Matrix franchise of action films. He appears on-screen at the beginning of Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Raoul J. Raoul, the director of the animated short Something's Cookin. He directed "Split Personality", (1992), an episode of the HBO horror anthology, Tales from the Crypt. He currently runs two production companies, Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment co-owned by Robert Zemeckis. Along with Jared Kass, Silver was co-creator of the sport of Ultimate.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — Raoul
  2. Osmosis Jones (2001) — Police Chief (voice) (uncredited)
  3. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Crypt Keeper's Chainsaw Victim
  4. Entourage (2004) — Joel Silver
  5. The Matrix Revisited (2001) — Self - Producer
  6. Punk'd (2003) — Self
  7. The Matrix Recalibrated (2004) — Self
  8. Making "The Matrix" (1999) — Self
  9. Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented (2010) — Self
  10. The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load (2003) — Self
  11. Making 'Enter the Matrix' (2003) — Self
  12. Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future (2004) — Self
  13. The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase (2004) — Self
  14. Movie Life: House of Wax (2005) — Self
  15. Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013) — Self
  16. The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith (2004) — Himself
  17. If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2000) — Self
  18. Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime (2003) — Self
  19. The Making of Exit Wounds (2002) — Self
  20. Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix' (2003) — Self
  21. On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004) — Self
  22. Painting with Fire (2004) — Self
  23. Speed Racer: Car Fu (2008) — Self

Directed

  1. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Director