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Joel Silver

Production

Born July 14, 1952 · South Orange, New Jersey, USA

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Picture · 1992
  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Picture · 1991
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Picture · 1992 · nominated
  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Picture · 1991 · nominated
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  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Picture · 1990 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Next Action Star

Producer

The Matrix

1999Producer

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Crypt Keeper's Chainsaw Victim

V for Vendetta

2005Producer

Veronica Mars

2004Executive Producer

Die Hard

1988Producer

The Warriors

1979Associate Producer

Predator

1987Producer

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988as Raoul

Entourage

2004as Joel Silver

Moonlight

2007Executive Producer

Lethal Weapon

1987Producer

Sherlock Holmes

2009Producer

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005Producer

The Animatrix

2003Executive Producer

The Nice Guys

2016Producer

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011Producer

The Matrix Reloaded

2003Producer

Orphan

2009Producer

RocknRolla

2008Producer

Die Hard 2

1990Producer

Lethal Weapon 2

1989Producer

Road House

2024Producer

Project X

2012Executive Producer

The Matrix Revisited

2001as Self - Producer

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995Executive Producer

Streets of Fire

1984Producer

Non-Stop

2014Producer

The Book of Eli

2010Producer

The Matrix Revolutions

2003Producer

Demolition Man

1993Producer

The Last Boy Scout

1991Producer

Road House

1989Producer

SuperFly

2018Producer

Unknown

2011Producer

Ninja Assassin

2009Producer

Lethal Weapon 3

1992Producer

Commando

1985Producer

48 Hrs.

1982Producer

Veronica Mars

2014Executive Producer

The Brave One

2007Producer

Action

1999Executive Producer

Lethal Weapon 4

1998Producer

Conspiracy Theory

1997Producer

Brewster's Millions

1985Producer

Osmosis Jones

2001as Police Chief (voice) (uncredited)

Assassins

1995Producer

Weird Science

1985Producer

Speed Racer

2008Producer

Jane Doe

2001Executive Producer