Known For
Production
Born
Jul 14, 1952
Place of Birth
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Credits
134 titles
Joel Silver
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.
Known For
Filmography
Road House
Producer
SuperFly
Producer
Suburbicon
Executive Producer
Collide
Producer
The Nice Guys
Producer
Veronica Mars
Executive Producer
Non-Stop
Producer
Enemies Closer
Executive Producer
Getaway
Executive Producer
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Bullet to the Head
Executive Producer
The Factory
Producer
The Apparition
Producer
The Philly Kid
Executive Producer
Stash House
Producer
El Gringo
Executive Producer
Dragon Eyes
Producer
Transit
Executive Producer
Project X
Executive Producer
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Producer
Unknown
Producer
Splice
Executive Producer
The Losers
Producer
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Self
The Book of Eli
Producer
Sherlock Holmes
Producer
Ninja Assassin
Producer
The Hills Run Red
Producer
Whiteout
Producer
Orphan
Producer
Speed Racer: Car Fu
Self
RocknRolla
Producer
Speed Racer
Producer
Fred Claus
Producer
Return to House on Haunted Hill
Executive Producer
Moonlight
Executive Producer
The Brave One
Producer
The Invasion
Producer
The Reaping
Producer
Shark Bait
Producer
V for Vendetta
Producer
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Producer
House of Wax
Producer
Movie Life: House of Wax
Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
Self
Veronica Mars
Executive Producer
Bet Your Life
Executive Producer
Entourage
Joel Silver
Next Action Star
Producer
The Matrix Recalibrated
Self