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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Character:Self
Release Date:15/01/2013
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Character:Self
Release Date:30/03/2010
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/2004
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/2004
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
Character:Himself
Release Date:06/04/2004
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2004
Painting with Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2004
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2003
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2003
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2003
Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2003
The Making of Exit Wounds
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/2002
The Matrix Revisited
Character:Self - Producer
Release Date:19/11/2001
Osmosis Jones
Character:Police Chief (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:10/08/2001
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2000
Making 'The Matrix'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/1999
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Character:Raoul
Release Date:22/06/1988
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