About Joel Silver
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.
Movie Credits
Joel Silver has appeared in 12 movies.
These include
Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix',
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith,
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime,
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future,
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented,
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot,
Making 'The Matrix',
Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load,
The Matrix Recalibrated,
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase and
Making 'Enter the Matrix'.
TV Credits
Joel Silver has appeared in 5 TV Series.
These include
Help,
Movie Life: House of Wax,
Entourage,
Punk'd and
Tales from the Crypt.
Production Credits
Joel Silver has 114 production credits.
Crew
Production
Credited for Producer in 80 shows -
World War X,
Logan's Run,
The Galton Case,
Sherlock Holmes 3,
Play Dirty,
Emergency!,
Streets of Fire,
Brewster's Millions,
Silverado,
Commando,
Jumpin' Jack Flash,
Lethal Weapon,
Predator,
Action Jackson,
Road House,
Lethal Weapon 2,
Die Hard 2,
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane,
Predator 2,
Toxic Crusaders,
Hudson Hawk,
Ricochet,
Lethal Weapon 3,
Demolition Man,
Ri¢hie Ri¢h,
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies,
Assassins,
Fair Game,
Executive Decision,
This Life,
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,
Fathers' Day,
Perversions of Science,
Conspiracy Theory,
Double Tap,
Lethal Weapon 4,
The Matrix,
Made Men,
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection,
The Strip,
House on Haunted Hill,
Romeo Must Die,
Freedom,
Exit Wounds,
Swordfish,
Thir13en Ghosts,
Kiddy Grade,
Ghost Ship,
Cradle 2 the Grave,
Teen Titans,
The Ellen DeGeneres Show,
Gothika,
House of Wax,
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,
V for Vendetta,
The Reaping,
The Invasion,
The Brave One,
Moonlight,
Speed Racer,
RocknRolla,
The Hills Run Red,
Orphan,
Whiteout,
Ninja Assassin,
Sherlock Holmes,
The Book of Eli,
The Losers,
Unknown,
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,
Dragon Eyes,
Stash House,
The Factory,
Getaway,
Non-Stop,
The Nice Guys,
Collide,
SuperFly,
ThunderCats Roar and
Road House.
Credited for Executive Producer in 29 shows -
Der Alte,
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again,
Tales from the Crypt,
Parker Kane,
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special,
Two-Fisted Tales,
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight,
W.E.I.R.D. World,
Bordello of Blood,
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants,
Perversions of Science,
Action,
Dungeons & Dragons,
Proximity,
Jane Doe,
Ritual,
The Animatrix,
Veronica Mars,
Help,
Moonlight,
Return to House on Haunted Hill,
Project X,
Transit,
El Gringo,
The Philly Kid,
Bullet to the Head,
Enemies Closer,
Veronica Mars and
Suburbicon.
Credited for Co-Producer in 1 show -
Xanadu.
Credited for Executive Producer's Assistant in 1 show -
Hooper.
Directing
