Joel Silver
Production
1952-07-14 · South Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
Road House
2024 · Movie
SuperFly
2018 · Movie
Suburbicon
2017 · Movie
Collide
2016 · Movie
The Nice Guys
2016 · Movie
Veronica Mars
2014 · Movie
Non-Stop
2014 · Movie
Enemies Closer
2013 · Movie
Getaway
2013 · Movie
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Movie
Bullet to the Head
2012 · Movie
The Factory
2012 · Movie
The Apparition
2012 · Movie
The Philly Kid
2012 · Movie
Stash House
2012 · Movie
El Gringo
2012 · Movie
Dragon Eyes
2012 · Movie
Transit
2012 · Movie
Project X
2012 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Movie
Unknown
2011 · Movie
Splice
2010 · Movie
The Losers
2010 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010 · Movie
The Book of Eli
2010 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Movie
Ninja Assassin
2009 · Movie
The Hills Run Red
2009 · Movie
Whiteout
2009 · Movie
Orphan
2009 · Movie
Speed Racer: Car Fu
2008 · Movie
RocknRolla
2008 · Movie
Speed Racer
2008 · Movie
Fred Claus
2007 · Movie
Return to House on Haunted Hill
2007 · Movie
Moonlight
2007 · Series
The Brave One
2007 · Movie
The Invasion
2007 · Movie
The Reaping
2007 · Movie
Shark Bait
2006 · Movie
V for Vendetta
2006 · Movie
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 · Movie
House of Wax
2005 · Movie
Movie Life: House of Wax
2005 · Series
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
2004 · Movie
Veronica Mars
2004 · Series
Bet Your Life
2004 · Movie
Entourage
2004 · Series
Next Action Star
2004 · Series
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004 · Movie
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
2004 · Movie
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
2004 · Movie
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004 · Movie
Painting with Fire
2004 · Movie
Gothika
2003 · Movie
Limp Bizkit: Behind Blue Eyes
2003 · Movie
The Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Movie
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003 · Movie
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
2003 · Movie
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
2003 · Movie
Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'
2003 · Movie
The Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Movie
The Animatrix
2003 · Movie
Punk'd
2003 · Series
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003 · Movie
Ghost Ship
2002 · Movie
Ritual
2002 · Movie
The Making of Exit Wounds
2002 · Movie
Jane Doe
2001 · Movie
The Matrix Revisited
2001 · Movie
Thir13en Ghosts
2001 · Movie
Osmosis Jones
2001 · Movie
Swordfish
2001 · Movie
Proximity
2001 · Movie
Exit Wounds
2001 · Movie
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 · Movie
Dungeons & Dragons
2000 · Movie
Freedom
2000 · Series
Romeo Must Die
2000 · Movie
House on Haunted Hill
1999 · Movie
The Strip
1999 · Series
Making "The Matrix"
1999 · Movie
Action
1999 · Series
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999 · Movie
Made Men
1999 · Movie
The Matrix
1999 · Movie
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · Movie
Double Tap
1997 · Movie
Conspiracy Theory
1997 · Movie
Perversions of Science
1997 · Series
Fathers' Day
1997 · Movie
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Movie
Bordello of Blood
1996 · Movie
Executive Decision
1996 · Movie
Fair Game
1995 · Movie
Assassins
1995 · Movie
W.E.I.R.D. World
1995 · Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Movie
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Movie
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994 · Movie
Demolition Man
1993 · Movie
Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · Movie
Two-Fisted Tales
1992 · Movie
The Last Boy Scout
1991 · Movie
Ricochet
1991 · Movie
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991 · Movie
Hudson Hawk
1991 · Movie
Predator 2
1990 · Movie
Parker Kane
1990 · Movie
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990 · Movie
Die Hard 2
1990 · Movie
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
Road House
1989 · Movie
Die Hard
1988 · Movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Movie
Action Jackson
1988 · Movie
Predator
1987 · Movie
Lethal Weapon
1987 · Movie
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986 · Movie
Commando
1985 · Movie
Weird Science
1985 · Movie
Brewster's Millions
1985 · Movie
Streets of Fire
1984 · Movie
48 Hrs.
1982 · Movie
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982 · Movie
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981 · Movie
Xanadu
1980 · Movie
The Warriors
1979 · Movie
Hooper
1978 · Movie
The Bette Midler Show
1976 · Movie
The Executioner
Movie
Logan's Run
Movie
The Galton Case
Movie