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