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
- Project X ... (Executive Producer)
- Bullet to the Head ... (Executive Producer)
- El Gringo ... (Executive Producer)
- The Apparition ... (Producer)
- Transit ... (Executive Producer)
- The Philly Kid ... (Executive Producer)
- Dragon Eyes ... (Producer)
- The Factory ... (Producer)
- Stash House ... (Producer)
2011
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ... (Producer)
- Unknown ... (Producer)
2010
- The Book of Eli ... (Producer)
- Splice ... (Executive Producer)
- The Losers ... (Producer)
- Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented as Self
2009
- Ninja Assassin ... (Producer)
- Sherlock Holmes ... (Producer)
- Orphan ... (Producer)
- Whiteout ... (Producer)
- The Hills Run Red ... (Producer)
2008
- Speed Racer ... (Producer)
- RocknRolla ... (Producer)
- Speed Racer: Car Fu as Self
2007
- Moonlight ... (Executive Producer)
- The Invasion ... (Producer)
- The Brave One ... (Producer)
- Fred Claus ... (Producer)
- The Reaping ... (Producer)
- Return to House on Haunted Hill ... (Executive 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)
- Bet Your Life ... (Executive Producer)
- The Matrix Recalibrated as Self
- On the Set of 'Gothika' as Self
- The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase as Self
- Next Action Star ... (Producer)
- Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future as Self
- The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith as Himself
- Painting with Fire as Self
2003
- The Matrix Reloaded ... (Producer)
- Punk'd as Self
- The Matrix Revolutions ... (Producer)
- Cradle 2 the Grave ... (Producer)
- The Animatrix ... (Executive Producer)
- Gothika ... (Producer)
- The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load as Self
- Making 'Enter the Matrix' as Self
- Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime as Self
- Limp Bizkit: Behind Blue Eyes ... (Producer)
- 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)
- Swordfish ... (Producer)
- Osmosis Jones as Police Chief (voice) (uncredited)
- Exit Wounds ... (Producer)
- The Matrix Revisited as Self - Producer
- Proximity ... (Executive Producer)
- Jane Doe ... (Executive Producer)
2000
- Romeo Must Die ... (Producer)
- Dungeons & Dragons ... (Executive Producer)
- Freedom ... (Producer)
- If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' as Self
1999
- The Matrix ... (Producer)
- Action ... (Executive Producer)
- House on Haunted Hill ... (Producer)
- The Strip ... (Producer)
- Making "The Matrix" as Self
- Made Men ... (Producer)
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection ... (Producer)
1998
- Lethal Weapon 4 ... (Producer)
1997
- Perversions of Science ... (Executive Producer)
- Conspiracy Theory ... (Producer)
- Fathers' Day ... (Producer)
- Double Tap ... (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)
1991
- The Last Boy Scout ... (Producer)
- Hudson Hawk ... (Producer)
- Ricochet ... (Producer)
- MTV's 10th Anniversary Special ... (Executive Producer)
1990
- Predator 2 ... (Producer)
- Die Hard 2 ... (Producer)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane ... (Producer)
- Parker Kane ... (Executive 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)