About

Known credits:
128
Birthday:
1952-07-14
Place of birth:
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Website:
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Joel Silver

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot Actor Self 59
Average
2010 Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented Actor Self 60
Fair
2005 Movie Life: House of Wax Actor Self 69
Fair
2004 The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase Actor Himself 59
Average
2004 If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' Actor 58
Average
2004 Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future Actor Self 59
Average
2004 The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith Actor Himself 59
Average
2004 The Matrix Recalibrated Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Making 'Enter the Matrix' Actor Self 59
Average
2003 The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime Actor Self N/A
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2003 Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix' Actor Self N/A
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2002 The Making of Exit Wounds Actor Self N/A
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2001 The Matrix Revisited Actor Self - Producer 61
Fair
1999 Making 'The Matrix' Actor Self 59
Average
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Actor Raoul 73
Good

Production
2024 Road House Production Producer 67
Fair
2021 Brandon Bott Gets Grounded: The Movie Production Producer N/A
N/A
2018 SuperFly Production Producer 62
Fair
2017 Suburbicon Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2016 Collide Production Producer 56
Average
2016 The Nice Guys Production Producer 70
Good
2014 Veronica Mars Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2014 Non-Stop Production Producer 67
Fair
2013 Enemies Closer Production Executive Producer 57
Average
2013 Getaway Production Producer 54
Average
2013 Getaway Production Executive Producer 54
Average
2012 Bullet to the Head Production Executive Producer 56
Average
2012 The Factory Production Producer 58
Average
2012 The Apparition Production Producer 52
Average
2012 Stash House Production Producer 58
Average
2012 The Philly Kid Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2012 Dragon Eyes Production Producer 57
Average
2012 El Gringo Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2012 Transit Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2012 Project X Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Production Producer 70
Good
2011 Unknown Production Producer 65
Fair
2010 The Losers Production Producer 62
Fair
2010 The Book of Eli Production Producer 67
Fair
2009 Sherlock Holmes Production Producer 71
Good
2009 Ninja Assassin Production Producer 65
Fair
2009 The Hills Run Red Production Producer 58
Average
2009 Whiteout Production Producer 57
Average
2009 Orphan Production Producer 69
Fair
2008 RocknRolla Production Producer 68
Fair
2008 Speed Racer Production Producer 61
Fair
2007 Fred Claus Production Producer 58
Average
2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill Production Executive Producer 57
Average
2007 Moonlight Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2007 The Brave One Production Producer 63
Fair
2007 The Invasion Production Producer 59
Average
2007 The Reaping Production Producer 58
Average
2006 Shark Bait Production Producer 55
Average
2006 V for Vendetta Production Producer 78
Good
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Production Producer 69
Fair
2005 House of Wax Production Producer 59
Average
2004 Bet Your Life Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2004 Next Action Star Production Producer N/A
N/A
2003 Gothika Production Producer 60
Fair
2003 The Matrix Revolutions Production Producer 66
Fair
2003 The Matrix Reloaded Production Producer 70
Good
2003 The Animatrix Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2003 Cradle 2 the Grave Production Producer 60
Fair
2002 Ghost Ship Production Producer 59
Average
2002 Ritual Production Executive Producer 57
Average
2001 Jane Doe Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2001 The Matrix Revisited Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2001 Thir13en Ghosts Production Producer 61
Fair
2001 Swordfish Production Producer 61
Fair
2001 Proximity Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2001 Exit Wounds Production Producer 58
Average
2000 Dungeons & Dragons Production Executive Producer 50
Average
2000 Freedom Production Producer 69
Fair
2000 Romeo Must Die Production Producer 61
Fair
1999 House on Haunted Hill Production Producer 57
Average
1999 The Strip Production Producer N/A
N/A
1999 Action Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
1999 Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection Production Producer 59
Average
1999 Made Men Production Producer 58
Average
1999 The Matrix Production Producer 81
Very good
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Production Producer 64
Fair
1997 Double Tap Production Producer 58
Average
1997 Conspiracy Theory Production Producer 64
Fair
1997 Perversions of Science Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
1997 Fathers' Day Production Producer 57
Average
1996 Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1996 Bordello of Blood Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1996 Executive Decision Production Producer 61
Fair
1995 Fair Game Production Producer 56
Average
1995 Assassins Production Producer 63
Fair
1995 W.E.I.R.D. World Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Production Producer 59
Average
1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
1994 Ri¢hie Ri¢h Production Producer 58
Average
1993 Demolition Man Production Producer 66
Fair
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Production Producer 65
Fair
1992 Two-Fisted Tales Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1991 The Last Boy Scout Production Producer 66
Fair
1991 Ricochet Production Producer 59
Average
1991 MTV's 10th Anniversary Special Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1991 Hudson Hawk Production Producer 57
Average
1990 Predator 2 Production Producer 62
Fair
1990 Parker Kane Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Production Producer 59
Average
1990 Die Hard 2 Production Producer 69
Fair
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Production Producer 68
Fair
1989 Tales from the Crypt Production Executive Producer 79
Good
1989 Road House Production Producer 64
Fair
1988 Die Hard Production Producer 77
Good
1988 Action Jackson Production Producer 57
Average
1987 Predator Production Producer 74
Good
1987 Lethal Weapon Production Producer 71
Good
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash Production Producer 59
Average
1985 Commando Production Producer 65
Fair
1985 Weird Science Production Producer 63
Fair
1985 Brewster's Millions Production Producer 62
Fair
1984 Streets of Fire Production Producer 63
Fair
1982 48 Hrs. Production Producer 64
Fair
1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1980 Xanadu Production Co-Producer 58
Average
1979 The Warriors Production Associate Producer 73
Good
1978 Hooper Production Executive Producer's Assistant 59
Average
Logan's Run Production Producer 59
Average
The Galton Case Production Producer N/A
N/A
World War X Production Producer N/A
N/A
Sherlock Holmes 3 Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1981 The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Crew Creative Consultant 58
Average