Joel Silver

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.

Production

2024

2018

2017

Suburbicon
Movie

Executive Producer

2016

Collide
Movie

Producer

2016

2014

Veronica Mars
Movie

Executive Producer

2014

2013

Enemies Closer
Movie

Executive Producer

2013

Getaway
Movie

Executive Producer

2013

Getaway
Movie

Producer

2012

Bullet to the Head
Movie

Executive Producer

2012

2012

2012

The Philly Kid
Movie

Executive Producer

2012

El Gringo
Movie

Executive Producer

2012

2012

Transit
Movie

Executive Producer

2012

Project X
Movie

Executive Producer

2011

Unknown
Movie

Producer

2010

2009

2009

Orphan
Movie

Producer

2008

2008

2007

2007

Moonlight
Tv

Executive Producer

2007

2007

2007

2006

2005

2004

Veronica Mars
Tv

Executive Producer

2004

Bet Your Life
Movie

Executive Producer

2004

2003

Gothika
Movie

Producer

2003

The Animatrix
Movie

Executive Producer

2002

2002

Ritual
Movie

Executive Producer

2001

Jane Doe
Movie

Executive Producer

2001

The Matrix Revisited
Movie

Executive Producer

2001

2001

Proximity
Movie

Executive Producer

2001

2000

Dungeons & Dragons
Movie

Executive Producer

1999

The Strip
Tv

Producer

1999

Action
Tv

Executive Producer

1999

1999

1997

1997

1996

Bordello of Blood
Movie

Executive Producer

1995

1995

1995

W.E.I.R.D. World
Movie

Executive Producer

1994

1992

Two-Fisted Tales
Movie

Executive Producer

1991

1991

1990

1990

Parker Kane
Movie

Executive Producer

1990

1989

Tales from the Crypt
Tv

Executive Producer

1989

1988

1987

1987

1985

1985

1982

48 Hrs.
Movie

Producer

1980

Xanadu
Movie

Co-Producer

1979

The Warriors
Movie

Associate Producer

1978

Hooper
Movie

Executive Producer's Assistant

1976

The Bette Midler Show
Movie

Producer's Assistant

Acting

Directing

Crew

1981

Infos

Full Name
Joel Silver
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
7/14/1952