Joel Silver
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- July 14, 1952, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Movies
- 90
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.
Upcoming Joel Silver Movies
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2013 | Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot | Self |
| 2010 | Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented | Self |
| 2008 | Speed Racer: Car Fu | Self |
| 2004 | The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase | Self |
| 2004 | The Matrix Recalibrated | Self |
| 2004 | Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future | Self |
| 2004 | The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith | Himself |
| 2004 | On the Set of 'Gothika' | Self |
| 2004 | Painting with Fire | Self |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load | Self |
| 2003 | Making 'Enter the Matrix' | Self |
| 2003 | Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime | Self |
| 2003 | Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix' | Self |
| 2002 | The Making of Exit Wounds | Self |
| 2001 | The Matrix Revisited | Self - Producer |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Police Chief (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2000 | If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' | Self |
| 1999 | Making "The Matrix" | Self |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Raoul |
Directing, Writing & Producing
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