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Joel Silver

Production Born Jul 14, 1952 South Orange, New Jersey, USA 23 credits

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.

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Known for

Entourage

as Joel Silver

Tales from the Crypt

as Crypt Keeper's Chainsaw Victim

Punk'd

as Self
Film

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

as Raoul

Full filmography

  • Entourage (2004) as Joel Silver
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Crypt Keeper's Chainsaw Victim
  • Punk'd (2003) as Self
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) as Raoul
  • Osmosis Jones (2001) as Police Chief (voice) (uncredited)
  • Movie Life: House of Wax (2005) as Self
  • The Matrix Recalibrated (2004) as Self
  • The Matrix Revisited (2001) as Self - Producer
  • Making "The Matrix" (1999) as Self
  • The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load (2003) as Self
  • Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013) as Self
  • Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime (2003) as Self
  • The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase (2004) as Self
  • Speed Racer: Car Fu (2008) as Self
  • Making 'Enter the Matrix' (2003) as Self
  • On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004) as Self
  • Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented (2010) as Self
  • Painting with Fire (2004) as Self
  • Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future (2004) as Self
  • The Making of Exit Wounds (2002) as Self
  • If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2000) as Self
  • Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix' (2003) as Self
  • The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith (2004) as Himself