
Joel Silver
Known for ProductionBorn 1952-07-14 (age 73)South Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
2003 · Movie
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The Bette Midler Show
1976 · Movie
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Next Action Star
2004 · Series
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The Strip
1999 · Series
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Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999 · Movie
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The Matrix
1999 · Movie
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Movie Life: House of Wax
2005 · Series
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V for Vendetta
2006 · Movie
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Movie
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Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
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Veronica Mars
2004 · Series
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Die Hard
1988 · Movie
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If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 · Movie
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Predator
1987 · Movie
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The Warriors
1979 · Movie
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Entourage
2004 · Series
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Movie
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Moonlight
2007 · Series
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Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Movie
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Making "The Matrix"
1999 · Movie
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The Nice Guys
2016 · Movie
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Movie
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The Animatrix
2003 · Movie
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 · Movie
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Road House
2024 · Movie
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Lethal Weapon
1987 · Movie
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Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Movie
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The Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Movie
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Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010 · Movie
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Orphan
2009 · Movie
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The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
2004 · Movie
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RocknRolla
2008 · Movie
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Project X
2012 · Movie
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Non-Stop
2014 · Movie
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Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Movie
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The Book of Eli
2010 · Movie
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SuperFly
2018 · Movie
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The Matrix Revisited
2001 · Movie
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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Movie
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Die Hard 2
1990 · Movie
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
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Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
2004 · Movie
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The Matrix Recalibrated
2004 · Movie
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Movie
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Unknown
2011 · Movie
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The Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Movie
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Ninja Assassin
2009 · Movie
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Streets of Fire
1984 · Movie
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The Last Boy Scout
1991 · Movie