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.
Films (122)
Bar Routier
2024 · Producer
Superfly
2018 · Producer
Bienvenue à Suburbicon
2017 · Executive Producer
No Way Out
2016 · Producer
Les bons gars
2016 · Producer
Veronica Mars
2014 · Executive Producer
Sans arrêt
2014 · Producer
Ennemis Jurés
2013 · Executive Producer
Getaway
2013 · Executive Producer, Producer
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Self
Du plomb dans la tête
2012 · Executive Producer
48 heures chrono
2012 · Producer
La aparicion
2012 · Producer
Piégés
2012 · Producer
Gladiators
2012 · Executive Producer
Bad Yankee
2012 · Executive Producer
Los ojos del dragón
2012 · Producer
Transit
2012 · Executive Producer
Projet X
2012 · Executive Producer
Sherlock Holmes : Jeu d'ombres
2011 · Producer
Sans identité
2011 · Producer
Nouvelle espèce
2010 · Executive Producer
The Losers
2010 · Producer
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010 · Self
Le Livre d'Eli
2010 · Producer
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Producer
Ninja Asesino
2009 · Producer
Bosque Sangriento
2009 · Producer
Whiteout : Enfer blanc
2009 · Producer
Esther
2009 · Producer
Speed Racer: Car Fu
2008 · Self
RockNRolla
2008 · Producer
Meteoro: La película
2008 · Producer
Frère Noël
2007 · Producer
Retour à la maison de l'horreur
2007 · Executive Producer
À vif
2007 · Producer
Invasion
2007 · Producer
Les Châtiments
2007 · Producer
Festin de requin
2006 · Producer
V pour Vendetta
2006 · Producer
Baisers fumants
2005 · Producer
La Maison de cire
2005 · Producer
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
2004 · Self
Bet Your Life
2004 · Executive Producer
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004 · Self
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
2004 · Self
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
2004 · Himself
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004 · Self
Painting with Fire
2004 · Self
Gothika
2003 · Producer
Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Producer
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003 · Self
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
2003 · Self
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
2003 · Self
Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'
2003 · Self
Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Producer
Animatrix
2003 · Executive Producer
En sursis
2003 · Producer
Le Vaisseau de l'angoisse
2002 · Producer
Ritual
2002 · Executive Producer
The Making of Exit Wounds
2002 · Self
Traque sans répit
2001 · Executive Producer
The Matrix Revisited
2001 · Self - Producer, Executive Producer
13 fantômes
2001 · Producer
Ósmosis Jones
2001 · Police Chief (voice) (uncredited)
Opération Espadon
2001 · Producer
Double Sentence
2001 · Executive Producer
Hors limites
2001 · Producer
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 · Self
Donjons & Dragons
2000 · Executive Producer
Roméo doit mourir
2000 · Producer
La Maison de l'horreur
1999 · Producer
Making "The Matrix"
1999 · Self
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999 · Producer
Fausse Donne
1999 · Producer
Matrix
1999 · Producer
L'Arme fatale 4
1998 · Producer
Double Tap
1997 · Producer
Complots
1997 · Producer
Drôles de Pères
1997 · Producer
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Executive Producer
Les Contes de la crypte - La Reine des vampires
1996 · Executive Producer
Ultime Décision
1996 · Producer
Fair Game
1995 · Producer
Asesinos
1995 · Producer
W.E.I.R.D. World
1995 · Executive Producer
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Producer
Les Contes de la crypte - Le Cavalier du diable
1995 · Executive Producer
Richie Rich
1994 · Producer
Demolition Man
1993 · Producer
L'Arme fatale 3
1992 · Producer
Two-Fisted Tales
1992 · Executive Producer
Le Dernier Samaritain
1991 · Producer
Ricochet: Venganza Sin Límite
1991 · Producer
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991 · Executive Producer
Hudson Hawk, Gentleman et Cambrioleur
1991 · Producer
Le Prédateur 2
1990 · Producer
Parker Kane
1990 · Executive Producer
Les Aventures de Ford Fairlane
1990 · Producer
58 minutes pour vivre
1990 · Producer
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Producer
Road House
1989 · Producer
Die Hard
1988 · Producer
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Raoul
Action Jackson
1988 · Producer
Predator
1987 · Producer
Lethal Weapon
1987 · Producer
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986 · Producer
Commando
1985 · Producer
Weird Science
1985 · Producer
Brewster's Millions
1985 · Producer
Streets of Fire
1984 · Producer
48 Hrs.
1982 · Producer
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982 · Executive Producer
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981 · Creative Consultant
Xanadu
1980 · Co-Producer
The Warriors
1979 · Associate Producer
Hooper
1978 · Executive Producer's Assistant
The Bette Midler Show
1976 · Producer's Assistant
Logan's Run
· Producer
The Galton Case
· Producer
The Executioner
· Producer
Séries (11)
Moonlight
2007 · Executive Producer
Movie Life: House of Wax
2005 · Self
Verónica Mars
2004 · Executive Producer
Entourage: El séquito
2004 · Joel Silver
Next Action Star
2004 · Producer
Punk'd
2003 · Self
Freedom
2000 · Producer
The Strip
1999 · Producer
Action
1999 · Executive Producer
Expériences interdites
1997 · Executive Producer
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Crypt Keeper's Chainsaw Victim, Director, Executive Producer