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.
Acting
Movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Raoul
1988
Movie
Osmosis Jones
as Police Chief (voice) (uncredited)
2001
TV
Tales from the Crypt
as Crypt Keeper's Chainsaw Victim
1989
TV
Entourage
as Joel Silver
2004
Movie
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Producer
2001
TV
Punk'd
as Self
2003
Movie
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
2004
Movie
Making "The Matrix"
as Self
1999
Movie
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
as Self
2010
Movie
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
as Self
2003
Movie
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
as Self
2003
Movie
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
as Self
2004
Movie
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as Self
2004
TV
Movie Life: House of Wax
as Self
2005
Movie
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
2013
Movie
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
as Himself
2004
Movie
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
as Self
2000
Movie
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
as Self
2003
Movie
The Making of Exit Wounds
as Self
2002
Movie
Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'
as Self
2003
Movie
On the Set of 'Gothika'
as Self
2004
Movie
Painting with Fire
as Self
2004
Movie
Speed Racer: Car Fu
as Self
2008
Crew
Movie
The Matrix
Producer
1999
Movie
V for Vendetta
Producer
2006
Movie
Sherlock Holmes
Producer
2009
Movie
Die Hard
Producer
1988
Movie
The Matrix Reloaded
Producer
2003
Movie
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Producer
2011
Movie
The Matrix Revolutions
Producer
2003
Movie
Predator
Producer
1987
Movie
The Nice Guys
Producer
2016
Movie
Project X
Executive Producer
2012
Movie
The Book of Eli
Producer
2010
Movie
Die Hard 2
Producer
1990