Joel Silver
Production
🎂 1952-07-14
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.
Cast credits(20)
Production (109)
Executive Producer
2004
Executive Producer
1989
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2024
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1999
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1997
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2007
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1999
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2000
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1987
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2003
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2003
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2004
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1988
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1987
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2003
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2009
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1990
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1990
Executive Producer
2012
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2009
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2006
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2010
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2009
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1993
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2011
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1985
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2011
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2005
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2016
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1989
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2001
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2001
Associate Producer
1979
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1992
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2008
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1991
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2007
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1998
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2014
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1982
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2002
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1989
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1996
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1995
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1999
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2003
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1994
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1997
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2000
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1985
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2010
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2007
Executive Producer
2003
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2018
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2001
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2017
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2008
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1984
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2007
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1985
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2007
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2005
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1991
Executive Producer
2000
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1995
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2016
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1988
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2012
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2009
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1995
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2013
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2013
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1990
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1986
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2013
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1991
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1996
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1999
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2006
Executive Producer
2007
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2009
Executive Producer's Assistant
1978
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2001
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2012
Co-Producer
1980
Executive Producer
2012
Executive Producer
2014
Producer
2012
Executive Producer
2001
Producer
2012
Executive Producer
2002
Producer
1997
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2012
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2012
Executive Producer
2012
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2001
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1999
Executive Producer
1982
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1995
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2004
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1990
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1992
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1999
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1997
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1995
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Executive Producer
1991
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1996
