Joel Silver
Actor
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.
Filmography
Osmosis Jones
as Police Chief (voice) (uncredited) 2001
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Producer 2001
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self 2004
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
as Self 2010
Making 'The Matrix'
as Self 1999
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
as Self 2003
Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future
as Self 2004
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
as Self 2003
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as Self 2004
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self 2013
The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith
as Himself 2004
The Making of Exit Wounds
as Self 2002
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
as Self 2003
Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'
as Self 2003
On the Set of 'Gothika'
as Self 2004
Painting with Fire
as Self 2004