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

• 2024Road House — Producer
• 2018SuperFly — Producer
• 2017Suburbicon — Executive Producer
• 2016Collide — Producer
• 2016The Nice Guys — Producer
• 2014Non-Stop — Producer
• 2014Veronica Mars — Executive Producer
• 2013Enemies Closer — Executive Producer
• 2013Getaway — Executive Producer
• 2012Bullet to the Head — Executive Producer
• 2012Dragon Eyes — Producer
• 2012El Gringo — Executive Producer
• 2012Project X — Executive Producer
• 2012Stash House — Producer
• 2012The Apparition — Producer
• 2012The Factory — Producer
• 2012The Philly Kid — Executive Producer
• 2012Transit — Executive Producer
• 2011Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows — Producer
• 2011Unknown — Producer
• 2010Splice — Executive Producer
• 2010The Book of Eli — Producer
• 2010The Losers — Producer
• 2009Ninja Assassin — Producer
• 2009Orphan — Producer
• 2009Sherlock Holmes — Producer
• 2009The Hills Run Red — Producer
• 2009Whiteout — Producer
• 2008RocknRolla — Producer
• 2008Speed Racer — Producer
• 2007Fred Claus — Producer
• Moonlight — Executive Producer
• 2007Return to House on Haunted Hill — Executive Producer
• 2007The Brave One — Producer
• 2007The Invasion — Producer
• 2007The Reaping — Producer
• 2006Shark Bait — Producer
• 2006V for Vendetta — Producer
• 2005House of Wax — Producer
• 2005Kiss Kiss Bang Bang — Producer
• 2004Bet Your Life — Executive Producer
• Entourage — Joel Silver
• Next Action Star — Producer
• Veronica Mars — Executive Producer
• 2003Cradle 2 the Grave — Producer
• 2003Gothika — Producer
• 2003The Animatrix — Executive Producer
• 2003The Matrix Reloaded — Producer
• 2003The Matrix Revolutions — Producer
• 2002Ghost Ship — Producer
• 2002Ritual — Executive Producer
• 2001Exit Wounds — Producer
• 2001Jane Doe — Executive Producer
• 2001Osmosis Jones — Police Chief (voice) (uncredited)
• 2001Proximity — Executive Producer
• 2001Swordfish — Producer
• 2001The Matrix Revisited — Self - Producer, Executive Producer
• 2001Thir13en Ghosts — Producer
• 2000Dungeons & Dragons — Executive Producer
• Freedom — Producer
• 2000Romeo Must Die — Producer
• Action — Executive Producer
• 1999House on Haunted Hill — Producer
• 1999Made Men — Producer
• 1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection — Producer
• 1999The Matrix — Producer
• The Strip — Producer
• 1998Lethal Weapon 4 — Producer
• 1997Conspiracy Theory — Producer
• 1997Double Tap — Producer
• 1997Fathers' Day — Producer
• Perversions of Science — Executive Producer
• 1996Bordello of Blood — Executive Producer
• 1996Executive Decision — Producer
• 1996Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants — Executive Producer
• 1995Assassins — Producer
• 1995Fair Game — Producer
• 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight — Executive Producer
• 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies — Producer
• 1995W.E.I.R.D. World — Executive Producer
• 1994Ri¢hie Ri¢h — Producer
• 1993Demolition Man — Producer
• 1992Lethal Weapon 3 — Producer
• 1992Two-Fisted Tales — Executive Producer
• 1991Hudson Hawk — Producer
• 1991MTV's 10th Anniversary Special — Executive Producer
• 1991Ricochet — Producer
• 1991The Last Boy Scout — Producer
• 1990Die Hard 2 — Producer
• 1990Parker Kane — Executive Producer
• 1990Predator 2 — Producer
• 1990The Adventures of Ford Fairlane — Producer
• 1989Lethal Weapon 2 — Producer
• 1989Road House — Producer
• Tales from the Crypt — Crypt Keeper's Chainsaw Victim, Director, Executive Producer
• 1988Action Jackson — Producer
• 1988Die Hard — Producer
• 1988Who Framed Roger Rabbit — Raoul
• 1987Lethal Weapon — Producer
• 1987Predator — Producer
• 1986Jumpin' Jack Flash — Producer
• 1985Brewster's Millions — Producer
• 1985Commando — Producer
• 1985Weird Science — Producer
• 1984Streets of Fire — Producer
• 198248 Hrs. — Producer
• 1982Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again — Executive Producer
• 1981The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper — Creative Consultant
• 1980Xanadu — Co-Producer
• 1979The Warriors — Associate Producer
• 1978Hooper — Executive Producer's Assistant
• 1976The Bette Midler Show — Producer's Assistant
• Logan's Run — Producer
• The Executioner — Producer
• The Galton Case — Producer

Appearances as themselves (18)

• 2013Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot — Self
• 2010Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented — Self
• 2008Speed Racer: Car Fu — Self
• Movie Life: House of Wax — Self
• 2004Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future — Self
• 2004On the Set of 'Gothika' — Self
• 2004Painting with Fire — Self
• 2004The Matrix Recalibrated — Self
• 2004The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase — Self
• 2004The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith — Himself
• 2003Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix' — Self
• 2003Making 'Enter the Matrix' — Self
• Punk'd — Self
• 2003Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime — Self
• 2003The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load — Self
• 2002The Making of Exit Wounds — Self
• 2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' — Self
• 1999Making "The Matrix" — Self