Joel Silver

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Biography

The guiding hand behind such Hollywood hits as "Lethal Weapon" (1985), "Commando" (1985) and "Die Hard" (1988), Joel Silver helped redefine the American action film near the turn of the century, while shifting the label of auteur away from the film director to the producer. Having paid his dues as an assistant to producer Lawrence Gordon following his graduation from film school, Silver swiftly worked his way up the industry ladder, earning a …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

July 14, 1952

LATEST CREDITS

MTV's Movie Life: House of Wax

Actor

Making the Game: Enter the Matrix

Interviewee

V for Vendetta: Unmasked

Interviewee

In Search of Ted Demme

himself

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Raoul--the director

Osmosis Jones

of Police Chief

The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory -- 75 Years of Laughter

Interviewee

The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory -- 75 Years of Stars

Interviewee

The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory -- 75 Years of Blockbusters

Interviewee

The 23rd Annual NAACP Image Awards

Actor

Aaliyah: The E! True Hollywood Story

Interviewee

The Inside Reel: Digital Filmmaking

Actor

American Cinema

Actor

Split Personality

Director

The Gamekeeper

Producer

Superfly (Remake)

Producer

Swamp Thing

Producer

Weird Science

Producer

In Nomine Dei

Producer

The First King

Producer

Dungeons and Dragons: the Movie

Executive Producer

Conviction

Producer

Action Jackson

Producer

Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness

Executive Producer

Forbidden Planet (Remake)

Producer