Menahem Golan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Menahem Golan (born 31 October, 1929 - died 8 August, 2014) was an Israeli director and producer. He has produced movies for such stars as Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Charles Bronson, and was known for a period as a producer of comic book-style movies like Masters of the Universe, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Captain America, and his aborted attempt to bring Spider-Man to the silver screen. Using the pen name of Joseph Goldman, Golan also wrote and "polished" film scripts. He was co-owner of Golan-Globus with his cousin Yoram Globus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Menahem Golan licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- 1929-05-31 · Tiberias, Palestine [now Israel]
- Died
- 2014-08-08
Known for
- Bloodsport (1988) — Producer
- Cobra (1986) — Producer
- Over the Top (1987) — Director
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) — Producer
- Masters of the Universe (1987) — Producer
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986) — Producer
- Night of the Living Dead (1990) — Executive Producer
- Cyborg (1989) — Producer
- Lifeforce (1985) — Producer
- Runaway Train (1985) — Producer
- Missing in Action (1984) — Producer
- Death Wish II (1982) — Producer
- The Delta Force (1986) — Screenplay
- American Ninja (1985) — Producer
- Death Wish 3 (1985) — Producer
- King Solomon's Mines (1985) — Producer