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Joel Silberg(1927-2013)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Joel Silberg
Joel Silberg was born on 30 March 1927 in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine. He was a director and writer, known for Hershele (1977), Lambada (1990) and The Simhon Family (1964). He died on 18 February 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
BornMarch 30, 1927
DiedFebruary 18, 2013(85)
BornMarch 30, 1927
DiedFebruary 18, 2013(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Hershele (1977)
Hershele
6.2
  • Director
  • 1977
Melora Hardin and J. Eddie Peck in Lambada (1990)
Lambada
3.6
  • Director
  • 1990
The Simhon Family (1964)
The Simhon Family
6.5
  • Director
  • 1964
Kuni Leml in Tel Aviv (1976)
Kuni Leml in Tel Aviv
7.1
  • Director
  • 1976

Credits

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Director

  • Ramat Aviv Gimmel (1995)
    Ramat Aviv Gimmel
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995–1999
  • Toni Naples in Prison Heat (1993)
    Prison Heat
    4.2
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Traci Lords in Object of Desire (1990)
    Object of Desire
    5.7
    Video
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Melora Hardin and J. Eddie Peck in Lambada (1990)
    Lambada
    3.6
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Catch the Heat (1987)
    Catch the Heat
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Precious Metal: Bad Guys
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Bad Guys (1986)
    Bad Guys
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Rappin' (1985)
    Rappin'
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Ollie & Jerry: Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us (1984)
    Ollie & Jerry: Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Michael Chambers, Lucinda Dickey, and Adolfo Quinones in Breakin' (1984)
    Breakin'
    5.9
    • directed by
    • 1984
  • Kuni Leml in Cairo (1983)
    Kuni Leml in Cairo
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Secret of Yolanda (1982)
    The Secret of Yolanda
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Sascha Hehn in Die Pinups und ein heißer Typ (1981)
    Die Pinups und ein heißer Typ
    4.3
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Marriage Tel Aviv Style (1979)
    Marriage Tel Aviv Style
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1979
  • My Mother the General (1979)
    My Mother the General
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1979

Writer

  • Melora Hardin and J. Eddie Peck in Lambada (1990)
    Lambada
    3.6
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Kuni Leml in Cairo (1983)
    Kuni Leml in Cairo
    6.9
    • Writer (as Yoel Zilberg)
    • 1983
  • Sascha Hehn in Die Pinups und ein heißer Typ (1981)
    Die Pinups und ein heißer Typ
    4.3
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Marriage Tel Aviv Style (1979)
    Marriage Tel Aviv Style
    6.0
    • Writer (as Yoel Zilberg)
    • 1979
  • My Mother the General (1979)
    My Mother the General
    5.9
    • Writer (as Yoel Zilberg)
    • 1979
  • Millionaire in Trouble (1978)
    Millionaire in Trouble
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Hershele (1977)
    Hershele
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Kuni Leml in Tel Aviv (1976)
    Kuni Leml in Tel Aviv
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Kazablan (1973)
    Kazablan
    6.9
    • play
    • 1973
  • The Simhon Family (1964)
    The Simhon Family
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1964

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Sophia Loren, Peter Finch, and Jack Hawkins in Judith (1966)
    Judith
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • The Best of Enemies (1961)
    The Best of Enemies
    6.7
    • assistant director (as Yoel Silberg)
    • 1961
  • "Exodus" (Saul Bass Poster) 1960 Columbia Pictures
    Exodus
    6.7
    • assistant director (as Yoel Silberg)
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yoel Silberg
  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • March 30, 1927
    • Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
  • Died
    • February 18, 2013
    • Tel Aviv, Israel(cancer)

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    The son of an actor.

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