Personal Info
Birth date
1929-05-31 (96 Years)
Day of death
2014-08-08
Gender
Male
Known for
Production
Place of birth
Tiberias, Palestine [now Israel]
Also known as
Menachem Golam
Menachem Golan
Joseph Goldman
מנחם גולן;
مناحيم غولان
Менахем Голан
Menahem Golan
Biography
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.
Filmography
Omnibus
7.2
Overview:
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.Cobra
6.14
Overview:
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.Bloodsport
7.03
Overview:
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
5.641
Overview:
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.Over the Top
6.441
Overview:
Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
5.684
Overview:
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.Lifeforce
6.3
Overview:
A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a mysterious but beautiful alien woman who appears responsible.Masters of the Universe
5.731
Overview:
When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible, seizing Castle Grayskull and the surrounding city. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe which will bestow god-like power upon him. However, courageous warrior He-Man locates the locksmith inventor Gwildor, who created the Key and has another version of it. During a battle, one of the Keys is transported to Earth, where it is found by teenagers Julie and Kevin. Now, both He-Man and Skeletor's forces arrive on Earth searching for the potent weapon.Baby Love
6.1
Overview:
Bobby, Benji, and Huey are back and Benji is smitten with Bobby's little sister, who has blossomed into a beautiful young woman. The two start dating in secret, but are soon discovered by Bobby, who wrongly assumes that Benji has taken advantage of his sister. A sad series of events proves Bobby wrong and he reaches Benji just in time as he sits at the top of a cliff. More sexual misadventures set against an amazing 50's soundtrack.Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6
Overview:
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.The Delta Force
5.965
Overview:
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.Night of the Living Dead
6.852
Overview:
In this remake of the classic 1968 film, a group of people are trapped inside a farmhouse as legions of the walking dead try to get inside and use them for food.American Ninja
5.944
Overview:
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
5.5
Overview:
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
5.467
Overview:
When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
4.7
Overview:
After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary 'white tribe', Allan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him. Soon after arriving, he discovers the Lost City of Gold, controlled by the evil lord Agon, and mined by his legions of white slaves.Missing in Action
5.865
Overview:
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.Death Wish II
6.247
Overview:
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.Runaway Train
6.955
Overview:
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
5.744
Overview:
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.Emmanuelle 7
5.5
Overview:
Through the wonders of virtual reality, Emmanuelle tries to help a former schoolmate to overcome a traumatic sexual past.The Last American Virgin
6.573
Overview:
The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals.Death Wish 3
6.206
Overview:
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.Hot Chili
3.6
Overview:
A group of American teenage boys goes south of the border to work for the summer at a Mexican resort. There they encounter many wacky guests and have zany adventures involving a German dominatrix, a music teacher that gets hot when giving lessons, a buxom cook, and an uptight socialite that eventually thaws. More often than not they end up in bed with someone, but one of the teens is holding out for True Love.Invasion U.S.A.
5.772
Overview:
A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.Sahara
5.395
Overview:
After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik.Exterminator 2
4
Overview:
The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gang.Captain America
4.5
Overview:
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States.Acting
2020Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity as Self (archive footage)
2018Eskimo Limon - Eis am Stiel: Von Siegern und Verlierern as Self
2015Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema as Unknown
2014The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films as Self
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Cannon Chairman (archive footage)
2014Hollywood Banker as Self
2011The Big Eden as Himself
2007A Dangerous Dance as Security guard in the show
2006You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman as Self
1999Zachi Noy Privat as Himself
1998Armstrong as Russian President
1998Shooting Versace as Self
1997Cannes Man as Self
1995Things as Nelo
1993Deadly Heroes as Fisherman
1988King Lear as Self (voice) (uncredited)
1986The Last Moguls as Self
1984I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work as Self
1967Omnibus (1 Episode) as Self
Production
2011Slinger ... Producer
2007Only Dogs Run Free ... Producer
2007The Killing Grounds ... Producer
2002Crime and Punishment ... Producer
2001Death Game ... Producer
2000Escape to Grizzly Mountain ... Executive Producer
2000After Sex ... Producer
1999Lima: Breaking the Silence ... Producer
1999Speedway Junky ... Co-Executive Producer
1994Death Wish V: The Face of Death ... Executive Producer
1994American Cyborg: Steel Warrior ... Producer, Executive Producer
1994Stickfighter ... Executive Producer, Producer
1993Emmanuelle 7 ... Executive Producer
1993Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde ... Executive Producer
1992Three Days To A Kill ... Executive Producer
1992Dance Macabre ... Producer
1992The Finest Hour ... Producer
1992Invader ... Producer
1992Badlanders ... Executive Producer
1992Mad Dog Coll ... Producer
1991Killing Streets ... Producer
1990Captain America ... Producer
1990Street Hunter ... Executive Producer
1990Bullseye! ... Executive Producer
1990Night of the Living Dead ... Executive Producer
1990The Fifth Monkey ... Producer
1990Bad Jim ... Executive Producer
1990The Forbidden Dance ... Producer
1989The Phantom of the Opera ... Producer
1989Mack the Knife ... Producer
1989Red Riding Hood ... Producer
1989Cyborg ... Producer
1989Sinbad of the Seven Seas ... Producer
1989Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects ... Executive Producer
1988Haunted Summer ... Executive Producer
1988Hansel and Gretel ... Producer
1988Evil Angels ... Executive Producer
1988Stray Days ... Producer
1988Messenger of Death ... Executive Producer
1988Doin' Time on Planet Earth ... Producer
1988Hero and the Terror ... Executive Producer
1988Journey to the Center of the Earth ... Producer
1988Salsa ... Producer
1988Puss in Boots ... Producer
1988The Kitchen Toto ... Executive Producer
1988Powaqqatsi ... Executive Producer
1988Appointment with Death ... Executive Producer
1988Hanna's War ... Producer
1988Bloodsport ... Producer
1988Alien from L.A. ... Producer
1988Mercenary Fighters ... Producer
1988Manifesto ... Producer
1988Braddock: Missing in Action III ... Producer
1988King Lear ... Producer
1987Under Cover ... Producer
1987Surrender ... Executive Producer
1987Dancers ... Producer
1987Tough Guys Don't Dance ... Producer
1987Barfly ... Executive Producer
1987Masters of the Universe ... Producer
1987Going Bananas ... Producer
1987Superman IV: The Quest for Peace ... Producer
1987Sleeping Beauty ... Producer
1987Death Wish 4: The Crackdown ... Executive Producer
1987Too Much ... Producer
1987Young Love ... Executive Producer
1987The Emperor's New Clothes ... Producer
1987Snow White ... Producer
1987Shy People ... Producer
1987Mascara ... Executive Producer
1987American Ninja 2: The Confrontation ... Producer
1987Beauty and the Beast ... Producer
1987Rumpelstiltskin ... Producer
1987The Hanoi Hilton ... Producer
1987Street Smart ... Producer
1987The Barbarians ... Producer
1987Diary of a Mad Old Man ... Executive Producer
1987Down Twisted ... Producer
1987Number One with a Bullet ... Producer
1987Over the Top ... Producer
1987Assassination ... Executive Producer
1987Business as Usual ... Executive Producer
1987Dutch Treat ... Producer
1986Duet for One ... Producer
1986Aladdin ... Producer
1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold ... Producer
1986Firewalker ... Producer
198652 Pick-Up ... Producer
1986The Frog Prince ... Producer
1986Field of Honor ... Producer
1986Avenging Force ... Producer
1986Otello ... Producer
1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ... Producer
1986Detective School Dropouts ... Producer
1986Salomé ... Executive Producer
1986Invaders from Mars ... Producer
1986Million Dollar Madness ... Producer
1986Dangerously Close ... Executive Producer
1986Murphy's Law ... Executive Producer
1986America 3000 ... Producer
1986P.O.W. The Escape ... Producer
1986The Naked Cage ... Executive Producer
1986The Delta Force ... Producer
1986The Assault ... Executive Producer
1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) ... Producer
1986The Satin Slipper ... Producer
1986Cobra ... Producer
1986Prom Queen ... Producer
1985Fool for Love ... Producer
1985King Solomon's Mines ... Producer
1985Runaway Train ... Producer
1985Death Wish 3 ... Producer
1985The Berlin Affair ... Producer
1985Invasion U.S.A. ... Producer
1985Mata Hari ... Executive Producer
1985American Ninja ... Producer
1985The Adventures of Hercules ... Producer
1985Thunder Alley ... Executive Producer
1985Hot Chili ... Producer
1985Lifeforce ... Producer
1985The Lover ... Producer
1985Grace Quigley ... Producer
1985Up Your Anchor ... Producer
1985Rappin' ... Producer
1985The Assisi Underground ... Producer
1985Déjà Vu ... Producer
1985Missing in Action 2: The Beginning ... Producer
1985The Ambassador ... Producer
1985Hot Resort ... Producer
1985אירית עירית ... Executive Producer
1984Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo ... Producer
1984Missing in Action ... Producer
1984Exterminator 2 ... Executive Producer
1984Ninja III: The Domination ... Producer
1984Maria's Lovers ... Executive Producer
1984Bolero ... Executive Producer
1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ... Producer
1984I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work ... Producer
1984Ordeal by Innocence ... Executive Producer
1984The Naked Face ... Producer
1984Making the Grade ... Executive Producer
1984Breakin' ... Executive Producer
1984Love Streams ... Producer
1984Forced Witness ... Producer
1984Baby Love ... Producer
1984Over the Brooklyn Bridge ... Producer
1983Sahara ... Producer
1983Revenge of the Ninja ... Producer
1983Hercules ... Producer
1983The Seven Magnificent Gladiators ... Executive Producer
1983House of the Long Shadows ... Producer
1983Nana ... Producer
1983The Wicked Lady ... Producer
1983Private Manoeuvres ... Producer
198310 to Midnight ... Executive Producer
1983One More Chance ... Producer
1983Treasure of the Four Crowns ... Executive Producer
1982Private Popsicle ... Producer
1982That Championship Season ... Executive Producer
1982The Last American Virgin ... Producer
1982The Secret of Yolanda ... Producer
1982Death Wish II ... Producer
1981Hospital Massacre ... Producer
1981Body and Soul ... Producer
1981Enter the Ninja ... Producer
1981Lady Chatterley's Lover ... Executive Producer
1981Hot Bubblegum ... Producer
1980New Year's Evil ... Producer
1980The Apple ... Producer
1980Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype ... Producer
1980Seed of Innocence ... Producer
1980Schizoid ... Producer
1980The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood ... Producer
1980The Godsend ... Executive Producer
1979The Magician of Lublin ... Producer
1979Marriage Tel Aviv Style ... Producer
1979Going Steady ... Producer
1978The Uranium Conspiracy ... Producer
1978Lemon Popsicle ... Producer
1978The Alaska Wilderness Adventure ... Producer
1978Yisraelim Matzhikim ... Producer
1977Operation Thunderbolt ... Producer
1976Kid Vengeance ... Producer
1976God's Gun ... Producer
1975Diamonds ... Producer
1975The Four Deuces ... Executive Producer
1974Daughters, Daughters ... Producer
1973Kazablan ... Producer
1973The House on Chelouche Street ... Producer
1972Escape to the Sun ... Producer
1972The Great Telephone Robbery ... Producer
1972I Love You Rosa ... Producer
1971Katz and Carrasso ... Producer
1971The Highway Queen ... Producer
1970Eagles Attack At Dawn ... Producer
1970Lupo! ... Producer
1969My Margo ... Producer
1968A Miracle in the Town ... Producer
1966Trunk to Cairo ... Producer
1966Fortuna ... Producer
1964Sallah ... Producer
Writing
2010Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! ... Writer
2008Marriage Agreement ... Writer
2007The Killing Grounds ... Screenplay, Story
2007A Dangerous Dance ... Writer
2005Days of Love ... Writer
2002Crime and Punishment ... Screenplay
1999Lima: Breaking the Silence ... Writer
1998The Versace Murder ... Writer
1998Armstrong ... Writer
1991Killing Streets ... Story
1990Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection ... Characters
1990The Forbidden Dance ... Story
1989Mack the Knife ... Writer
1988Hanna's War ... Writer
1987Going Bananas ... Writer
1986The Delta Force ... Screenplay
1985Hot Chili ... Writer
1983Sahara ... Story
1980The Apple ... Screenplay
1979The Magician of Lublin ... Screenplay
1977Operation Thunderbolt ... Writer
1976Tzanani Family ... Writer
1975Diamonds ... Writer
1973Kazablan ... Writer
1972Escape to the Sun ... Writer
1972The Great Telephone Robbery ... Writer
1971Katz and Carrasso ... Writer
1971The Highway Queen ... Writer
1970Eagles Attack At Dawn ... Writer
1970Lupo! ... Screenplay
1969What's Good for the Goose ... Writer
1969My Margo ... Writer
1968Commandos ... Short Story
1968Tevye and His Seven Daughters ... Writer
1967999 Aliza: The Policeman ... Writer
1966Fortuna ... Writer
Directing
2008Marriage Agreement ... Director
2007A Dangerous Dance ... Director
2005Days of Love ... Director
2002Return from India ... Director
2002Crime and Punishment ... Director
2001Death Game ... Director
1999Lima: Breaking the Silence ... Director
1998The Versace Murder ... Director
1998Armstrong ... Director
1996Superbrain ... Director
1995Luise knackt den Jackpot ... Director
1995Russian Roulette - Moscow 95 ... Director
1993Deadly Heroes ... Director
1993Silent Victim ... Director
1992Hit the Dutchman ... Director
1989Mack the Knife ... Director
1988Hanna's War ... Director
1987Over the Top ... Director
1986The Delta Force ... Director
1984Over the Brooklyn Bridge ... Director
1981Enter the Ninja ... Director
1980The Apple ... Director
1979The Magician of Lublin ... Director
1978The Uranium Conspiracy ... Director
1977Operation Thunderbolt ... Director
1975Diamonds ... Director
1975Lepke ... Director
1973Kazablan ... Director
1972Escape to the Sun ... Director
1972The Great Telephone Robbery ... Director
1971Katz and Carrasso ... Director
1971The Highway Queen ... Director
1970Eagles Attack At Dawn ... Director
1970Lupo! ... Director
1969What's Good for the Goose ... Director
1969My Margo ... Director
1968Tevye and His Seven Daughters ... Director
1967999 Aliza: The Policeman ... Director
1966Trunk to Cairo ... Director
1966Fortuna ... Director
1964Dalia and the Sailors ... Director
1964Eight in the Footstep of One ... Director
1963El Dorado ... Director