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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-10-23 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Syria

Joseph Merhi

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Joseph Toufik Merhi (born October 23, 1953) in Syria, is an indie film director and producer.

In 1984, along with fellow director Richard Pepin, Merhi founded the production company City Lights, which changed name a few years after to PM Entertainment. The company was sold in 2000 and closed soon after.

Before entering the movie industry, Merhi was the owner of several pizzerias located in the Las Vegas, Nevada area.

So far, he has directed a total of 32 movies, and produced more than 100.

He has produced many movies.

He is well known for his action scenes involving car chases and big explosions.

His last directed movie was Executive Target (1997). After that, he decided to leave the director chair and slowly moved on as a producer/executive producer of straight-to-DVD movies, until he returned to direct Oranges (2008) ten years after his last effort.

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Known For

Acting

1991

1987

Directing

2007

Game of Life as Director

1997

Executive Target as Director

1996

Riot as Director
The Sweeper as Director

1995

Rage as Director
Last Man Standing as Director

1994

Direct Hit as Director
Zero Tolerance as Director

1993

To Be The Best as Director
Magic Kid as Director

1992

Maximum Force as Director
Final Impact as Director
The Last Riders as Director

1991

Blood Money as Director

1990

Repo Jake as Director

1989

L.A. Vice as Director
L.A. Heat as Director
Midnight Warrior as Director

1988

Epitaph as Director
Fresh Kill as Director
The Newlydeads as Director
L.A. Crackdown II as Director
The Killing Game as Director
Heat Street as Director
The Glass Jungle as Director

1987

L.A. Crackdown as Director

1986

Mayhem as Director

Production

2008

Impulse as Executive Producer

2007

The Anna Nicole Smith Story as Executive Producer
Game of Life as Producer

2005

Back By Midnight as Producer

2004

Spartan as Co-Producer
The Whole Ten Yards as Co-Producer

2003

Alex & Emma as Co-Producer

2000

The Stray as Producer
Hot Boyz as Producer
Epicenter as Executive Producer

1999

Inferno as Executive Producer
Escape from Alaska as Producer
No Tomorrow as Producer
Running Red as Executive Producer
Y2K as Producer
L.A. Heat as Executive Producer

1998

The Sender as Producer
Recoil as Producer
Extramarital as Producer
Land of the Free as Executive Producer

1997

Executive Target as Producer
Dumb Luck in Vegas as Producer
Busted as Producer
Dark Breed as Producer
The Big Fall as Producer
Little Bigfoot as Producer
Hollywood Safari as Executive Producer
The Underground as Producer

1996

Tiger Heart as Producer
Riot as Producer
Pure Danger as Producer
The Silencers as Producer
The Sweeper as Producer
Skyscraper as Producer

1995

Last Man Standing as Producer
Hologram Man as Producer
Steel Frontier as Producer
The Power Within as Producer
CyberTracker 2 as Producer
Rage as Producer
To the Limit as Producer

1994

T-Force as Producer
CyberTracker as Producer
Guardian Angel as Producer
Zero Tolerance as Producer
Deadly Target as Producer
Storybook as Executive Producer
Ice as Producer
Direct Hit as Producer

1993

Private Wars as Producer
Alien Intruder as Producer
Fist of Honor as Producer
To Be The Best as Producer
Firepower as Producer

1992

Deadly Bet as Producer
The Last Riders as Producer
Intent to Kill as Producer
Out for Blood as Producer
Final Impact as Producer
Street Crimes as Producer
Maximum Force as Producer

1991

A Time to Die as Producer
Quiet Fire as Producer
The Killing Zone as Producer
Blood Money as Producer
The Art of Dying as Producer
Ring of Fire as Producer

1990

Repo Jake as Producer
Contra Conspiracy as Producer
Chance as Producer
Sinners as Producer
American Born as Producer
Living To Die as Producer
Coldfire as Producer

1989

L.A. Vice as Producer
Angels of the City as Producer
L.A. Heat as Producer
East L.A. Warriors as Producer
Midnight Warrior as Producer
Shotgun as Producer
Deadly Breed as Producer

1988

Epitaph as Producer
Death by Dialogue as Producer
L.A. Crackdown II as Producer
Heat Street as Producer
The Killing Game as Producer
The Glass Jungle as Producer
The Newlydeads as Producer
Hollow Gate as Producer
Payback as Producer

1987

L.A. Crackdown as Producer
Dance or Die as Producer

1986

Mayhem as Producer

Writing

2007

Game of Life as Writer

1995

1992

Deadly Bet as Writer
Intent to Kill as Screenplay
The Last Riders as Screenplay

1991

Blood Money as Writer

1990

Chance as Story

1989

1988

Epitaph as Screenplay
Fresh Kill as Writer
The Newlydeads as Writer

1987

L.A. Crackdown as Writer

1986

Mayhem as Writer

Creator

1999

L.A. Heat as Creator