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Joseph Merhi (b. 1953)

Alias:
Achmed Rubell

Birthplace:
Syria

Born:
October 23, 1953

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Merhi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Production

Co-Producer:
2004  Spartan
2004  The Whole Ten Yards

Director:
1986  Hollywood In Trouble
1986  Mayhem
1987  L.A. Crackdown
1988  Epitaph
1988  Fresh Kill
1988  Heat Street
1988  L.A. Crackdown II
1988  The Glass Jungle
1988  The Killing Game
1988  The Newlydeads
1989  L.A. Heat
1989  L.A. Vice
1989  Midnight Warrior
1990  Emperor of the Bronx
1990  Night of the Wilding
1990  Repo Jake
1991  The Killers Edge
1992  C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992  Final Impact
1992  Maximum Force
1992  The Last Riders
1993  Karate Tiger 7 - To be the best
1993  Magic Kid
1994  Direct Hit
1994  Zero Tolerance
1995  Last Man Standing
1995  Rage
1996  Riot
1996  The Sweeper
1997  Executive Target
2004  Spartan
2004  The Whole Ten Yards
2007  Game of Life

Executive Producer:
1986  Hollywood In Trouble
1986  Mayhem
1987  L.A. Crackdown
1988  Epitaph
1988  Fresh Kill
1988  Heat Street
1988  L.A. Crackdown II
1988  The Glass Jungle
1988  The Killing Game
1988  The Newlydeads
1989  L.A. Heat
1989  L.A. Vice
1989  Midnight Warrior
1990  Emperor of the Bronx
1990  Night of the Wilding
1990  Repo Jake
1991  The Killers Edge
1992  C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992  Final Impact
1992  Maximum Force
1992  The Last Riders
1993  Karate Tiger 7 - To be the best
1993  Magic Kid
1994  Direct Hit
1994  Storybook
1994  Zero Tolerance
1995  Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars
1995  Last Man Standing
1995  Rage
1996  Riot
1996  The Sweeper
1997  Executive Target
1997  Hollywood Safari
1998  Land of the Free
1999  Inferno
1999  Running Red
2000  Epicenter
2004  Spartan
2004  The Whole Ten Yards
2007  Game of Life
2007  The Anna Nicole Smith Story
2008  Impulse

Producer:
1986  Hollywood In Trouble
1986  Mayhem
1987  Dance Or Die
1987  L.A. Crackdown
1988  Death by Dialogue
1988  Epitaph
1988  Fresh Kill
1988  Heat Street
1988  Hollow Gate
1988  L.A. Crackdown II
1988  Payback
1988  The Glass Jungle
1988  The Killing Game
1988  The Newlydeads
1989  Angels of the City
1989  Deadly Breed
1989  East L.A. Warriors
1989  L.A. Heat
1989  L.A. Vice
1989  Midnight Warrior
1989  Shotgun
1990  American Born
1990  Chance
1990  Coldfire
1990  Contra Conspiracy
1990  Emperor of the Bronx
1990  Living To Die
1990  Night of the Wilding
1990  Repo Jake
1990  Sinners
1991  A Time to Die
1991  Quiet Fire
1991  Ring of Fire
1991  The Art of Dying
1991  The Killers Edge
1991  The Killing Zone
1992  C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992  Deadly Bet
1992  Final Impact
1992  Intent to Kill
1992  Maximum Force
1992  Out for Blood
1992  Street Crimes
1992  The Last Riders
1993  Alien Intruder
1993  CIA II: Target Alexa
1993  Firepower
1993  Fist of Honor
1993  Karate Tiger 7 - To be the best
1993  Magic Kid
1993  No Escape, No Return
1993  Private Wars
1993  Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1994  Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994  CyberTracker
1994  Deadly Target
1994  Direct Hit
1994  Guardian Angel
1994  Ice
1994  Storybook
1994  T-Force
1994  Zero Tolerance
1995  Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars
1995  CyberTracker 2
1995  Hologram Man
1995  Last Man Standing
1995  Rage
1995  Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
1995  Steel Frontier
1995  The Power Within
1995  To the Limit
1996  Pure Danger
1996  Riot
1996  Skyscraper
1996  The Silencers
1996  The Sweeper
1996  Tiger Heart
1997  Busted
1997  Dark Breed
1997  Dumb Luck in Vegas
1997  Executive Target
1997  Hollywood Safari
1997  Little Bigfoot
1997  The Big Fall
1997  The Underground
1998  Extramarital
1998  Land of the Free
1998  Recoil
1998  The Sender
1999  Escape from Alaska
1999  Inferno
1999  No Tomorrow
1999  Running Red
1999  Y2K
2000  Epicenter
2000  Hot Boyz
2000  The Stray
2004  Spartan
2004  The Whole Ten Yards
2005  Back By Midnight
2007  Game of Life
2007  The Anna Nicole Smith Story
2008  Impulse

Screenplay:
1986  Hollywood In Trouble
1986  Mayhem
1987  Dance Or Die
1987  L.A. Crackdown
1988  Death by Dialogue
1988  Epitaph
1988  Fresh Kill
1988  Heat Street
1988  Hollow Gate
1988  L.A. Crackdown II
1988  Payback
1988  The Glass Jungle
1988  The Killing Game
1988  The Newlydeads
1989  Angels of the City
1989  Deadly Breed
1989  East L.A. Warriors
1989  L.A. Heat
1989  L.A. Vice
1989  Midnight Warrior
1989  Shotgun
1990  American Born
1990  Chance
1990  Coldfire
1990  Contra Conspiracy
1990  Emperor of the Bronx
1990  Living To Die
1990  Night of the Wilding
1990  Repo Jake
1990  Sinners
1991  A Time to Die
1991  Quiet Fire
1991  Ring of Fire
1991  The Art of Dying
1991  The Killers Edge
1991  The Killing Zone
1992  C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992  Deadly Bet
1992  Final Impact
1992  Intent to Kill
1992  Maximum Force
1992  Out for Blood
1992  Street Crimes
1992  The Last Riders
1993  Alien Intruder
1993  CIA II: Target Alexa
1993  Firepower
1993  Fist of Honor
1993  Karate Tiger 7 - To be the best
1993  Magic Kid
1993  No Escape, No Return
1993  Private Wars
1993  Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1994  Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994  CyberTracker
1994  Deadly Target
1994  Direct Hit
1994  Guardian Angel
1994  Ice
1994  Storybook
1994  T-Force
1994  Zero Tolerance
1995  Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars
1995  CyberTracker 2
1995  Hologram Man
1995  Last Man Standing
1995  Rage
1995  Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
1995  Steel Frontier
1995  The Power Within
1995  To the Limit
1996  Pure Danger
1996  Riot
1996  Skyscraper
1996  The Silencers
1996  The Sweeper
1996  Tiger Heart
1997  Busted
1997  Dark Breed
1997  Dumb Luck in Vegas
1997  Executive Target
1997  Hollywood Safari
1997  Little Bigfoot
1997  The Big Fall
1997  The Underground
1998  Extramarital
1998  Land of the Free
1998  Recoil
1998  The Sender
1999  Escape from Alaska
1999  Inferno
1999  No Tomorrow
1999  Running Red
1999  Y2K
2000  Epicenter
2000  Hot Boyz
2000  The Stray
2004  Spartan
2004  The Whole Ten Yards
2005  Back By Midnight
2007  Game of Life
2007  The Anna Nicole Smith Story
2008  Impulse

Story:
1986  Hollywood In Trouble
1986  Mayhem
1987  Dance Or Die
1987  L.A. Crackdown
1988  Death by Dialogue
1988  Epitaph
1988  Fresh Kill
1988  Heat Street
1988  Hollow Gate
1988  L.A. Crackdown II
1988  Payback
1988  The Glass Jungle
1988  The Killing Game
1988  The Newlydeads
1989  Angels of the City
1989  Deadly Breed
1989  East L.A. Warriors
1989  L.A. Heat
1989  L.A. Vice
1989  Midnight Warrior
1989  Shotgun
1990  American Born
1990  Chance
1990  Coldfire
1990  Contra Conspiracy
1990  Emperor of the Bronx
1990  Living To Die
1990  Night of the Wilding
1990  Repo Jake
1990  Sinners
1991  A Time to Die
1991  Quiet Fire
1991  Ring of Fire
1991  The Art of Dying
1991  The Killers Edge
1991  The Killing Zone
1992  C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992  Deadly Bet
1992  Final Impact
1992  Intent to Kill
1992  Maximum Force
1992  Out for Blood
1992  Street Crimes
1992  The Last Riders
1993  Alien Intruder
1993  CIA II: Target Alexa
1993  Firepower
1993  Fist of Honor
1993  Karate Tiger 7 - To be the best
1993  Magic Kid
1993  No Escape, No Return
1993  Private Wars
1993  Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1994  Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994  CyberTracker
1994  Deadly Target
1994  Direct Hit
1994  Guardian Angel
1994  Ice
1994  Storybook
1994  T-Force
1994  Zero Tolerance
1995  Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars
1995  CyberTracker 2
1995  Hologram Man
1995  Last Man Standing
1995  Rage
1995  Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
1995  Steel Frontier
1995  The Power Within
1995  To the Limit
1996  Pure Danger
1996  Riot
1996  Skyscraper
1996  The Silencers
1996  The Sweeper
1996  Tiger Heart
1997  Busted
1997  Dark Breed
1997  Dumb Luck in Vegas
1997  Executive Target
1997  Hollywood Safari
1997  Little Bigfoot
1997  The Big Fall
1997  The Underground
1998  Extramarital
1998  Land of the Free
1998  Recoil
1998  The Sender
1999  Escape from Alaska
1999  Inferno
1999  No Tomorrow
1999  Running Red
1999  Y2K
2000  Epicenter
2000  Hot Boyz
2000  The Stray
2004  Spartan
2004  The Whole Ten Yards
2005  Back By Midnight
2007  Game of Life
2007  The Anna Nicole Smith Story
2008  Impulse

Writer:
1986  Hollywood In Trouble
1986  Mayhem
1987  Dance Or Die
1987  L.A. Crackdown
1988  Death by Dialogue
1988  Epitaph
1988  Fresh Kill
1988  Heat Street
1988  Hollow Gate
1988  L.A. Crackdown II
1988  Payback
1988  The Glass Jungle
1988  The Killing Game
1988  The Newlydeads
1989  Angels of the City
1989  Deadly Breed
1989  East L.A. Warriors
1989  L.A. Heat
1989  L.A. Vice
1989  Midnight Warrior
1989  Shotgun
1990  American Born
1990  Chance
1990  Coldfire
1990  Contra Conspiracy
1990  Emperor of the Bronx
1990  Living To Die
1990  Night of the Wilding
1990  Repo Jake
1990  Sinners
1991  A Time to Die
1991  Quiet Fire
1991  Ring of Fire
1991  The Art of Dying
1991  The Killers Edge
1991  The Killing Zone
1992  C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992  Deadly Bet
1992  Final Impact
1992  Intent to Kill
1992  Maximum Force
1992  Out for Blood
1992  Street Crimes
1992  The Last Riders
1993  Alien Intruder
1993  CIA II: Target Alexa
1993  Firepower
1993  Fist of Honor
1993  Karate Tiger 7 - To be the best
1993  Magic Kid
1993  No Escape, No Return
1993  Private Wars
1993  Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel
1994  Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994  CyberTracker
1994  Deadly Target
1994  Direct Hit
1994  Guardian Angel
1994  Ice
1994  Storybook
1994  T-Force
1994  Zero Tolerance
1995  Cell Block Sisters: Banished Behind Bars
1995  CyberTracker 2
1995  Hologram Man
1995  Last Man Standing
1995  Rage
1995  Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
1995  Steel Frontier
1995  The Power Within
1995  To the Limit
1996  Pure Danger
1996  Riot
1996  Skyscraper
1996  The Silencers
1996  The Sweeper
1996  Tiger Heart
1997  Busted
1997  Dark Breed
1997  Dumb Luck in Vegas
1997  Executive Target
1997  Hollywood Safari
1997  Little Bigfoot
1997  The Big Fall
1997  The Underground
1998  Extramarital
1998  Land of the Free
1998  Recoil
1998  The Sender
1999  Escape from Alaska
1999  Inferno
1999  No Tomorrow
1999  Running Red
1999  Y2K
2000  Epicenter
2000  Hot Boyz
2000  The Stray
2004  Spartan
2004  The Whole Ten Yards
2005  Back By Midnight
2007  Game of Life
2007  The Anna Nicole Smith Story
2008  Impulse

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TV Production

Creator:
1999  L.A. Heat

Executive Producer:
1999  L.A. Heat

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