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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.
Menahem Golan was an influential Israeli film director and producer best known for co-owning Cannon Films alongside his cousin Yoram Globus.
He is famous for producing high-energy action and genre films during the 1980s such as Bloodsport, The Delta Force, and Masters of the Universe.
He produced and directed prolific, low-to-mid budget genre cinema, ranging from explosive martial arts action and Cannon blockbusters to gritty thrillers.