Jerusalem: Israeli film tycoon Menachem Golan died in the Tel Aviv neighbourhood of Jaffa on Friday, aged 85, Israeli media said on Saturday.
Golan, born May 31, 1929, in British-ruled Palestine, produced around 200 films and directed 44.
During the 1980s Golan's Cannon Studios was a major producer of action films, featuring Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
"Menachem was 'Mr. Cinema' until his last breath," Israeli army radio's website quoted Culture Minister Limor Livnat as saying. "He was colourful and had a special personality and will always remain a cinematic hero," she said.
The cousins made Cannon one of Hollywood's most powerful independent studios, producing the "Delta Force" series, "Invasion USA" with Chuck Norris, and "Masters of the Universe" with Dolph Lundgren, among many films.
Golan, born May 31, 1929, in British-ruled Palestine, produced around 200 films and directed 44.
During the 1980s Golan's Cannon Studios was a major producer of action films, featuring Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
"Menachem was 'Mr. Cinema' until his last breath," Israeli army radio's website quoted Culture Minister Limor Livnat as saying. "He was colourful and had a special personality and will always remain a cinematic hero," she said.
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The cousins made Cannon one of Hollywood's most powerful independent studios, producing the "Delta Force" series, "Invasion USA" with Chuck Norris, and "Masters of the Universe" with Dolph Lundgren, among many films.
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