Joel Andrew Douglas (born January 23, 1947) is an American film producer.
His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Gomel in Belarus (then part of the Russian Empire).
[2] Joel chose not to follow his father and older brother into acting, opting instead to work behind the camera, producing several films throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Much of Douglas' work has centered on projects involving his family, including acting as co-producer on The Jewel of the Nile[3][4] and Romancing the Stone,[5] being an assistant director on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and in 2003, acting as associate producer on It Runs in the Family, which featured Kirk, Michael and Michael's son Cameron.
[9] His most recent marriage to Jo Ann Savitt, whom he married on February 2, 2004, lasted until her death on November 21, 2013.