The man behind a few of the 80s’ biggest action films in the US and abroad has passed away.

It’s been reported that Menachem Golan lost consciousness outside his house with family members on Friday. After an hour of trying to revive him at the scene, he was pronounced dead. He was 85 years old.

Golan produced more than 200 movies and directed a fourth of them. He received an Oscar nomination for his film “Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt.” He also received Spirit and BAFTA Film Award nominations, and the Jerusalem Film Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Golan was a pilot and bombardier in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948 before working in theater. He changed his last name from Globus during that time because Israelis were encouraged to take Hebrew names at the time. He later moved abroad and created Cannon Films with his cousin Yoram Globus. They created the films like A Cry in the Dark, Cobra, Over the Top and Bolero during the company’s ten-year run. These featured Hollywood names such as Sylvester Stallone, Brooke Shields and Bo Derek.

Globus spoke to the Hollywood Reporter after hearing the news, saying that his cousin, “was a founding member of the Israeli cinematic landscape, locally and all of its appeal internationally.” Culture Minister Limor Livnat eulogized him as “Mr. Cinema,” and said that he, “was, and will always be, a cinematic hero.” Chuck Norris, who also starred in “Delta Force” and the Golan-produced “Missing in Action” and its sequels, paid tribute to the filmmaker. He told an Israeli news site, “Menahem’s faith in me as an actor was the real reason for the breakthrough of my movie career.”

Golan leaves behind a wife and three children.