He directed Operation Thunderbolt and produced Eskimo Limon. He worked with production company The Cannon Group which was taken over by Golan and his cousin Yoram Globus and was later head of 21st Century Film Corporation. Golan was nominated for a BAFTA Award and Razzies for Worst Picture three times. He was awarded the Ophir Prize of the Israeli Film Academy for Lifetime Achievement and the Israel Prize for contribution to cinema. Menahem Golan was married and had three children. Menahem Golan passed away on August 8, 2014 while visit Jaffa, Tel Aviv at 85 years old.