Art Linson
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- March 16, 1942 (age 84)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Art Linson (born 1942) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His directorial debut was the 1980 comedy, Where the Buffalo Roam, which was loosely based on stories by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Bill Murray as the writer. He also directed 1984's The Wild Life. Linson has produced many films including Car Wash, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fight Club, Melvin and Howard and the Brian De Palma films The Untouchables, Casualties of War, and The Black Dahlia. He has worked with Michael Mann, David Mamet, and Cameron Crowe. He produced Sunset Strip with his son John. His writing credits include the film American Hot Wax and two books, What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line (ISBN 1-58234-240-7), which was adapted into the film What Just Happened, and A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood (ISBN 0-8021-3551-X). He is an executive producer for the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy. Linson produced a film based on the band The Runaways, with his son John Linson as a co-producer.
Known For
Filmography
The Challenger
Movie · Producer
The Madison
TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps
Marshals
TV · Executive Producer · 22 eps
Dutton Ranch
TV · Executive Producer · 9 eps
1883: The Road West
Movie · Executive Producer
1923
TV · Executive Producer · 15 eps
1883
TV · Executive Producer · 10 eps
The Outsider
Movie · Producer
Yellowstone
TV · Executive Producer · 53 eps
The Comedian
Movie · Producer
The Runaways
Movie · Producer
What Just Happened
Movie · Producer
Sons of Anarchy
TV · Executive Producer · 92 eps
Into the Wild
Movie · Producer
The Black Dahlia
Movie · Producer
Lords of Dogtown
Movie · Executive Producer
Spartan
Movie · Producer
Imaginary Heroes
Movie · Producer
Heist
Movie · Producer
Sunset Strip
Movie · Producer
Fight Club
Movie · Producer
Pushing Tin
Movie · Producer
Great Expectations
Movie · Producer
The Edge
Movie · Producer
Heat
Movie · Producer
Point of No Return
Movie · Producer
This Boy's Life
Movie · Producer
Singles
Movie · Executive Producer
Dick Tracy
Movie · Executive Producer
Casualties of War
Movie · Producer
We're No Angels
Movie · Producer
Scrooged
Movie · Producer
The Untouchables
Movie · Producer
The Wild Life
Movie · Producer
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Movie · Producer
Where the Buffalo Roam
Movie · Producer
Melvin and Howard
Movie · Producer
American Hot Wax
Movie · Producer
Car Wash
Movie · Producer
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Movie · Producer