About

Known credits:
49
Birthday:
1942-03-16
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Art Linson

Overview

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

Acting
2005 The Making of 'Heat' Actor Self 59
Average
2004 The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast Actor Self N/A
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2004 The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre Actor Self N/A
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2004 The Untouchables: The Classic Actor Self N/A
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1999 Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High Actor 59
Average

Directing
1984 The Wild Life Directing Director 59
Average
1980 Where the Buffalo Roam Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2016 The Comedian Writing Story 58
Average
2016 The Comedian Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2008 What Just Happened Writing Writer 56
Average
2008 What Just Happened Writing Author 56
Average

Production
2022 1923 Production Executive Producer 79
Good
2021 1883 Production Executive Producer 81
Very good
2018 Yellowstone Production Executive Producer 82
Very good
2018 The Outsider Production Producer 60
Fair
2016 The Comedian Production Producer 58
Average
2010 The Runaways Production Producer 62
Fair
2008 What Just Happened Production Producer 56
Average
2008 Sons of Anarchy Production Executive Producer 83
Very good
2007 Into the Wild Production Producer 77
Good
2006 The Black Dahlia Production Producer 56
Average
2005 Lords of Dogtown Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2004 Imaginary Heroes Production Producer 59
Average
2004 Spartan Production Producer 60
Fair
2001 Heist Production Producer 61
Fair
2000 Sunset Strip Production Producer 58
Average
1999 Fight Club Production Producer 83
Very good
1999 Pushing Tin Production Producer 58
Average
1998 Great Expectations Production Producer 62
Fair
1997 The Edge Production Producer 65
Fair
1995 Heat Production Producer 77
Good
1993 This Boy's Life Production Producer 66
Fair
1993 Point of No Return Production Producer 60
Fair
1992 Singles Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1990 Dick Tracy Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1989 Casualties of War Production Producer 67
Fair
1989 We're No Angels Production Producer 59
Average
1988 Scrooged Production Producer 65
Fair
1987 The Untouchables Production Producer 76
Good
1984 The Wild Life Production Producer 59
Average
1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Production Producer 65
Fair
1980 Melvin and Howard Production Producer 59
Average
1980 Where the Buffalo Roam Production Producer 59
Average
1978 American Hot Wax Production Producer 58
Average
1976 Car Wash Production Producer 58
Average
1975 Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins Production Producer 59
Average
The Challenger Production Producer N/A
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1944 Production Executive Producer N/A
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The Madison Production Executive Producer N/A
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