Art Linson

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1942-03-16 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA

Art Linson

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

Producer

1944

as Executive Producer

The Madison

as Executive Producer

The Challenger

as Producer

2022
1923

as Executive Producer

2021
1883

as Executive Producer

2018
The Outsider

as Producer

2018
Yellowstone

as Executive Producer

2016
The Comedian

as Producer

2010
The Runaways

as Producer

2008
What Just Happened

as Producer

2008
Sons of Anarchy

as Executive Producer

2007
Into the Wild

as Producer

2006
The Black Dahlia

as Producer

2005
Lords of Dogtown

as Executive Producer

2004
Spartan

as Producer

2004
Imaginary Heroes

as Producer

2001
Heist

as Producer

2000
Sunset Strip

as Producer

1999
Fight Club

as Producer

1999
Pushing Tin

as Producer

1998
Great Expectations

as Producer

1997
The Edge

as Producer

1995
Heat

as Producer

1993
Point of No Return

as Producer

1993
This Boy's Life

as Producer

1992
Singles

as Executive Producer

1990
Dick Tracy

as Executive Producer

1989
Casualties of War

as Producer

1989
We're No Angels

as Producer

1988
Scrooged

as Producer

1987
The Untouchables

as Producer

1984
The Wild Life

as Producer

1980
1980
Melvin and Howard

as Producer

1978
American Hot Wax

as Producer

1976
Car Wash

as Producer

Writer

2016
The Comedian

as Story

2016
The Comedian

as Screenplay

2008
2008

Director

1984
The Wild Life

as Director

1980