Art Linson
Production
1942-03-16 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Dutton Ranch
2026 · Series
The Madison
2026 · Series
Marshals
2026 · Series
1923
2022 · Series
1883: The Road West
2022 · Movie
1883
2021 · Series
Yellowstone
2018 · Series
The Outsider
2018 · Movie
The Comedian
2016 · Movie
The Runaways
2010 · Movie
What Just Happened
2008 · Movie
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · Series
Into the Wild
2007 · Movie
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006 · Movie
The Black Dahlia
2006 · Movie
Lords of Dogtown
2005 · Movie
The Making of Heat
2005 · Movie
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004 · Movie
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004 · Movie
The Untouchables: The Classic
2004 · Movie
Imaginary Heroes
2004 · Movie
Spartan
2004 · Movie
The Making of 'Casualties of War'
2001 · Movie
Heist
2001 · Movie
Sunset Strip
2000 · Movie
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1999 · Movie
Fight Club
1999 · Movie
Pushing Tin
1999 · Movie
Great Expectations
1998 · Movie
The Edge
1997 · Movie
Heat
1995 · Movie
This Boy's Life
1993 · Movie
Point of No Return
1993 · Movie
Singles
1992 · Movie
Dick Tracy
1990 · Movie
Casualties of War
1989 · Movie
We're No Angels
1989 · Movie
Scrooged
1988 · Movie
The Untouchables
1987 · Movie
The Wild Life
1984 · Movie
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 · Movie
Melvin and Howard
1980 · Movie
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980 · Movie
American Hot Wax
1978 · Movie
Car Wash
1976 · Movie
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975 · Movie
The Challenger
Movie