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16 Mar 1942 (82)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Art Linson
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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Making of 'Heat' | Self |
| 2004 | The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre | Self |
| 2004 | The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast | Self |
| 2004 | The Untouchables: The Classic | Self |
| 1999 | Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | The Madison | Executive Producer |
| — | The Challenger | Producer |
| 2022 | 1923 | Executive Producer |
| 2021 | 1883 | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Yellowstone | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Outsider | Producer |
| 2016 | The Comedian | Story |
| 2016 | The Comedian | Screenplay |
| 2016 | The Comedian | Producer |
| 2010 | The Runaways | Producer |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Author |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Writer |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Producer |
| 2007 | Into the Wild | Producer |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia | Producer |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Spartan | Producer |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Producer |
| 2001 | Heist | Producer |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | Producer |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Producer |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Producer |
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Producer |
| 1997 | The Edge | Producer |
| 1995 | Heat | Producer |
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | Producer |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Producer |
| 1992 | Singles | Executive Producer |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Casualties of War | Producer |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Producer |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Producer |
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Producer |
| 1984 | The Wild Life | Director |
| 1984 | The Wild Life | Producer |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Producer |
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Director |
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Producer |
| 1980 | Melvin and Howard | Producer |
| 1978 | American Hot Wax | Producer |
| 1976 | Car Wash | Producer |
| 1975 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins | Producer |