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Art Linson

Art Linson

Known For Production
Birthday Mar 16, 1942 (83)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Sep 24, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

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The Comedian

The Comedian

2016

Screenplay, Story

What Just Happened

What Just Happened

2008

Author, Writer

The Wild Life

The Wild Life

1984

Director

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Director

The Outsider

The Outsider

2018

Producer

The Comedian

The Comedian

2016

Producer

The Runaways

The Runaways

2010

Producer

What Just Happened

What Just Happened

2008

Producer

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

2007

Producer

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

2006

Producer

Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

2005

Executive Producer

Spartan

Spartan

2004

Producer

Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes

2004

Producer

Heist

Heist

2001

Producer

Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip

2000

Producer

Fight Club

Fight Club

1999

Producer

Pushing Tin

Pushing Tin

1999

Producer

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1998

Producer

The Edge

The Edge

1997

Producer

Heat

Heat

1995

Producer

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

1993

Producer

Point of No Return

Point of No Return

1993

Producer

Singles

Singles

1992

Executive Producer

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

Executive Producer

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1989

Producer

Casualties of War

Casualties of War

1989

Producer

Scrooged

Scrooged

1988

Producer

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1987

Producer

The Wild Life

The Wild Life

1984

Producer

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

1980

Producer

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Producer

American Hot Wax

American Hot Wax

1978

Producer

Car Wash

Car Wash

1976

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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