Art Linson
Production·March 16, 1942 — 84 years old·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.
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—The ChallengerProducer—1944TVExecutive Producer2026Dutton RanchTVExecutive Producer2026The MadisonTVExecutive Producer2026MarshalsTVExecutive Producer20221923TVExecutive Producer20211883TVExecutive Producer2018YellowstoneTVExecutive Producer2018The OutsiderProducer2016The ComedianStory · Screenplay · Producer2010The RunawaysProducer2008What Just HappenedAuthor · Writer · Producer2008Sons of AnarchyTVExecutive Producer2007Into the WildProducer2006Buy the Ticket, Take the RideSelf2006The Black DahliaProducer2005Lords of DogtownExecutive Producer2005The Making of 'Heat'Self2004The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the GenreSelf2004The Untouchables: The Script, the CastSelf2004The Untouchables: The ClassicSelf2004Imaginary HeroesProducer2004SpartanProducer2001The Making of 'Casualties of War'Self2001HeistProducer2000Sunset StripProducer1999Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High1999Fight ClubProducer1999Pushing TinProducer1998Great ExpectationsProducer1997The EdgeProducer1995HeatProducer1993This Boy's LifeProducer1993Point of No ReturnProducer1992SinglesExecutive Producer1990Dick TracyExecutive Producer1989Casualties of WarProducer1989We're No AngelsProducer1988ScroogedProducer1987The UntouchablesProducer1984The Wild LifeDirector · Producer1982Fast Times at Ridgemont HighProducer1980Melvin and HowardProducer1980Where the Buffalo RoamDirector · Producer1978American Hot WaxProducer1976Car WashProducer1975Rafferty and the Gold Dust TwinsProducer