Cast & creator
Art Linson
Best known for Yellowstone, Sons of Anarchy, Dutton Ranch
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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film credits
7
television credits
7
1975–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (53)
Showing 53 of 53 credits
Yellowstone
Executive Producer
2018
Sons of Anarchy
Executive Producer
2008
Dutton Ranch
Executive Producer
2026
Marshals
Executive Producer
2026
Fight Club
Producer
1999
1923
Executive Producer
2022
1883
Executive Producer
2021
Heat
Producer
1995
The Untouchables
Producer
1987
The Madison
Executive Producer
2026
Into the Wild
Producer
2007
This Boy's Life
Producer
1993
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Producer
1982
Great Expectations
Producer
1998
Scrooged
Producer
1988
Casualties of War
Producer
1989
The Edge
Producer
1997
Singles
Executive Producer
1992
Point of No Return
Producer
1993
Lords of Dogtown
Executive Producer
2005
The Black Dahlia
Producer
2006
Dick Tracy
Executive Producer
1990
Heist
Producer
2001
We're No Angels
Producer
1989
Pushing Tin
Producer
1999
What Just Happened
Author
2008What Just Happened
Writer
2008What Just Happened
Producer
2008
The Runaways
Producer
2010
Spartan
Producer
2004
The Wild Life
Director
1984The Wild Life
Producer
1984
Car Wash
Producer
1976
The Outsider
Producer
2018
Where the Buffalo Roam
Director
1980Where the Buffalo Roam
Producer
1980
The Comedian
Story
2016The Comedian
Screenplay
2016The Comedian
Producer
2016
Imaginary Heroes
Producer
2004
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Producer
1975
Melvin and Howard
Producer
1980
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1999
1883: The Road West
Executive Producer
2022
The Making of 'Heat'
Self
2005
Sunset Strip
Producer
2000
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
2006
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
Self
2004
American Hot Wax
Producer
1978
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
Self
2004
The Untouchables: The Classic
Self
2004
The Making of 'Casualties of War'
Self
2001The Challenger
Producer