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Art Linson


Born in Chicago, Linson grew up in Hollywood. He attended the University of California at Berkeley in 1960 and finished his degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA Law School in 1967 but never practiced. In the 25 years since he produced his first motion picture... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (33 titles)
???? The Comedian (producer) (pre-production)
 
2008-2012 Sons of Anarchy (TV series) (executive producer - 38 episodes)
Toad's Wild Ride (2012) (executive producer)
Small World (2012) (executive producer)
Orca Shrugged (2012) (executive producer)
Stolen Huffy (2012) (executive producer)
Laying Pipe (2012) (executive producer)
 
2012 Outlaw Country (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2010 The Runaways (producer)
 
2008 What Just Happened (producer)
 
2007 Into the Wild (producer)
 
2006 The Black Dahlia (producer)
 
2005 Lords of Dogtown (executive producer)
 
2004 Imaginary Heroes (producer)
 
2004 Spartan (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)
 
1990 Arrive Alive (producer)
 
1989 We're No Angels (producer)
 
1989 Casualties of War (producer)
 
1988 Scrooged (producer)
 
1987 The Untouchables (producer)
 
1984 The Wild Life (producer)
 
1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High (producer)
 
1980 Melvin and Howard (producer)
 
1980 Where the Buffalo Roam (producer)
 
1978 American Hot Wax (producer)
 
1976 Car Wash (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
???? The Comedian (screenplay) (pre-production)
 
2008 What Just Happened (book "What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales From the Front Line" / written by)
 
1978 American Hot Wax (story)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2005 The Making of 'Heat' (video documentary) (still photographer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2001 Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1995 The Crossing Guard (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2008 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 13 October 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2004-2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Sundance Film Festival: Part I (2008) … Himself
Episode #1.30 (2004) … Himself
 
2005 The Making of 'Heat' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Untouchables: The Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Casualties of War' (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(book) "A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood". New York: Grove Press, 1993. ISBN 0802115438 See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[About working with son John Linson] "I consider it a luxury to get to work with John. Other fathers and sons go fishing. For us, it's making movies together." See more »

Trivia:

Earned a law degree (UCLA, 1967) but never practiced. See more »