---
name: "Art Linson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/art-linson"
fi1m_id: "art-linson"
imdb_id: "nm0513165"
tmdb_id: 1254
wikidata_id: "Q705631"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "16 March 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-23T04:11:36.521190+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Art Linson

## Identity

Art Linson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/art-linson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** art-linson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0513165
- **TMDB ID:** 1254
- **Wikidata ID:** Q705631
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Linson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705631, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1254

Producer. Born 16 March 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 16 March 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1982–present
- **Frequently works with:** [David Mamet](https://film.one/person/david-mamet.md), [Mitch Glazer](https://film.one/person/mitch-glazer.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md), [Sean Penn](https://film.one/person/sean-penn.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as producer, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 72 (3), 1990s 77 (4), 2000s 67 (3), 2020s 57 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 66 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 13, Crime 5, Comedy 4, Romance 3, Thriller 3, Western 2
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $631m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Linson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705631, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1254

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Untouchables*](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md) (81)
- **AMC+:** [*Fast Times at Ridgemont High*](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md) (70)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Great Expectations*](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md) (62)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Art Linson is an American film producer, screenwriter and author. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles law school and began producing films in the mid-1970s.

His credits as producer include *Car Wash* (1976), *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), *The Untouchables* (1987), *Heat* (1995), *Fight Club* (1999), *The Black Dahlia* (2006) and *Into the Wild* (2007). He directed *Where the Buffalo Roam* (1980) and *The Wild Life* (1984), and has served as executive producer on the television series *Sons of Anarchy* (2008–2014) and *Yellowstone* (2018–). Linson is the author of two books on the film industry and is married to actress Fiona Lewis.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (14)

- *Dutton Ranch* (2026), Fi1m 56, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dutton-ranch.md)
- *Marshals* (2026), Fi1m 44, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/marshals.md)
- *The Madison* (2026), Fi1m 54, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-madison.md)
- *1923* (2022), Fi1m 73, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/1923.md)
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), Fi1m 67, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), Fi1m 56, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md)
- *Fight Club* (1999), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/fight-club.md)
- *Great Expectations* (1998), Fi1m 62, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md)
- *Heat* (1995), Fi1m 91, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/heat.md)
- *Singles* (1992), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/singles.md)
- *Scrooged* (1988), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/scrooged.md)
- *The Untouchables* (1987), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dutton Ranch* (2026), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/dutton-ranch.md)
- *The Madison* (2026), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-madison.md)
- *Marshals* (2026), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/tv/marshals.md)
- *1923* (2022), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/1923.md)
- *1883: The Road West* (2022), Executive Producer
- *1883* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Yellowstone* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *The Outsider* (2018), Producer
- *The Comedian* (2016), Story, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Runaways* (2010), Producer
- *What Just Happened* (2008), Author, Writer, Producer
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md)
- *Lords of Dogtown* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Imaginary Heroes* (2004), Producer
- *Spartan* (2004), Producer
- *Heist* (2001), Producer
- *Sunset Strip* (2000), Producer
- *Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1999), Actor
- *Fight Club* (1999), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/fight-club.md)
- *Pushing Tin* (1999), Producer
- *Great Expectations* (1998), Producer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-1998.md)
- *The Edge* (1997), Producer
- *Heat* (1995), Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/heat.md)
- *This Boy's Life* (1993), Producer
- *Point of No Return* (1993), Producer
- *Singles* (1992), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/singles.md)
- *Dick Tracy* (1990), Executive Producer
- *Casualties of War* (1989), Producer
- *We're No Angels* (1989), Producer
- *Scrooged* (1988), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/scrooged.md)
- *The Untouchables* (1987), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)
- *The Wild Life* (1984), Director, Producer
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)
- *Melvin and Howard* (1980), Producer
- *Where the Buffalo Roam* (1980), Director, Producer
- *American Hot Wax* (1978), Producer
- *Car Wash* (1976), Producer
- *Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins* (1975), Producer
- *The Challenger*, Producer

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