John Linson is an American film producer, television producer and founder of Linson Entertainment.[1][2] He is known for producing films such as Great Expectations, Lords of Dogtown, The Runaways and the television series Sons of Anarchy and Yellowstone.
Linson was born in Los Angeles, California. His father is film producer Art Linson. He is a licensed private pilot and longtime motorcycle enthusiast.[3]
John began his career making music videos. Some credits include producing and directing the Porno for Pyros video "Tahitian Moon". He went on to produce Nirvana's Live at the Paramount and the Guns N' Roses mini-documentary entitled Guns N' Roses Don't Cry: Makin' F@*!ing Videos. His first major film production was Great Expectations directed by Alfonso Cuarón. He has since produced films such as Lords of Dogtown, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and The Runaways directed by Floria Sigismondi, which was named by Rolling Stone as the #1 rock film of all time.[4] His love of motorcycles led to the creation of the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. After the success of Sons of Anarchy he co-created the television series Yellowstone with Taylor Sheridan. Yellowstone premiered on June 20, 2018, on the Paramount Network.
John produced the film The Comedian, an American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman, Richard LaGravenese, Art Linson, and Jeff Ross. The film stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, and Harvey Keitel. John also produced The Outsider, which is an action crime drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet and written by Andrew Baldwin. The film stars Jared Leto and Tadanobu Asano.[5]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Co-producer | |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | ||
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | ||
| 2010 | The Runaways | ||
| 2016 | The Comedian | ||
| 2018 | The Outsider |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Casualties of War | Production assistant |
| We're No Angels | Assistant: Fred C. Caruso |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Car Wash | Foolish Father's Son | Uncredited
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| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Outlaw Country | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2008–14 | Sons of Anarchy | Executive producer | 92 episodes | |
| 2014 | The Money | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2018–present | Yellowstone | Executive producer | 47 episodes | |
| 2022 | 1883: The Road West | Executive producer | Television special | |
| 2021−22 | 1883 | Executive producer | 10 episodes | |
| 2022−present | 1923 | Executive producer | 8 episodes | |
| TBA | 6666 | Executive producer |
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Yellowstone | Creator (47 episodes) / Stories (2 episodes) |