Leonard Maltin
- Born
- December 18, 1950 (75 years old)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is best known for his eponymous annual book of movie capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, which was published annually from 1969 to 2014.
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Known for
Filmography
- —The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First ColorsThe Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First ColorsFilm · Narrator
- —Monty and the MoviesFilm · Self
- 2026Now, Irving RapperFilm · Self
- 2025Stella Stevens: The Last StarletFilm · Self
- 2025Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael ParksFilm · Self
- 2024The Life and Times of Farmer AlFilm · Self
- 2024Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 FramesFilm · Self
- 2024Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht BeltFilm · Self
- 2023Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian TheatreFilm · Self★ 6.1
- 2023Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms InFilm · Self
- 2022Only in TheatersFilm · Self
- 2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StoryBoris Karloff: The Rest of the StoryFilm · Self - Interviewee
- 2022To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of ViewFilm · Self
- 2022Splice Here: A Projected OdysseyFilm
- 2021Cinema's First ColorsFilm · Narrator
- 2021Cinema Finds Its VoiceFilm · Narrator
- 20218 WindsFilm · Self
- 2021The Méliès MysteryFilm · Narrator
- 2020Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!Film · Self
- 2020Adventure Thru the Walt Disney ArchivesFilm · Self
- 2019Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer CinematographersFilm · Self
- 2019Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie MusicFilm · Self
- 2019Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie PalaceFilm · Himself
- 2019Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten TeppichsFilm · Himself
- 2019Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed FilmFilm · Self
- 2019Carl LaemmleFilm · Himself
- 2018The Great Buster: A CelebrationFilm · Self★ 7.2
- 2018Scandal: The Trial of Mary AstorFilm · Himself
- 2017This Is Bob Hope...Film · Self
- 2017Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of AmericaFilm · Self
- 2017Cartoon CameraFilm · Self (Host)
- 2017John G. Avildsen: King of the UnderdogsFilm · Self
- 2016The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of ChaosFilm · Self
- 2015NotfilmFilm · Self
- 2015FanarchyFilm · Self
- 2015Marsha Hunt's Sweet AdversityFilm · Self
- 2015Women He's UndressedFilm · Self
- 2015The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!Film · Self
- 2014The True Adventures of Raoul WalshFilm · Self
- 2014BoJack HorsemanSeries · Leonard Maltin (voice)★ 8.5
- 2014That Guy Dick MillerFilm · Self★ 7.0
- 2013The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of OzFilm · Self
- 2013Drew: The Man Behind the PosterFilm · Self★ 7.0
- 2013The One and Only June ForayFilm · Self
- 2012Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen GoddessFilm · Himself
- 2012PabloFilm · Self
- 2011Lost Forever: The Art of Film PreservationFilm · Himself
- 2011Woody Allen: A DocumentaryFilm · Self★ 6.9
- 2011Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing MulhollandHarry Dean Stanton: Crossing MulhollandFilm
- 2011These Amazing ShadowsFilm · Self★ 7.4
- 2010Dalí & Disney: A Date with DestinoFilm · Self
- 2010Searchers 2.0Film · Film Critic
- 2010Maltin on MoviesMaltin on MoviesSeries
- 2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeFilm · Self
- 2009Victor Fleming: Master CraftsmanFilm · Self
- 2009The Anatomy of Vince GuaraldiThe Anatomy of Vince GuaraldiFilm · Self
- 2009Vittorio D.Film · Self
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearFilm · Self
- 2009Dick Tracy SpecialFilm · Himself
- 2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StoryFilm · Self★ 7.4
- 2009The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings AttachedFilm · Self
- 2009No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosFilm · Self
- 2009Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie TrailerComing Attractions: The History of the Movie TrailerFilm · Self
- 2008The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action ClassicsFilm · Self
- 2008Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930Film · Self
- 2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmFilm · Self
- 2008Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer StoryFilm · Himself
- 2008Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of HollywoodBen Hecht: Shakespeare of HollywoodFilm · Self
- 2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodFilm · Self
- 2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryFilm · Self
- 2007HecklerFilm · Self★ 5.9
- 2007Bloodsucking CinemaFilm · Self
- 2007The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to TalkThe Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to TalkFilm · Self
- 2007The Pixar StoryFilm · Self★ 7.5
- 2007Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920Film · Himself
- 2007Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael FeinsteinFilm · Self
- 2006My Dad, Walt DisneyFilm
- 2006Buy the Ticket, Take the RideFilm · Self★ 7.2
- 2006American ScaryFilm · Himself
- 2006Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Film · Self
- 2006The Sci-Fi BoysFilm · Self
- 2005Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia DavisFilm
- 2005From Kansas City to HollywoodFilm · Self
- 2005They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'Film · Himself
- 2005Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together AgainReunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together AgainFilm · Self / historian and film critic
- 2005William Powell: A True GentlemanFilm
- 2005Alias Nick and NoraFilm · Self
- 2005Remembering HaroldRemembering HaroldFilm · Himself
- 2004The Man Behind the DuckFilm · Self
- 2004Diamond in the Rough: The Making of AladdinFilm · Self
- 2004A Conversation with Roy DisneyFilm
- 2004The Voice Behind the MouseFilm · Himself
- 2004Mickey's Cartoon ComebackFilm · Himself
- 2004A Conversation with Joe GrantFilm · Himself
- 2004Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOTFilm · Leonard Maltin
- 2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsFilm · Self
- 2003Bob Hope: The Road to LaughterBob Hope: The Road to LaughterFilm · Himself
- 2003A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'Film · Self
- 2003Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'Film · Self
- 2003Curtains for Roy EarleFilm · Self
- 2003Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney TunesFilm · Himself
- 2003Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'Film · Self
- 2003Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per SecondFilm · Self
- 2003Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'Film · Self, Film Historian
- 2003Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'Film · Self
- 2002Frank and Ollie... and MickeyFilm · Leonard Maltin
- 2002Studio TourFilm · self
- 2002Cinerama AdventureFilm · Self
- 2002John Ford Goes to WarFilm · Self - Interviewee
- 2001The Crockett CrazeFilm
- 2001A Conversation with Fess ParkerFilm · Host
- 2001The Omen LegacyFilm · Self
- 2001Celebrating DumboFilm · Self
- 2001Drive-In Movie MemoriesFilm
- 2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredPlayboy Mansion Parties UncensoredFilm · Self
- 2001Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'Film · Self / Interviewer
- 2001Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard MaltinFilm · Narrator
- 2001Songs of the Silly SymphoniesFilm
- 2000The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert FeatureFilm · Self
- 2000The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia ContinuedFilm · Self
- 2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationFilm · Self
- 2000Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmFilm · Self
- 2000Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in HollywoodFilm · Self
- 2000Howard Hughes: His Women and His MoviesFilm · Self
- 2000Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre FootprintsFilm · Self
- 1999The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryFilm · Himself
- 1999Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlFilm · Self - Film Critic and Historian
- 1999Keepers of the FrameKeepers of the FrameFilm · Himself
- 1998Junket WhoreFilm · Self
- 1998Mike Hammer's Mickey SpillaneFilm · Self
- 1997The Secrets of 007Film · Self
- 1997Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical MasterpieceFilm · Self
- 1997Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'Film · Self - Film Historian
- 1997Forgotten SilverFilm · Self★ 7.2
- 1997Frank Capra's American DreamFilm · Self (voice)
- 1997The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'Film · Self
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries★ 8.1
- 1996Arli$$Series · Leonard Maltin
- 1995James Dean and MeFilm · Self (uncredited)
- 1994Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could KillFilm · Self
- 1994Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of CanadaFilm
- 1993Young Duke: Making Of A Movie StarYoung Duke: Making Of A Movie StarFilm · Himself
- 1993The Making of 'Rio Grande'Film · Self
- 1993Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill FactoryFilm · Host
- 1992Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer CartoonsFilm · Self
- 1992The Magical World of Chuck JonesFilm · Self
- 1992The Making of High NoonFilm · Self - Presenter
- 1992The Making of 'The Quiet Man'The Making of 'The Quiet Man'Film · Host
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchFilm · Leonard Maltin★ 6.5
- 1990The Lost StoogesThe Lost StoogesFilm · Self
- 1989Mystery Science Theater 3000Series · Leonard Maltin★ 7.7
- 1989Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime CartoonsFilm · Himself
- 1986W.C. Fields: Straight UpFilm · Self
- 1985Reflecting Thought: Stan BrakhageFilm · Self
- 1984The Making of the StoogesFilm · Self
- 1981Entertainment TonightSeries★ 4.3
- 1967OmnibusSeries
- 1954Davy CrockettSeries · DVD Release Host
- 1930Animators At PlayFilm · Narrator
