
Leonard Maltin
Known for Acting · 173 credits
- Born
- 1950-12-18 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Leonard Michael Maltin
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Maltin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (17)

The View
1997
as Self

BoJack Horseman
2014
as Leonard Maltin (voice)

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Omnibus
1967
Good Day Live
2001
as Self

Arli$$
1996
as Leonard Maltin

Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989
as Leonard Maltin

Freakazoid!
1995
as Himself (voice)

Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self

Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self

100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
as Self

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

The Annie Awards
2005
as Self - Host

Davy Crockett
1954
as DVD Release Host

Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
2009
as Self - Film Critic and Historian
Maltin on Movies
2010
Movies (156)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Leonard Maltin
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self

The Pixar Story
2007
as Self

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
as Self

Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self

Heckler
2007
as Self

Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self (voice)

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020
as Self

Junket Whore
1998
as Self

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
as Self

These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self

The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
as Self

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
2024
as Self

The One and Only June Foray
2013
as Self

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self - Film Critic and Historian

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
as Self

Vittorio D.
2009
as Self

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
as Self - Interviewee

Carl Laemmle
2019
as Himself

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
as Himself

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
as Self

The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self

This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self

Forgotten Silver
1997
as Self

John Ford Goes to War
2002
as Self - Interviewee

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
as Self

The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
as Self

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013
as Self

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Self
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009
as Self

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
2024
as Self

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
as Self

Only in Theaters
2022
as Self

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
as Self

Pablo
2012
as Self

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025
as Self

Drive-In Movie Memories
2001

The Omen Legacy
2001
as Self

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
as Self

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
2023
as Self

The Secrets of 007
1997
as Self

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
as Self

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
2015
as Self

American Scary
2006
as Himself

Women He's Undressed
2015
as Self

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
as Himself

Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
1997
as Self

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Self

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
2020
as Self

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
as Self

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
2016
as Self

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
2011
as Himself

8 Winds
2021
as Self

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
2004
as Self

Fanarchy
2015
as Self

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
2019
as Himself

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
as Self

William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005
as Self / historian and film critic

That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
2022
as Self

Notfilm
2015
as Self

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
2019
as Self

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
2014
as Self

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
2000
as Self

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008
as Himself

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
1998
as Self

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
as Host

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009
as Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
as Self
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
2003
as Himself

W.C. Fields: Straight Up
1986
as Self

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
2018
as Himself

A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
2003
as Self

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
1997
as Self - Film Historian

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
2017
as Self

The Méliès Mystery
2021
as Narrator

The Making of High Noon
1992
as Self - Presenter

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
as Self

Dick Tracy Special
2009
as Himself
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
2015
as Self
The Making of the Stooges
1984
as Self

It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
2004
as Himself

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
as Self

Cinerama Adventure
2002
as Self

A Conversation with Joe Grant
2004
as Himself

Searchers 2.0
2007
as Film Critic
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi
2009
as Self

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
as Himself

James Dean and Me
1995
as Self (uncredited)

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
as Self

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994
as Self

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
2005
as Himself

Celebrating Dumbo
2001
as Self

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003
as Self
Keepers of the Frame
1999
as Himself

Cartoon Camera
2017
as Self (Host)

Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
1989
as Himself

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
2023
as Self

Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
2003
as Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
2019
as Self

Cinema Finds Its Voice
2021
as Narrator

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
2001
as Narrator

The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
as Self

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
1985
as Self

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein
2007
as Self

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
as Self
The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors
as Narrator

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
as Himself
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
2004
as Himself
About Leonard Maltin
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Maltin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 173 credits spanning from 1954 to 2026, Leonard Maltin has appeared in 156 films and 17 TV shows.
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- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — as Leonard Maltin
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001) — as Self
- The Pixar Story (2007) — as Self
- Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) — as Self
- Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) — as Self
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