Leonard Maltin

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)

Movies (156)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

as Leonard Maltin

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Movie

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001

as Self

The Pixar Story
Movie

The Pixar Story

2007

as Self

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Movie

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003

as Self

Woody Allen: A Documentary
Movie

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

as Self

Heckler
Movie

Heckler

2007

as Self

Frank Capra's American Dream
Movie

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

as Self (voice)

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Movie

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009

as Self

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Movie

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

2000

as Self

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Movie

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

2009

as Self

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Movie

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

2020

as Self

Junket Whore
Movie

Junket Whore

1998

as Self

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Movie

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

2000

as Self

These Amazing Shadows
Movie

These Amazing Shadows

2011

as Self

The Great Buster: A Celebration
Movie

The Great Buster: A Celebration

2018

as Self

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Movie

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

2024

as Self

The One and Only June Foray
Movie

The One and Only June Foray

2013

as Self

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Movie

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

2006

as Self

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Movie

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

1999

as Self - Film Critic and Historian

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

as Self

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Movie

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2006

as Self

Vittorio D.
Movie

Vittorio D.

2009

as Self

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Movie

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017

as Self

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Movie

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

as Self

Bloodsucking Cinema
Movie

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007

as Self

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Movie

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022

as Self - Interviewee

Carl Laemmle
Movie

Carl Laemmle

2019

as Himself

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Movie

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

1999

as Himself

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Movie

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

2009

as Self

The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Movie

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992

as Self

This Is Bob Hope...
Movie

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

as Self

Forgotten Silver
Movie

Forgotten Silver

1997

as Self

John Ford Goes to War
Movie

John Ford Goes to War

2002

as Self - Interviewee

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Movie

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

2000

as Self

The Sci-Fi Boys
Movie

The Sci-Fi Boys

2006

as Self

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Movie

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

2013

as Self

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

as Self

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Movie

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

2009

as Self

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
Movie

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

2024

as Self

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Movie

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2019

as Self

Only in Theaters
Movie

Only in Theaters

2022

as Self

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Movie

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

as Self

Pablo
Movie

Pablo

2012

as Self

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
Movie

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

2025

as Self

Drive-In Movie Memories
Movie

Drive-In Movie Memories

2001

The Omen Legacy
Movie

The Omen Legacy

2001

as Self

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Movie

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

2025

as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Movie

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007

as Self

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Movie

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

2023

as Self

The Secrets of 007
Movie

The Secrets of 007

1997

as Self

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Movie

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000

as Self

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
Movie

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

2015

as Self

American Scary
Movie

American Scary

2006

as Himself

Women He's Undressed
Movie

Women He's Undressed

2015

as Self

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Movie

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

2003

as Himself

Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
Movie

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'
Movie

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003

as Self

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Movie

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

2020

as Self

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Movie

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

2000

as Self

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
Movie

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

2016

as Self

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
Movie

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

2011

as Himself

8 Winds
Movie

8 Winds

2021

as Self

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
Movie

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

2004

as Self

Fanarchy
Movie

Fanarchy

2015

as Self

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
Movie

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

2019

as Himself

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
Movie

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

1997

as Self

William Powell: A True Gentleman
Movie

William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Movie

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

2005

as Self / historian and film critic

That Guy Dick Miller
Movie

That Guy Dick Miller

2014

as Self

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
Movie

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

2022

as Self

Notfilm
Movie

Notfilm

2015

as Self

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
Movie

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

2019

as Self

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
Movie

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

2014

as Self

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
Movie

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

2000

as Self

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
Movie

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

2008

as Himself

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
Movie

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

1998

as Self

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Movie

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory

1993

as Host

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
Movie

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

2009

as Self

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Movie

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007

as Self

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
Movie

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

2003

as Himself

W.C. Fields: Straight Up
Movie

W.C. Fields: Straight Up

1986

as Self

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
Movie

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

2018

as Himself

A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
Movie

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'
Movie

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

1997

as Self - Film Historian

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Movie

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

2017

as Self

The Méliès Mystery
Movie

The Méliès Mystery

2021

as Narrator

The Making of High Noon
Movie

The Making of High Noon

1992

as Self - Presenter

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Movie

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

2010

as Self

Dick Tracy Special
Movie

Dick Tracy Special

2009

as Himself

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
Movie

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

2015

as Self

The Making of the Stooges
Movie

The Making of the Stooges

1984

as Self

It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
Movie

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

2004

as Himself

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Movie

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

2009

as Self

Cinerama Adventure
Movie

Cinerama Adventure

2002

as Self

A Conversation with Joe Grant
Movie

A Conversation with Joe Grant

2004

as Himself

Searchers 2.0
Movie

Searchers 2.0

2007

as Film Critic

The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi
Movie

The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi

2009

as Self

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Movie

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

2007

as Himself

James Dean and Me
Movie

James Dean and Me

1995

as Self (uncredited)

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Movie

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

2000

as Self

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Movie

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994

as Self

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Movie

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

2005

as Himself

Celebrating Dumbo
Movie

Celebrating Dumbo

2001

as Self

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Movie

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

2003

as Self

Keepers of the Frame
Movie

Keepers of the Frame

1999

as Himself

Cartoon Camera
Movie

Cartoon Camera

2017

as Self (Host)

Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
Movie

Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

1989

as Himself

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
Movie

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

2023

as Self

Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
Movie

Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

2003

as Self

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Movie

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

2011

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
Movie

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

2019

as Self

Cinema Finds Its Voice
Movie

Cinema Finds Its Voice

2021

as Narrator

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
Movie

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

2001

as Narrator

The Making of 'Rio Grande'
Movie

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

1993

as Self

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
Movie

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

1985

as Self

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein
Movie

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

2007

as Self

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Movie

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

2008

as Self

The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors
Movie

The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors

as Narrator

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Movie

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

2012

as Himself

Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
Movie

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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