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Leonard Maltin

Acting • 1950-12-18 • New York City, New York, USA

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

Drive-In Movie Memories

Drive-In Movie Memories

2001

Songs of the Silly Symphonies

Songs of the Silly Symphonies

2001

Searchers 2.0

Searchers 2.0

2010

A Conversation with Roy Disney

A Conversation with Roy Disney

2004

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

2002

The Crockett Craze

The Crockett Craze

2001

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Filmography

2026
Now, Irving RapperFilm
Self
2025
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael ParksFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2025
Stella Stevens: The Last StarletFilm
Self
2024
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 FramesFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2024
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht BeltFilm
Self
2024
The Life and Times of Farmer AlFilm
Self
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.TV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.5
2023
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian TheatreFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2023
Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms InFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2022
Only in TheatersFilm
Self
★ 4.2
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StoryFilm
Self - Interviewee
★ 10.0
2022
Splice Here: A Projected OdysseyFilm
★ 8.0
2022
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of ViewFilm
Self
2021
The Méliès MysteryFilm
Narrator
★ 6.9
2021
8 WindsFilm
Self
★ 4.0
2021
Cinema Finds Its VoiceFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
2021
Cinema's First ColorsFilm
Narrator
2020
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney ArchivesFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2020
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!Film
Self
★ 8.0
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed FilmFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2019
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer CinematographersFilm
Self
★ 8.4
2019
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie PalaceFilm
Himself
★ 6.3
2019
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie MusicFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2019
Carl LaemmleFilm
Himself
★ 4.0
2019
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten TeppichsFilm
Himself
★ 6.0
2018
Eli Roth's History of HorrorTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 6.4
2018
The Great Buster: A CelebrationFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2018
Scandal: The Trial of Mary AstorFilm
Himself
★ 4.4
2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the UnderdogsFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2017
This Is Bob Hope...Film
Self
★ 7.7
2017
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of AmericaFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2017
Cartoon CameraFilm
Self (Host)
2016
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of ChaosFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2015
Women He's UndressedFilm
Self
★ 5.4
2015
NotfilmFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2015
FanarchyFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2015
Marsha Hunt's Sweet AdversityFilm
Self
2014
BoJack HorsemanTV
Leonard Maltin (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
2014
That Guy Dick MillerFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2014
The True Adventures of Raoul WalshFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2013
Drew: The Man Behind the PosterFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2013
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of OzFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2013
The One and Only June ForayFilm
Self
2012
PabloFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2012
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen GoddessFilm
Himself
★ 7.5
2011
Woody Allen: A DocumentaryFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2011
These Amazing ShadowsFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2011
Lost Forever: The Art of Film PreservationFilm
Himself
★ 5.0
2011
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing MulhollandFilm
2010
Dalí & Disney: A Date with DestinoFilm
Self
★ 8.5
2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodTV
Self • 7 episodes
★ 5.4
2010
Searchers 2.0Film
Film Critic
★ 6.2
2010
Maltin on MoviesTV
2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StoryFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosFilm
Self
★ 5.6
2009
Vittorio D.Film
Self
★ 6.3
2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2009
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie TrailerFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2009
Victor Fleming: Master CraftsmanFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2009
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of AmericaTV
Self - Film Critic and Historian • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
2009
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings AttachedFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2009
Dick Tracy SpecialFilm
Himself
★ 4.0
2009
The Anatomy of Vince GuaraldiFilm
Self
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2008
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action ClassicsFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2008
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer StoryFilm
Himself
★ 7.0
2008
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930Film
Self
2008
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of HollywoodFilm
Self
2007
The Pixar StoryFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2007
HecklerFilm
Self
★ 5.9
2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to TalkFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2007
Bloodsucking CinemaFilm
Self
★ 5.7
2007
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael FeinsteinFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2007
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920Film
Himself
2006
Buy the Ticket, Take the RideFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2006
The Sci-Fi BoysFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2006
American ScaryFilm
Himself
★ 7.5
2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Film
Self
★ 8.0
2006
My Dad, Walt DisneyFilm
2006
Preserve Me a SeatFilm
Self
2005
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together AgainFilm
Self / historian and film critic
★ 10.0
2005
William Powell: A True GentlemanFilm
★ 7.5
2005
Alias Nick and NoraFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2005
Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia DavisFilm
★ 6.0
2005
From Kansas City to HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2005
The Annie AwardsTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
2005
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'Film
Himself
2005
Remembering HaroldFilm
Himself
2004
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of AladdinFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2004
A Conversation with Roy DisneyFilm
★ 8.5
2004
The Man Behind the DuckFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2004
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOTFilm
Leonard Maltin
★ 7.0
2004
Mickey's Cartoon ComebackFilm
Himself
★ 9.0
2004
The Voice Behind the MouseFilm
Himself
★ 9.0
2004
A Conversation with Joe GrantFilm
Himself
★ 9.0
2003
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per SecondFilm
Self
★ 5.3
2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'Film
Self
★ 7.4
2003
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2003
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'Film
Self, Film Historian
★ 7.0
2003
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'Film
Self
★ 8.0
2003
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney TunesFilm
Himself
★ 8.0
2003
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'Film
Self
★ 8.0
2003
Bob Hope: The Road to LaughterFilm
Himself
★ 8.0
2003
Curtains for Roy EarleFilm
Self
2003
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'Film
Self
2002
Cinerama AdventureFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2002
John Ford Goes to WarFilm
Self - Interviewee
★ 5.5
2002
Frank and Ollie... and MickeyFilm
Leonard Maltin
★ 9.0
2002
Studio TourFilm
self
★ 6.0
2001
Good Day LiveTV
Self • 5 episodes
★ 3.8
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2001
The Omen LegacyFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2001
Drive-In Movie MemoriesFilm
★ 8.0
2001
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard MaltinFilm
Narrator
★ 6.6
2001
Songs of the Silly SymphoniesFilm
★ 6.2
2001
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'Film
Self / Interviewer
★ 8.0
2001
Celebrating DumboFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2001
The Crockett CrazeFilm
★ 6.5
2001
A Conversation with Fess ParkerFilm
Host
★ 8.0
2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2000
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2000
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre FootprintsFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2000
Howard Hughes: His Women and His MoviesFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2000
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert FeatureFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2000
Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2000
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia ContinuedFilm
Self
1999
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryFilm
Himself
★ 7.8
1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlFilm
Self - Film Critic and Historian
★ 8.2
1999
Keepers of the FrameFilm
Himself
★ 10.0
1998
Junket WhoreFilm
Self
★ 5.5
1998
Mike Hammer's Mickey SpillaneFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1997
The ViewTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
1997
Forgotten SilverFilm
Self
★ 7.2
1997
The Secrets of 007Film
Self
★ 7.9
1997
Frank Capra's American DreamFilm
Self (voice)
★ 6.3
1997
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'Film
Self
★ 7.3
1997
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'Film
Self - Film Historian
★ 8.0
1997
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical MasterpieceFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
★ 8.1
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1996
Arli$$TV
Leonard Maltin • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1995
Freakazoid!TV
Himself (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1995
James Dean and MeFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 8.8
1994
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could KillFilm
Self
1994
Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of CanadaFilm
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
The Making of 'Rio Grande'Film
Self
★ 5.0
1993
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill FactoryFilm
Host
1993
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie StarFilm
Himself
1992
The Magical World of Chuck JonesFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1992
The Making of High NoonFilm
Self - Presenter
★ 6.7
1992
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer CartoonsFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1992
The Making of 'The Quiet Man'Film
Host
★ 10.0
1990
Gremlins 2: The New BatchFilm
Leonard Maltin
★ 6.5
1990
The Lost StoogesFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1989
Mystery Science Theater 3000TV
Leonard Maltin • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1989
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime CartoonsFilm
Himself
★ 8.7
1986
W.C. Fields: Straight UpFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1985
Reflecting Thought: Stan BrakhageFilm
Self
1984
The Making of the StoogesFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1981
Entertainment TonightTV
★ 4.3
1981
Entertainment TonightTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1967
OmnibusTV
★ 7.2
1954
Davy CrockettTV
DVD Release Host
★ 6.1
1930
Animators At PlayFilm
Narrator