Leonard Maltin
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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
Credits
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Leonard Maltin
The Pixar Story (2007)
as Self
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
as Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
Junket Whore (1998)
as Self
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
as Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)
as Self
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
as Himself
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
as Self (voice)
Heckler (2007)
as Self
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames (2024)
as Self
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)
as Self
Pablo (2012)
as Self
The Making of the Stooges (1984)
as Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019)
as Self
The Omen Legacy (2001)
as Self
8 Winds (2021)
as Self
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (2023)
as Self
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)
as Self
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet (2025)
as Self
Fanarchy (2015)
as Self
James Dean and Me (1995)
as Self (uncredited)
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill (1994)
as Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2003)
as Self
That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
as Self
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)
as Self
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin (2004)
as Self
Carl Laemmle (2019)
as Himself
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009)
as Self
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt (2024)
as Self
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' (1997)
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
as Self
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999)
as Self - Film Critic and Historian
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
as Self
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks (2025)
as Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
as Self
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives (2020)
as Self
Only in Theaters (2022)
as Self
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)
as Self
Women He's Undressed (2015)
as Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009)
as Self
Vittorio D. (2009)
as Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! (2020)
as Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)
as Self
Forgotten Silver (1997)
as Self
John Ford Goes to War (2002)
as Self - Interviewee
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story (2008)
as Himself
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
as Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013)
as Self
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
as Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007)
as Self
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation (2011)
as Himself
Cinerama Adventure (2002)
as Self
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached (2009)
as Self
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again (2005)
as Self / historian and film critic
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1997)
as Self - Film Historian
Drive-In Movie Memories (2001)
Actor
The Secrets of 007 (1997)
as Self
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh (2014)
as Self
American Scary (2006)
as Himself
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 (2007)
as Himself
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess (2012)
as Himself
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
as Self
Searchers 2.0 (2007)
as Film Critic
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (2017)
as Self
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos (2016)
as Self
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View (2022)
as Self
The One and Only June Foray (2013)
as Self
Notfilm (2015)
as Self
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)
as Self
Dick Tracy Special (2009)
as Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature (2000)
as Self
Now, Irving Rapper (2026)
as Self
Bloodsucking Cinema (2007)
as Self
Celebrating Dumbo (2001)
as Self
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015)
as Self
The Making of 'Rio Grande' (1993)
as Self
The Méliès Mystery (2021)
as Narrator
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland (2011)
Actor
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018)
as Himself
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey (2002)
as Leonard Maltin
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' (2003)
as Self
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' (2003)
as Self
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane (1998)
as Self
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs (2019)
as Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued (2000)
as Self
W.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986)
as Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (2003)
as Self, Film Historian
Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In (2023)
as Self
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers (2019)
as Self
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (2000)
as Self
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory (1993)
as Host
Cinema Finds Its Voice (2021)
as Narrator
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi (2009)
as Self
The Making of High Noon (1992)
as Self - Presenter
Keepers of the Frame (1999)
as Himself
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)
as Himself
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (2022)
Actor
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' (2001)
as Self / Interviewer
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter (2003)
as Himself
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019)
as Himself
William Powell: A True Gentleman (2005)
Actor
The Lost Stooges (1990)
as Self
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood (2008)
as Self
Cartoon Camera (2017)
as Self (Host)
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star (1993)
as Himself
Cinema's First Colors (2021)
as Narrator
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010)
as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 (2008)
as Self
Songs of the Silly Symphonies (2001)
Actor
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (2009)
as Self
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons (1992)
as Self
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece (1997)
as Self
The Voice Behind the Mouse (2004)
as Himself
Curtains for Roy Earle (2003)
as Self
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001)
as Narrator
The Man Behind the Duck (2004)
as Self
Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis (2005)
Actor
Remembering Harold (2005)
as Himself
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback (2004)
as Himself
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT (2004)
as Leonard Maltin
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance' (2005)
as Himself
A Conversation with Fess Parker (2001)
as Host
From Kansas City to Hollywood (2005)
as Self
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (1989)
as Himself
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage (1985)
as Self
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019)
as Self
A Conversation with Roy Disney (2004)
Actor
The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors (—)
as Narrator
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2007)
as Self
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' (2003)
as Self
The Life and Times of Farmer Al (2024)
as Self
My Dad, Walt Disney (2006)
Actor
Movie Maniacs: Leonard Maltin on the Columbia Three Stooges Shorts (—)
as Himself
Studio Tour (2002)
as self
Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada (1994)
Actor
The Crockett Craze (2001)
Actor
The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992)
as Host
Animators At Play (1930)
as Narrator
A Conversation with Joe Grant (2004)
as Himself
Monty and the Movies (—)
as Self