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