Leonard Maltin
Actor · Writer · ProducerLeonard 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR150
Now, Irving Rapper
2026
Self
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025
Self
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
Self
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
2024
Self
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
2024
Self
The Life and Times of Farmer Al
2024
Self
Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
2023
Self
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
2023
Self
Only in Theaters
2022
Self
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
2022
Self
- Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
Self - Interviewee
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
2022
Cinema Finds Its Voice
2021
Narrator
Cinema's First Colors
2021
Narrator
8 Winds
2021
Self
The Méliès Mystery
2021
Narrator
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020
Self
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
2020
Self
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
2019
Self
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs
2019
Himself
Carl Laemmle
2019
Himself
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
2019
Himself
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
2019
Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
Self
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
Self
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
2018
Himself
Cartoon Camera
2017
Self (Host)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
Self
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
2017
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
Self
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
2016
Self
- The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
2015
Self
Fanarchy
2015
Self
Notfilm
2015
Self
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
2015
Self
Women He's Undressed
2015
Self
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
Self
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
2014
Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013
Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
Self
The One and Only June Foray
2013
Self
Pablo
2012
Self
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
Himself
These Amazing Shadows
2011
Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
Self
- Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
2011
Himself
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
Self
Dick Tracy Special
2009
Himself
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009
Self
Vittorio D.
2009
Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
Self
- Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009
Self
- The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi
2009
Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008
Self
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
Self
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Self
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008
Himself
- Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
2008
Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
Self
Heckler
2007
Self
- Bloodsucking Cinema
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
Himself
- The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
Self
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein
2007
Self
The Pixar Story
2007
Self
Searchers 2.0
2007
Film Critic
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Self
American Scary
2006
Himself
My Dad, Walt Disney
2006
- Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
Self
Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis
2005
From Kansas City to Hollywood
2005
Self
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
- They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
2005
Himself
- Remembering Harold
Remembering Harold
2005
Himself
- Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005
Self / historian and film critic
A Conversation with Roy Disney
2004
The Man Behind the Duck
2004
Self
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
2004
Self
The Voice Behind the Mouse
2004
Himself
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
2004
Himself
A Conversation with Joe Grant
2004
Himself
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT
2004
Leonard Maltin
Curtains for Roy Earle
2003
Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003
Self, Film Historian
- Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
2003
Himself
- Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
2003
Self
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
Self
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
2003
Self
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
Self
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
Himself
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
2003
Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003
Self
Cinerama Adventure
2002
Self
John Ford Goes to War
2002
Self - Interviewee
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
2002
Leonard Maltin
Studio Tour
2002
self
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
2001
Self / Interviewer
A Conversation with Fess Parker
2001
Host
Songs of the Silly Symphonies
2001
The Crockett Craze
2001
Celebrating Dumbo
2001
Self
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
Self
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
2001
Narrator
The Omen Legacy
2001
Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
Self
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
Self
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
Self
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
2000
Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
Self
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
Self
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
Self
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Himself
- Keepers of the Frame
Keepers of the Frame
1999
Himself
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
Self - Film Critic and Historian
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
1998
Self
Junket Whore
1998
Self
Forgotten Silver
1997
Self
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
1997
Self - Film Historian
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1997
Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
Self (voice)
The Secrets of 007
1997
Self
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
1997
Self
James Dean and Me
1995
Self (uncredited)
Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada
1994
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994
Self
- Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
1993
Himself
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
Self
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
Host
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Self
The Making of High Noon
1992
Self - Presenter
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
1992
Self
- The Making of 'The Quiet Man'
The Making of 'The Quiet Man'
1992
Host
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Leonard Maltin
- The Lost Stooges
The Lost Stooges
1990
Self
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
1989
Himself
W.C. Fields: Straight Up
1986
Self
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
1985
Self
The Making of the Stooges
1984
Self
Animators At Play
1930
Narrator
- The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors
The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors
Narrator
- Movie Maniacs: Leonard Maltin on the Columbia Three Stooges Shorts
Movie Maniacs: Leonard Maltin on the Columbia Three Stooges Shorts
Himself
WRITER12
The Man Behind the Duck
2004
Writer
The Voice Behind the Mouse
2004
Writer
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
2004
Writer
A Conversation with John Hench
2004
Writer
A Conversation with Joe Grant
2004
Screenplay
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
Book, Writer
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
Writer
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
Writer
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
1992
Writer
The Making of High Noon
1992
Writer
- The Making of 'The Quiet Man'
The Making of 'The Quiet Man'
1992
Writer
Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece
1991
Writer
PRODUCER9
The Voice Behind the Mouse
2004
Producer
The Man Behind the Duck
2004
Producer
A Conversation with John Hench
2004
Producer
A Conversation with Joe Grant
2004
Producer
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
Executive Producer
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
1992
Producer
The Making of High Noon
1992
Producer
- The Making of 'The Quiet Man'
The Making of 'The Quiet Man'
1992
Producer
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Associate Producer
