Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/18/1950
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Leonard Michael Maltin
Leonard 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.
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Known For
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Leonard Maltin
Heckler
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
Pablo
as Self
Vittorio D.
as Self
Forgotten Silver
as Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Himself
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
The Pixar Story
as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
as Self
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
American Scary
as Himself
Women He's Undressed
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
Career Timeline
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
as Self
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
as Self
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
as Himself
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs
as Himself
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
Carl Laemmle
as Himself
2018
2017
2015
2014
2013
2011
2010
2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
as Self
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi
as Self
Vittorio D.
as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self
Dick Tracy Special
as Himself
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Himself
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
as Self - Film Critic and Historian
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
as Self
2008
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Self
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
as Himself
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
as Self
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Self
2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
Heckler
as Self
Bloodsucking Cinema
as Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self
Searchers 2.0
as Film Critic
The Pixar Story
as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein
as Self
2006
2005
Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis
Role unknown
From Kansas City to Hollywood
as Self
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
as Himself
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
as Himself
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
as Himself
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
as Himself
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self / historian and film critic
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Role unknown
Remembering Harold
as Himself
2004
The Man Behind the Duck
as Self
It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
as Himself
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
as Self
A Conversation with Roy Disney
Role unknown
The Voice Behind the Mouse
as Himself
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
as Himself
A Conversation with Joe Grant
as Himself
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT
as Leonard Maltin
2003
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
as Self
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
as Himself
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
as Self
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
as Self
Curtains for Roy Earle
as Self
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
as Himself
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
as Self, Film Historian
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
as Self
2002
2001
The Crockett Craze
Role unknown
A Conversation with Fess Parker
as Host
The Omen Legacy
as Self
Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
Good Day Live
as Self
Drive-In Movie Memories
Role unknown
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
as Self / Interviewer
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
as Narrator
Songs of the Silly Symphonies
Role unknown
2000
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
as Himself
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Self
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as Self
1999
1997
The Secrets of 007
as Self
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
as Self
Forgotten Silver
as Self
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
as Self - Film Historian
The View
as Self
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (voice)