Leonard Maltin

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
December 18, 1950

Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA

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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

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2024 Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt Self
2024 Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames Self
2024 The Life and Times of Farmer Al Self
2024 Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2023 Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In Self
2023 Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre Self
2022 Only in Theaters Self
2022 To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View Self
2022 Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story Self - Interviewee
2022 Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
2022 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! Self
2021 Cinema Finds Its Voice Narrator
2021 Cinema's First Colors Narrator
2021 8 Winds Self
2021 The Méliès Mystery Narrator
2020 Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Himself
2020 Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives Self
2019 Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music Self
2019 Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs Himself
2019 Carl Laemmle Himself
2019 Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace Himself
2019 Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers Self
2019 Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film Self
2018 The Great Buster: A Celebration Self
2018 Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor Himself
2017 Cartoon Camera Self (Host)
2017 This Is Bob Hope... Self
2017 Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America Self
2017 John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs Self
2016 The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos Self
2015 The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! Self
2015 Fanarchy Self
2015 Notfilm Self
2015 Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity Self
2015 Women He's Undressed Self
2014 That Guy Dick Miller Self
2014 The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh Self
2013 The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Self
2013 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Self
2013 The One and Only June Foray Self
2012 Pablo Self
2012 Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess Himself
2011 These Amazing Shadows Self
2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary Self
2011 Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011 Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation Himself
2010 Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino Himself
2009 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos Self
2009 Dick Tracy Special Himself
2009 The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached Himself
2009 Vittorio D. Self
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self
2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman Self
2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story Self
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me Self
2009 Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer Self
2009 The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi Self
2008 Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 Himself
2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film Self
2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Self
2008 Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story Himself
2007 Heckler Self
2007 Bloodsucking Cinema Self
2007 Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 Himself
2007 The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk Self
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Self
2007 Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein Self
2007 The Pixar Story Self
2007 Searchers 2.0 Film Critic
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys Self
2006 American Scary Himself
2006 My Dad, Walt Disney
2006 Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' Self
2005 Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis
2005 From Kansas City to Hollywood Self
2005 William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005 They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance' Himself
2005 Remembering Harold Himself
2005 Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin Himself
2005 Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again Self / historian and film critic
2005 Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! Himself
2005 Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White Himself
2004 It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’ Himself
2004 A Conversation with Roy Disney
2004 The Man Behind the Duck Self
2004 Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin Leonard Maltin
2004 The Voice Behind the Mouse Himself
2004 Mickey's Cartoon Comeback Himself
2004 A Conversation with Joe Grant Himself
2004 Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT Leonard Maltin
2003 Curtains for Roy Earle Self
2003 Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' Self, Film Historian
2003 Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter Himself
2003 Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' Self
2003 Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' Self
2003 A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' Self
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second Self
2003 Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes Himself
2003 Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' Self
2002 Cinerama Adventure Self
2002 John Ford Goes to War Self - Interviewee
2002 Frank and Ollie... and Mickey Leonard Maltin
2001 Drive-In Movie Memories
2001 Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' Self / Interviewer
2001 A Conversation with Fess Parker Host
2001 The Crockett Craze
2001 Songs of the Silly Symphonies
2001 Celebrating Dumbo Self
2001 Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored Self
2001 Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin Narrator
2000 Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Self
2000 Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood Self
2000 The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Self
2000 The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued Himself
2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Self
2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies Self
2000 Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints Self
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story Himself
1999 Keepers of the Frame Himself
1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Self - Film Critic and Historian
1998 Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane Self
1998 Junket Whore Self
1997 Forgotten Silver Self
1997 Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' Self - Film Historian
1997 The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' Self
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream Self (voice)
1997 The Secrets of 007 Self
1995 James Dean and Me Self (uncredited)
1994 Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada
1994 Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill Self
1993 Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star Himself
1993 The Making of 'Rio Grande' Self
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones Self
1992 The Making of High Noon Self - Presenter
1992 Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons Self
1992 The Making of 'The Quiet Man' Host
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Leonard Maltin
1990 The Lost Stooges Himself
1989 Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons Himself
1986 W.C. Fields: Straight Up Self
1985 Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage Self
1984 The Making of the Stooges Self
The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors Narrator
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