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Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Acting·1950·131 films

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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As Actor

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

As Writer

The Making of High Noon
The Making of High Noon (1992)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
The Voice Behind the Mouse
The Voice Behind the Mouse (2004)
A Conversation with John Hench
A Conversation with John Hench (2004)
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
The Making of 'Rio Grande' (1993)
The Man Behind the Duck
The Man Behind the Duck (2004)
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback (2004)
A Conversation with Joe Grant
A Conversation with Joe Grant (2004)
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons (1992)
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory (1993)
Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece
Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece (1991)