Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

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.

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Known For

TV

Good Day Live

2001 • as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 • as Self - Guest

The View

The View

1997 • as Self

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000

1989 • as Leonard Maltin

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014 • as Leonard Maltin (voice)

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018 • as Self

Filmography

2024

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/1/2024
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Movie - Released: 8/27/2024
The Life and Times of Farmer Al
The Life and Times of Farmer Al
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/1/2024
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
Movie - Released: 11/18/2024

2023

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/10/2023
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
TV - Released: 5/25/2023

2022

Only in Theaters
Only in Theaters
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/18/2022
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/11/2022
Movie
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
Movie - Released: 10/18/2022
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
Movie - Released: 11/24/2022
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/8/2022

2021

Cinema Finds Its Voice
Cinema Finds Its Voice
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/15/2021
Cinema's First Colors
Cinema's First Colors
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/16/2021
8 Winds
8 Winds
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/23/2021
The Méliès Mystery
The Méliès Mystery
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/2/2021

2020

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/1/2020
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/27/2020

2019

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/1/2019
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/24/2019
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/15/2019
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/25/2019
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/6/2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/30/2019

2018

The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/5/2018
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
as Himself
Movie - Released: 4/27/2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
TV - Released: 10/14/2018

2017

Cartoon Camera
Cartoon Camera
as Self (Host)
Movie - Released: 8/31/2017
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/29/2017
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/1/2017

2016

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/13/2016

2015

Movie
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/5/2015
Fanarchy
Fanarchy
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/18/2015
Notfilm
Notfilm
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/27/2015
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/13/2015
Women He's Undressed
Women He's Undressed
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/11/2015

2014

That Guy Dick Miller
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/7/2014
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/30/2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Leonard Maltin (voice)
TV - Released: 8/22/2014

2013

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/1/2013
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/19/2013
The One and Only June Foray
The One and Only June Foray
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/16/2013

2012

Pablo
Pablo
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/17/2012
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/30/2012

2011

These Amazing Shadows
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/22/2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/20/2011
Movie
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Movie - Released: 2/11/2011
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/22/2011

2010

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/30/2010
TV
Maltin on Movies
TV - Released: 8/5/2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self
TV - Released: 11/1/2010

2009

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/11/2009
Dick Tracy Special
Dick Tracy Special
as Himself
Movie - Released: 6/9/2009
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/10/2009
Vittorio D.
Vittorio D.
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/17/2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/2/2009
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/22/2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/24/2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/2009
Movie
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2009

2008

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/3/2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/21/2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/3/2008
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
as Himself
Movie - Released: 6/16/2008

2007

Heckler
Heckler
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/2007
Movie
Bloodsucking Cinema
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/26/2007
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
Movie - Released: 7/30/2007
Movie
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/2/2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/8/2007
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/3/2007
Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/11/2007
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/28/2007
Searchers 2.0
Searchers 2.0
as Film Critic
Movie - Released: 8/31/2007

2006

The Sci-Fi Boys
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/27/2006
American Scary
American Scary
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/21/2006
My Dad, Walt Disney
My Dad, Walt Disney
Movie - Released: 12/19/2006
Movie
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/3/2006

2005

Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis
Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis
Movie - Released: 12/6/2005
From Kansas City to Hollywood
From Kansas City to Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/6/2005
William Powell: A True Gentleman
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Movie - Released: 8/2/2005
Movie
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
as Himself
Movie - Released: 8/17/2005
Movie
Remembering Harold
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/25/2005
Movie
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self / historian and film critic
Movie - Released: 8/16/2005
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/25/2005
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/25/2005

2004

It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/2/2004
A Conversation with Roy Disney
A Conversation with Roy Disney
Movie - Released: 5/17/2004
The Man Behind the Duck
The Man Behind the Duck
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/2004
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
as Leonard Maltin
Movie - Released: 10/5/2004
Movie
The Voice Behind the Mouse
as Himself
Movie - Released: 5/17/2004
Movie
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
as Himself
Movie - Released: 5/17/2004
A Conversation with Joe Grant
A Conversation with Joe Grant
as Himself
Movie - Released: 5/17/2004
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT
as Leonard Maltin
Movie - Released: 5/17/2004

2003

Curtains for Roy Earle
Curtains for Roy Earle
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/3/2003
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
as Self, Film Historian
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Movie
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/11/2003
Movie
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/30/2003
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/2003
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/23/2003
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/28/2003
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/2003

2002

Cinerama Adventure
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/30/2002
John Ford Goes to War
John Ford Goes to War
as Self - Interviewee
Movie - Released: 1/1/2002
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
as Leonard Maltin
Movie - Released: 12/3/2002

2001

Drive-In Movie Memories
Drive-In Movie Memories
Movie - Released: 8/31/2001
Movie
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
as Self / Interviewer
Movie - Released: 5/22/2001
A Conversation with Fess Parker
A Conversation with Fess Parker
as Host
Movie - Released: 12/4/2001
Songs of the Silly Symphonies
Songs of the Silly Symphonies
Movie - Released: 1/5/2001
The Crockett Craze
The Crockett Craze
Movie - Released: 12/5/2001
Celebrating Dumbo
Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/23/2001
Movie
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/31/2001
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/6/2001
TV
Good Day Live
as Self
TV - Released: 9/17/2001

2000

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/12/2000
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/3/2000
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/14/2000
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/14/2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/8/2000
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/27/2000
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000

1999

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/8/1999
Movie
Keepers of the Frame
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/1/1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
as Self - Film Critic and Historian
Movie - Released: 6/14/1999

1998

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
Junket Whore
Junket Whore
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/12/1998

1997

Forgotten Silver
Forgotten Silver
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/3/1997
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
as Self - Film Historian
Movie - Released: 9/16/1997
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
The Secrets of 007
The Secrets of 007
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/4/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996

1995

James Dean and Me
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Freakazoid!
Freakazoid!
as Himself (voice)
TV - Released: 9/9/1995

1994

Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada
Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada
Movie - Released: 6/1/1994
Movie
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/13/1994

1993

Movie
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
as Himself
Movie - Released: 7/14/1993
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993

1992

The Magical World of Chuck Jones
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/23/1992
The Making of High Noon
The Making of High Noon
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 1/2/1992
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/27/1992
Movie
The Making of 'The Quiet Man'
as Host
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Leonard Maltin
Movie - Released: 6/15/1990
The Lost Stooges
The Lost Stooges
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1989

Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/7/1989
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Leonard Maltin
TV - Released: 11/25/1989

1986

W.C. Fields: Straight Up
W.C. Fields: Straight Up
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/2/1986

1985

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985

1984

Movie
The Making of the Stooges
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1981

Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
TV - Released: 9/15/1981
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1981

1968

The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1954

Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett
as DVD Release Host
TV - Released: 12/15/1954

Unknown

Movie
The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors
as Narrator
Movie