
Leonard Maltin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1950
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography

Monty and the Movies TBA
as Self
- The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors
The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors TBA
as Narrator

The First Five Minutes... The Title Design Legacy of Dan Perri 2026
as self

Now, Irving Rapper 2026
as Self

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet 2025
as Self

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks 2025
as Self

The Life and Times of Farmer Al 2024
as Self

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames 2024
as Self

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt 2024
as Self

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre 2023
as Self

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In 2023
as Self

Only in Theaters 2022
as Self
- Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story 2022
as Self - Interviewee

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View 2022
as Self

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey 2022
Actor

Cinema's First Colors 2021
as Narrator

Cinema Finds Its Voice 2021
as Narrator

8 Winds 2021
as Self

The Méliès Mystery 2021
as Narrator

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! 2020
as Self

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives 2020
as Self

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers 2019
as Self

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music 2019
as Self

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace 2019
as Himself

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs 2019
as Himself

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film 2019
as Self

Carl Laemmle 2019
as Himself

The Great Buster: A Celebration 2018
as Self

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor 2018
as Himself

This Is Bob Hope... 2017
as Self

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America 2017
as Self

Cartoon Camera 2017
as Self (Host)

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs 2017
as Self

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos 2016
as Self

Notfilm 2015
as Self

Fanarchy 2015
as Self

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity 2015
as Self

Women He's Undressed 2015
as Self

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh 2014
as Self

That Guy Dick Miller 2014
as Self

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz 2013
as Self

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster 2013
as Self

The One and Only June Foray 2013
as Self

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess 2012
as Himself

Pablo 2012
as Self

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation 2011
as Himself

Woody Allen: A Documentary 2011
as Self
- Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland 2011
Actor

These Amazing Shadows 2011
as Self

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino 2010
as Self

Searchers 2.0 2010
as Film Critic

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me 2009
as Self

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman 2009
as Self
- The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi 2009
as Self

Vittorio D. 2009
as Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009
as Self

Dick Tracy Special 2009
as Himself

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story 2009
as Self

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached 2009
as Self

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos 2009
as Self
- Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer 2009
as Self

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics 2008
as Self

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 2008
as Self

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film 2008
as Self

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story 2008
as Himself
- Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood 2008
as Self

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood 2008
as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007
as Self

Heckler 2007
as Self

Bloodsucking Cinema 2007
as Self
- The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk 2007
as Self

The Pixar Story 2007
as Self

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 2007
as Himself

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein 2007
as Self

My Dad, Walt Disney 2006
Actor

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride 2006
as Self

American Scary 2006
as Himself
- Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' 2006
as Self
- Preserve Me a Seat
Preserve Me a Seat 2006
as Self

The Sci-Fi Boys 2006
as Self

From Kansas City to Hollywood 2005
as Self

Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis 2005
Actor
- 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
as Himself
- Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again 2005
as Self / historian and film critic

William Powell: A True Gentleman 2005
Actor

Alias Nick and Nora 2005
as Self
- Remembering Harold
Remembering Harold 2005
as Himself

The Man Behind the Duck 2004
as Self, Writer, Producer

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin 2004
as Self

A Conversation with John Hench 2004
Producer, Writer

Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT 2004
as Leonard Maltin

A Conversation with Joe Grant 2004
as Himself, Screenplay, Producer

Mickey's Cartoon Comeback 2004
as Himself, Writer

The Voice Behind the Mouse 2004
as Himself, Writer, Producer

A Conversation with Roy Disney 2004
Actor

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years 2003
as Self
- Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter 2003
as Himself

Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' 2003
as Self

A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' 2003
as Self

Curtains for Roy Earle 2003
as Self

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes 2003
as Himself

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' 2003
as Self

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second 2003
as Self
- Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' 2003
as Self

Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' 2003
as Self, Film Historian

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey 2002
as Leonard Maltin

Studio Tour 2002
as self

Cinerama Adventure 2002
as Self

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story 2002
Book, Writer

John Ford Goes to War 2002
as Self - Interviewee

The Crockett Craze 2001
Actor

A Conversation with Fess Parker 2001
as Host

The Omen Legacy 2001
as Self

Celebrating Dumbo 2001
as Self

Drive-In Movie Memories 2001
Actor
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored 2001
as Self

Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' 2001
as Self / Interviewer, Thanks

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin 2001
as Narrator

Songs of the Silly Symphonies 2001
Actor

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued 2000
as Self

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature 2000
as Self

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation 2000
as Self

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film 2000
as Self

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood 2000
as Self

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies 2000
as Self

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints 2000
as Self

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story 1999
as Himself

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl 1999
as Self - Film Critic and Historian
- Keepers of the Frame
Keepers of the Frame 1999
as Himself

Junket Whore 1998
as Self

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane 1998
as Self

The Secrets of 007 1997
as Self

Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece 1997
as Self

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' 1997
as Self - Film Historian

Forgotten Silver 1997
as Self

Frank Capra's American Dream 1997
as Self (voice)

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' 1997
as Self

James Dean and Me 1995
as Self (uncredited)

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill 1994
as Self

Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada 1994
Actor
- Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star 1993
as Himself

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory 1993
as Host, Writer

The Making of 'Rio Grande' 1993
as Self, Executive Producer, Writer

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons 1992
as Self, Producer, Writer

The Magical World of Chuck Jones 1992
as Self

The Making of High Noon 1992
as Self - Presenter, Writer, Producer
- The Making of 'The Quiet Man'
The Making of 'The Quiet Man' 1992
as Host, Writer, Producer

Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece 1991
Writer

Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
as Leonard Maltin
- The Lost Stooges
The Lost Stooges 1990
as Self

Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons 1989
as Himself

W.C. Fields: Straight Up 1986
as Self

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage 1985
as Self

Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
Associate Producer

The Making of the Stooges 1984
as Self

Animators At Play 1930
as Narrator
Credits from TMDB.