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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-12-18 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

Good Day Live

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The Dick Cavett Show

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The View

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Mystery Science Theater 3000

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BoJack Horseman

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Eli Roth's History of Horror

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

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Freakazoid!

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Entertainment Tonight

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E! True Hollywood Story

Acting

2024

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt as Self

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

The Life and Times of Farmer Al as Self

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

2023

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In as Self

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

100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self

2022

Only in Theaters as Self

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View as Self

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story as Self - Interviewee

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self

2021

Cinema Finds Its Voice as Narrator

Cinema's First Colors as Narrator

8 Winds as Self

The Méliès Mystery as Narrator

2020

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

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives as Self

2019

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music as Self

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs as Himself

Carl Laemmle as Himself

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

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

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film as Self

2018

The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor as Himself

Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self

2017

Cartoon Camera as Self (Host)

This Is Bob Hope... as Self

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America as Self

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self

2016

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

2015

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! as Self

Fanarchy as Self

Notfilm as Self

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity as Self

Women He's Undressed as Self

2014

That Guy Dick Miller as Self

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh as Self

BoJack Horseman as Leonard Maltin (voice)

2013

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz as Self

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster as Self

The One and Only June Foray as Self

2012

Pablo as Self

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess as Himself

2011

These Amazing Shadows as Self

Woody Allen: A Documentary as Self

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation as Himself

2010

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino as Himself

Maltin on Movies

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood as Self

2009

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self

Dick Tracy Special as Himself

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached as Himself

Vittorio D. as Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman as Self

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story as Self

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer as Self

2008

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

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

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

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story as Himself

2007

Heckler as Self

Bloodsucking Cinema as Self

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

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story as Self

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein as Self

Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as Self

The Pixar Story as Self

Searchers 2.0 as Film Critic

2006

The Sci-Fi Boys as Self

American Scary as Himself

My Dad, Walt Disney

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' as Self

2005

Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

From Kansas City to Hollywood as Self

William Powell: A True Gentleman

They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance' as Himself

Remembering Harold as Himself

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin as Himself

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again as Self / historian and film critic

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! as Himself

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White as Himself

2004

It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’ as Himself

A Conversation with Roy Disney

The Man Behind the Duck as Self

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin as Leonard Maltin

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

Curtains for Roy Earle as Self

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

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter as Himself

Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' as Self

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

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

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second as Self

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

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

2002

Cinerama Adventure as Self

John Ford Goes to War as Self - Interviewee

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey as Leonard Maltin

2001

Drive-In Movie Memories

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

A Conversation with Fess Parker as Host

Songs of the Silly Symphonies

The Crockett Craze

Celebrating Dumbo as Self

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self

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

Good Day Live as Self

2000

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self

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

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

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies as Self

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

1999

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

Keepers of the Frame as Himself

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl as Self - Film Critic and Historian

1998

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane as Self

Junket Whore as Self

1997

Forgotten Silver as Self

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

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

Frank Capra's American Dream as Self (voice)

The Secrets of 007 as Self

The View as Self

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

1995

James Dean and Me as Self (uncredited)

Freakazoid! as Himself (voice)

1994

Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill as Self

1993

Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star as Himself

The Making of 'Rio Grande' as Self

1992

The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self

The Making of High Noon as Self - Presenter

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons as Self

The Making of 'The Quiet Man' as Host

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Leonard Maltin

The Lost Stooges as Himself

1989

Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons as Himself

Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Leonard Maltin

1986

W.C. Fields: Straight Up as Self

1985

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage as Self

1984

The Making of the Stooges as Self

1981

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight as Self

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1954

Davy Crockett as DVD Release Host

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

Crew

2001

Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' as Thanks

Production

2007

Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as Producer

2004

The Voice Behind the Mouse as Producer

The Man Behind the Duck as Producer

A Conversation with John Hench as Producer

A Conversation with Joe Grant as Producer

1993

The Making of 'Rio Grande' as Executive Producer

1992

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons as Producer

The Making of High Noon as Producer

The Making of 'The Quiet Man' as Producer

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s as Associate Producer

Writing

2004

The Man Behind the Duck as Writer

The Voice Behind the Mouse as Writer

Mickey's Cartoon Comeback as Writer

A Conversation with John Hench as Writer

A Conversation with Joe Grant as Screenplay

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Book

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Writer

1993

The Making of 'Rio Grande' as Writer

1992

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons as Writer

The Making of High Noon as Writer

The Making of 'The Quiet Man' as Writer

1991

Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece as Writer