Leonard Maltin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

164

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Maltin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • The View

    The View

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

    Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

    Mystery Science Theater 3000

  • W.C. Fields: Straight Up

    W.C. Fields: Straight Up

  • Freakazoid!

    Freakazoid!

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

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

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

    Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

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

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

  • Forgotten Silver

    Forgotten Silver

  • Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

    Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

  • Cinerama Adventure

    Cinerama Adventure

  • Remembering Harold

    Remembering Harold

  • Fanarchy

    Fanarchy

  • Pablo

    Pablo

  • American Scary

    American Scary

  • Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

    Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

  • Cartoon Camera

    Cartoon Camera

  • Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

    Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

  • Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece

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

  • Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

    Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

  • William Powell: A True Gentleman

    William Powell: A True Gentleman

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Celebrating Dumbo

    Celebrating Dumbo

  • Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

    Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

  • Heckler

    Heckler

  • To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

    To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

  • A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

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

  • Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

    Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

  • The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

    The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

  • Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

    Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • Notfilm

    Notfilm

  • Bloodsucking Cinema

    Bloodsucking Cinema

  • Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

    Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

  • Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

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

  • Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

    Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

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

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

  • Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

    Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

  • These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

  • Carl Laemmle

    Carl Laemmle

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

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

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

  • Davy Crockett

    Davy Crockett

  • Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

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

  • Only in Theaters

    Only in Theaters

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

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

  • The Secrets of 007

    The Secrets of 007

  • Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

    Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

  • Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

    Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

  • Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

  • Vittorio D.

    Vittorio D.

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • The Omen Legacy

    The Omen Legacy

  • The Méliès Mystery

    The Méliès Mystery

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

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

  • Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

    Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

  • The Magical World of Chuck Jones

    The Magical World of Chuck Jones

  • John Ford Goes to War

    John Ford Goes to War

  • The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

    The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

  • Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

    Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

  • The Life and Times of Farmer Al

    The Life and Times of Farmer Al

  • The One and Only June Foray

    The One and Only June Foray

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

    Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

  • Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

    Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

  • 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

    1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

  • Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

    Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

  • The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

    The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

  • The Voice Behind the Mouse

    The Voice Behind the Mouse

  • Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

    Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

  • Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

    Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

  • Keepers of the Frame

    Keepers of the Frame

  • Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

  • Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

    Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

  • The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

    The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

  • The Making of 'The Quiet Man'

    The Making of 'The Quiet Man'

  • Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

    Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

  • Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

  • The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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

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

  • The Man Behind the Duck

    The Man Behind the Duck

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Making of the Stooges

    The Making of the Stooges

  • James Dean and Me

    James Dean and Me

  • 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'

  • Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

    Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

  • A Conversation with Joe Grant

    A Conversation with Joe Grant

  • The Making of 'Rio Grande'

    The Making of 'Rio Grande'

  • From Kansas City to Hollywood

    From Kansas City to Hollywood

  • The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

    The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

  • Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

    Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

  • Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

    Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

  • Women He's Undressed

    Women He's Undressed

  • The Making of High Noon

    The Making of High Noon

  • Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

    Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

  • The Sci-Fi Boys

    The Sci-Fi Boys

  • Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

    Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

  • Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

    Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

  • Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

    Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

  • Drive-In Movie Memories

    Drive-In Movie Memories

  • Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

    Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

  • Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

    Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

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

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

  • Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

    Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

  • Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

    Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

  • Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • The Great Buster: A Celebration

    The Great Buster: A Celebration

  • Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

    Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

  • The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

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

  • 8 Winds

    8 Winds

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

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

  • Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

    Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

  • Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

    Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

  • Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

  • Songs of the Silly Symphonies

    Songs of the Silly Symphonies

  • Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

    Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

  • A Conversation with Roy Disney

    A Conversation with Roy Disney

  • Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

  • That Guy Dick Miller

    That Guy Dick Miller

  • Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

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

  • The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

    The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

  • The Lost Stooges

    The Lost Stooges

  • Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

    Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

  • Cinema's First Colors

    Cinema's First Colors

  • Dick Tracy Special

    Dick Tracy Special

  • Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

    Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

  • The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

    The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

  • Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

    Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

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

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

  • The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors

    The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors

  • Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

    Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

  • Cinema Finds Its Voice

    Cinema Finds Its Voice

  • Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

    Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

  • Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

    Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

  • Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

    Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

  • Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

    Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

  • Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

    Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

  • A Conversation with Fess Parker

    A Conversation with Fess Parker

  • The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi

    The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi

  • Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

    Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

  • Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'

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

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

    Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

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

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

  • Curtains for Roy Earle

    Curtains for Roy Earle

  • Searchers 2.0

    Searchers 2.0

  • Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

    Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

  • Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

    Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

  • Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

    Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

  • Maltin on Movies

    Maltin on Movies

  • The Crockett Craze

    The Crockett Craze

  • The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

    The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

  • My Dad, Walt Disney

    My Dad, Walt Disney