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Leonard Maltin

Acting · Born 1950-12-18 · 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.

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Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

Only in Theaters

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022 · Self - Interviewee

Cinema's First Colors

2021 · Narrator

Cinema Finds Its Voice

2021 · Narrator

The Méliès Mystery

2021 · Narrator

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

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

2019 · Himself

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

2019 · Himself

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2019 · Himself

Eli Roth's History of Horror

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

2018 · Himself

This Is Bob Hope...

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

Women He's Undressed

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

BoJack Horseman

2014 · Leonard Maltin (voice)

That Guy Dick Miller

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

2012 · Himself

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

2011 · Himself

Woody Allen: A Documentary

These Amazing Shadows

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

Maltin on Movies

Maltin on Movies

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Dick Tracy Special

2009 · Himself

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

2009 · Self - Film Critic and Historian

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

2008 · Himself

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

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Bloodsucking Cinema

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007 · Film Critic

The Pixar Story

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

2006 · Himself

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

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

The Sci-Fi Boys

Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

From Kansas City to Hollywood

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

2005 · Self / historian and film critic

William Powell: A True Gentleman

Alias Nick and Nora

The Annie Awards

2005 · Self - Host

The Man Behind the Duck

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

A Conversation with Roy Disney

The Voice Behind the Mouse

2004 · Himself

Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

2004 · Himself

A Conversation with Joe Grant

2004 · Himself

Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

2004 · Leonard Maltin

A Conversation with John Hench

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

2003 · Himself

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

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

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

2003 · Himself

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

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

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

2003 · Self, Film Historian

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

2002 · Leonard Maltin

Cinerama Adventure

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

John Ford Goes to War

2002 · Self - Interviewee

The Crockett Craze

A Conversation with Fess Parker

The Omen Legacy

Celebrating Dumbo

Drive-In Movie Memories

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

2001 · Self / Interviewer

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

2001 · Narrator

Songs of the Silly Symphonies

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

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

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

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

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

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

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

1999 · Himself

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

1999 · Self - Film Critic and Historian

Keepers of the Frame

Keepers of the Frame

1999 · Himself

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

The Secrets of 007

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

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

1997 · Self - Film Historian

Forgotten Silver

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997 · Self (voice)

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

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · Leonard Maltin

1995 · Himself (voice)

James Dean and Me

1995 · Self (uncredited)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Making of High Noon

1992 · Self - Presenter

The Making of 'The Quiet Man'

The Making of 'The Quiet Man'

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990 · Leonard Maltin

The Lost Stooges

The Lost Stooges

Mystery Science Theater 3000

1989 · Leonard Maltin

Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

1989 · Himself

W.C. Fields: Straight Up

The Making of the Stooges

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 · Associate Producer

Entertainment Tonight

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

1954 · DVD Release Host

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