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.

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

4
Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000

7.686
The View

The View

4.5
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.103
Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

6.1
Good Day Live

Good Day Live

3
Maltin on Movies

Maltin on Movies

0
Freakazoid!

Freakazoid!

7.9
100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.

7.8
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

4.7
Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

4
BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

8.545
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

6.7
Eli Roth's History of Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror

6.6

Movies

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

7.6
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

6.517
Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

6
Curtains for Roy Earle

Curtains for Roy Earle

0
Forgotten Silver

Forgotten Silver

7.215
Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada

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

0
W.C. Fields: Straight Up

W.C. Fields: Straight Up

0
Heckler

Heckler

5.8
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

6
Cinema Finds Its Voice

Cinema Finds Its Voice

0
Pablo

Pablo

6.9
Only in Theaters

Only in Theaters

5.7
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

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

0
These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

7.4
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

6.8
Cinema's First Colors

Cinema's First Colors

0
The Sci-Fi Boys

The Sci-Fi Boys

7
The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors

The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors

0
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

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

8
Cartoon Camera

Cartoon Camera

0
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

0
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

5.909
8 Winds

8 Winds

4.5
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

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

6.5
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

0
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'

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

0
Bloodsucking Cinema

Bloodsucking Cinema

5
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

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

6.5
Drive-In Movie Memories

Drive-In Movie Memories

7.3
The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

8
Cinerama Adventure

Cinerama Adventure

7.636
It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’

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

0
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

0
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

7
A Conversation with Roy Disney

A Conversation with Roy Disney

10
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

6.4
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

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

0
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

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

0
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

7
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

10
The Making of the Stooges

The Making of the Stooges

0
That Guy Dick Miller

That Guy Dick Miller

7
A Conversation with Fess Parker

A Conversation with Fess Parker

0
John Ford Goes to War

John Ford Goes to War

5.7
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

0
The Lost Stooges

The Lost Stooges

0
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

0
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

0
Dick Tracy Special

Dick Tracy Special

4
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

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

7
Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

0
Songs of the Silly Symphonies

Songs of the Silly Symphonies

6
The Crockett Craze

The Crockett Craze

6
From Kansas City to Hollywood

From Kansas City to Hollywood

6
The Man Behind the Duck

The Man Behind the Duck

0
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

7.679
Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

10
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

0
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

5
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

0
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

6
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

7.5
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

0
The Voice Behind the Mouse

The Voice Behind the Mouse

0
Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

0
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

0
Junket Whore

Junket Whore

0
Fanarchy

Fanarchy

6
A Conversation with Joe Grant

A Conversation with Joe Grant

0
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

7
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

8
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

8.5
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

0
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

7.25
James Dean and Me

James Dean and Me

8.7
American Scary

American Scary

7.6
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

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

7
Celebrating Dumbo

Celebrating Dumbo

0
Vittorio D.

Vittorio D.

6.3
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

8
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

6.9
William Powell: A True Gentleman

William Powell: A True Gentleman

7.5
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

6
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

7
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

6.9
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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

6.4
The Great Buster: A Celebration

The Great Buster: A Celebration

7.2
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

6.167
Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

9
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

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

8
The Making of High Noon

The Making of High Noon

6
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

6
Notfilm

Notfilm

5
Carl Laemmle

Carl Laemmle

4.8
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

7.5
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

5
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

0
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

5.2
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

6.2
Keepers of the Frame

Keepers of the Frame

10
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

8
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

0
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

7.6
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

6.75
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

8.4
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

0
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

5.2
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

6.8
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'

0
Remembering Harold

Remembering Harold

0
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

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

6.8
The Making of 'Rio Grande'

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

5
The One and Only June Foray

The One and Only June Foray

0
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

7.2
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

7.3
Women He's Undressed

Women He's Undressed

5.395
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin

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

0
My Dad, Walt Disney

My Dad, Walt Disney

0
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

6
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

0
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

7.7
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

0
The Secrets of 007

The Secrets of 007

7.9
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

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

8
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

0
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

7
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

10
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

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

0
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

7.2
The Méliès Mystery

The Méliès Mystery

6.8
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

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

0
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

7.3
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

6.5
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White

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

7
The Life and Times of Farmer Al

The Life and Times of Farmer Al

0
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

8
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

6
Searchers 2.0

Searchers 2.0

6.2
The Making of 'The Quiet Man'

The Making of 'The Quiet Man'

0
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

6.8
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

0
The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi

The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi

0