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Leonard Maltin

Age · 75 Born · Dec 18, 1950 From · New York City, New York, USA Films · 128

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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

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks poster

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames poster

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre poster

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In poster

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

Career timeline

2026

Now, Irving Rapper

2025

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks Notable

2024

The Life and Times of Farmer Al

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames Notable

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

2023

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

2022

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey Notable

Only in Theaters

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

2021

Cinema's First Colors

Narrator · 2021

Cinema Finds Its Voice Notable

Narrator · 2021

2020

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

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives Notable

2019

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

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music Notable

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

Himself · 2019

2018

The Great Buster: A Celebration Notable

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

Himself · 2018

2017

This Is Bob Hope... Notable

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

Self (Host) · 2017

2016

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos Notable

2015

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

2014

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh Notable

That Guy Dick Miller Notable

2013

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Notable

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Notable

The One and Only June Foray

2012

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

Himself · 2012

2011

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

Himself · 2011

Woody Allen: A Documentary

These Amazing Shadows Notable

2010

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino Notable

2009

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me Notable

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman Notable

2008

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics Notable

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

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2007

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Notable

Film Critic · 2007

Frequently appears with

Robert Kurtzman

Self (archive footage)

Jennifer Edwards

Full filmography

Now, Irving Rapper poster

Now, Irving Rapper

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet poster

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks poster

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

The Life and Times of Farmer Al poster

The Life and Times of Farmer Al

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames poster

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt poster

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre poster

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In poster

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey poster

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

Only in Theaters poster

Only in Theaters

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View poster

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

Cinema's First Colors poster

Cinema's First Colors

Cinema Finds Its Voice poster

Cinema Finds Its Voice

8 Winds poster

The Méliès Mystery poster

The Méliès Mystery

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

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

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives poster

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

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

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music poster

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace poster

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

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