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Leonard Maltin

Journalist / Writer / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 12/18/1950 (73) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic, film historian, and author. He is known for his book of film capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, published annually from 1969 to 2014. Maltin was the film critic on Entertainment Tonight from 1982 to 2010. He currently teaches at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and hosts the weekly podcast Maltin on Movies. He served two terms as President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and votes for films to be selected for the National Film Registry. He has written books on animation and the history of film. He has also hosted numerous specials and provided commentary for several films. In 2021, he released his memoir, Star Lucky: My Unlikely Road to Hollywood. He received the Robert Osborne Award from Turner Classic Movies in 2022. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | TV Movies | Comedies

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A documentary hosted by Leonard Maltin featuring rare clips of the Three Stooges. ...

The Lost Stooges

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1990 | 55min
Documentary
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Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War. ...

Going Hollywood: The '30s

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1984 | 1h 16min
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Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generat ...

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

PG

1990 | 3.2/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Leonard Maltin

Inkpot Award June Foray Award Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion Temecula Valley International Film Festival
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Movies with Leonard Maltin as Actor(115)

as himself2024 Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
as himself2023 Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
as himself2023 Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
as himself2022 8 Winds
as Self - Interviewee2022 Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Narrateur2021 The Méliès Mystery
as himself2020 Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
as himself2019 Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
as himself2019 Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
as himself2019 Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
as himself2019 Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as himself2019 Carl Laemmle
as himself2018 Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
as himself2018 The Great Buster: A Celebration
as himself2017 This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (Host)2017 Cartoon Camera
as himself2017 Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
as himself2016 The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
as himself2015 The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
as himself2015 Notfilm
as himself2015 Women He's Undressed
as himself2015 Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
as himself2015 Fanarchy
as himself2014 The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
as himself2014 That Guy Dick Miller
as himself2013 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as himself2013 The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as himself2013 The One and Only June Foray
as himself2012 Pablo
as himself2012 Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
as himself2012 King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
as himself2011 Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
as himself2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary
as himself2011 These Amazing Shadows
as himself2009 Vittorio D.
as himself2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as himself2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as himself2009 The Dick Tracy Special
as himself2009 Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
as himself2009 The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as himself2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as himself2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
as himself2009 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as himself2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as himself2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as himself2007 Heckler
as himself2007 The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as himself2007 Soundies: A Musical History
as himself2007 The Pixar Story
2007 Bloodsucking Cinema
as himself2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as himself2006 American Scary
as himself2006 Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as himself2006 The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 My Dad, Walt Disney
2005 William Powell: A True Gentleman
as himself2005 Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
as himself2005 They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
2005 Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
as Self / historian and film critic2005 Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005 Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis
2005 From Kansas City to Hollywood
as himself2005 Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
as himself2004 Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
as himself2004 The Man Behind the Duck
as himself2004 It Hopped One Night: A Look at "One Froggy Evening"
as himself2004 Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT
as himself2004 Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
as himself2004 The Voice Behind the Mouse
as himself2003 Curtains for Roy Earle
as Self - Film Historian2003 Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
as himself2003 Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
as Himself, film historian2003 Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
as himself2003 Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
as himself2003 A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
as himself2003 Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as himself2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003 Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
as himself2002 Cinerama Adventure
as Interviewee2002 John Ford Goes to War
as himself2002 Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
as Interviewee2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as himself2001 Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Host2001 A Conversation with Fess Parker
2001 The Crockett Craze
as Narrator2001 Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
2001 Drive-In Movie Memories
2001 Celebrating Dumbo
2001 Songs of the Silly Symphonies
as Self / Interviewer2001 Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
as himself2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as himself2000 Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as himself2000 Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens – A Life in Animation
as himself1999 Keepers of the Frame
as himself1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as himself1999 Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self - Film Critic and Historian1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
as himself1998 Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
1997 The Secrets of 007
as himself1997 You Can Fly!: The Making of Walt Disney's Masterpiece 'Peter Pan'
as Self - Film Historian1997 Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
as himself1997 The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self (voice)1997 Frank Capra's American Dream
as himself1995 James Dean and Me
as himself1995 Forgotten Silver
as himself1994 Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
as himself1992 Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
as Self - Presenter1992 The Making of High Noon
as himself1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as himself1990 The Lost Stooges
as himself1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as himself1989 Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
as himself1986 W.C. Fields: Straight Up
as himself1984 The Making of the Stooges

TV Shows/Series with Leonard Maltin as Actor(11)

as himself2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Leonard Maltin (voice)2014 BoJack Horseman
as himself2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as himself2001 Good Day Live
as himself1997 The View
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
1995 Freakazoid!
1989 Mystery Science Theater 3000
1981 Entertainment Tonight
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show

Movies with Leonard Maltin as Crew(12)

Production/Producer2004 The Man Behind the Duck
Writing/Writer2004 The Man Behind the Duck
Writing/Writer2004 Mickey's Cartoon Comeback
Production/Producer2004 The Voice Behind the Mouse
Writing/Writer2004 The Voice Behind the Mouse
Writing/Writer2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Crew/Thanks2001 Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
Production/Producer1992 Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
Writing/Writer1992 Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
Production/Producer1992 The Making of High Noon
Writing/Writer1992 The Making of High Noon
Production/Associate Producer1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s

Additional Information

Born: Monday, 12/18 1950 (December) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 73 years + 128 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: New York University, Teaneck High School
Employer: University of Southern California
Children: Jessie Maltin
Other names for Leonard Maltin (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Leonard Michael Maltin"
Leonard Maltin frequently works together with these people:
Jeff Kurtti (18x, Crew)
Constantine Nasr (15x, Crew)
Joe Dante (12x, Actor)
Kevin Murphy (12x, Actor)
Patton Oswalt (11x, Actor)
Michael J. Nelson (11x, Actor)
Adam Conover (11x, Actor)
Paul Chaplin (11x, Actor)
Rudy Behlmer (10x, Actor)
Eric Sanford (10x, Crew)
Peter Bogdanovich (9x, Actor)
Raphael Bob-Waksberg (9x, Crew)
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