Leonard Maltin - Actor Profile

Leonard Maltin

50Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

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It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’ (2004) movie poster
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It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’ — A documentary about Chuck Jones' classic animated short One Froggy Evening.

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

2004•Documentary
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A Conversation with Roy Disney (2004) movie poster
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A Conversation with Roy Disney — A interview with Roy Disney.

A Conversation with Roy Disney

2004
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The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013) movie poster
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The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Actor Martin Sheen narrates this newly produced, feature-length high definition documentary, touching on the film's time

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

2013•Documentary
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022) movie poster
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story — Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exp

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022•Horror
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Keepers of the Frame (1999) movie poster
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Keepers of the Frame — An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.

Keepers of the Frame

1999•Documentary

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2025 Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2024 Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2022 Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey - ★ 8.0 HIT
2022 Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story Self - Interviewee ★ 10.0 HIT
2022 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! Self ★ 7.5 HIT
2020 Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2020 Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2019 Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers Self ★ 8.4 HIT
2019 Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2018 The Great Buster: A Celebration Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2017 This Is Bob Hope... Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2016 The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2014 The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh Self ★ 7.3 HIT
2014 That Guy Dick Miller Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2013 The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2013 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2011 These Amazing Shadows Self ★ 7.4 HIT
2010 Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino Self ★ 8.5 HIT
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman Self ★ 7.5 HIT
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self ★ 7.5 HIT
2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story Self ★ 7.3 HIT
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Self ★ 7.8 HIT
2007 The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2007 The Pixar Story Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2006 Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2006 American Scary Himself ★ 7.6 HIT
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2005 Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! Himself ★ 7.0 HIT
2005 William Powell: A True Gentleman - ★ 7.5 HIT
2004 It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’ Himself ★ 10.0 HIT
2004 A Conversation with Roy Disney - ★ 10.0 HIT
2004 Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT Leonard Maltin ★ 7.0 HIT
2003 A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2003 Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2002 Cinerama Adventure Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2001 Drive-In Movie Memories - ★ 7.3 HIT
2001 Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' Self / Interviewer ★ 7.0 HIT
2000 The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2000 Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood Self ★ 7.0 HIT
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story Himself ★ 7.5 HIT
1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Self - Film Critic and Historian ★ 7.7 HIT
1999 Keepers of the Frame Himself ★ 10.0 HIT
1997 The Secrets of 007 Self ★ 7.9 HIT
1997 Forgotten Silver Self ★ 7.2 HIT
1997 The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' Self ★ 7.0 HIT
1995 James Dean and Me Self (uncredited) ★ 8.7 HIT
1992 Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons Self ★ 10.0 HIT
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones Self ★ 8.0 HIT
1989 Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons Himself ★ 9.0 HIT