Person
Frank Darabont
Directing · Born 1959-01-28 · Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Biography
Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France by Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant. He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King. In 2010 he developed and executive produced the first season of the AMC network television series The Walking Dead.
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Screenplay
Stranger Things
Director
The Walking Dead
(uncredited)
Entourage
Frank Darabont
The Shield
Director
The Green Mile
Director
Tales from the Crypt
Writer
King Kong
Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
The Mist
Director
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Writer
Filmography
- 2026The Thing ExpandedSelf
- 2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
- 2023King on ScreenSelf
- 2018Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living DeadSelf
- 2016Stranger ThingsDirector
- 2014Walking the MileSelf
- 2014The Director's ChairSelf
- 2013Mob CityDirector
- 2013Drew: The Man Behind the PosterSelf
- 2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy KruegerSelf
- 2011Nightmare FactorySelf
- 2011Clint Eastwood's WestSelf
- 2010The Walking Dead(uncredited)
- 2010The United Monster Talent AgencyDirector #1
- 2010The Making of The Walking DeadSelf
- 2009Tales from the ScriptSelf
- 2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self
- 2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf
- 2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'Self
- 2008Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An ArtistSelf
- 2008The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The MistSelf
- 2008Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'Self
- 2008The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35Himself
- 2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerSelf
- 2007The MistDirector
- 2007RainesDirector
- 2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'Self
- 2005King KongBiplane Gunner (uncredited)
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
- 2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacySelf
- 2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'Self
- 2004CollateralExecutive Producer
- 2004EntourageFrank Darabont
- 2003Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney TunesHimself
- 2002The ShieldDirector
- 2002The Salton SeaProducer
- 2001The MajesticDirector
- 2001Shawshank: The Redeeming FeatureSelf
- 2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green MileSelf - Writer / Director
- 1999The Green MileDirector
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of DoomScreenplay
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of LifeScreenplay
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceScreenplay
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the DesertWriter
- 1999Stephen King: Shining in the DarkSelf
- 1998VampiresMan with Buick
- 1998Black Cat RunWriter
- 1997The ShiningLiving Room Ghost
- 1996The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with FatherWriter
- 1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinWriter
- 1994The Shawshank RedemptionScreenplay
- 1994Nightshift CollectionDirector
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesWriter
- 1992Two-Fisted TalesWriter
- 1990Buried AliveDirector
- 1989Tales from the CryptWriter
- 1989The Fly IIScreenplay
- 1989Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf
- 1988The BlobScreenplay
- 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsScreenplay
- 1986Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf
- 1984TrancersArt Department Assistant
- 1984Crimes of PassionSet Dresser
- 1983The Woman in the RoomDirector
- 1982The SeductionTransportation Captain
- 1981Hell NightProduction Assistant
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