Frank Darabont

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 Walking Dead

Entourage

King Kong

The Shining

Vampires

The Director's Chair

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

The Making of The Walking Dead

All Movies (32)

• The Thing Expanded2026 · as Self
• One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 52026 · as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
• King on Screen2023 · as Self
• Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead2018 · as Self
• Walking the Mile2014 · as Self
• Drew: The Man Behind the Poster2013 · as Self
• Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger2012 · as Self
• Nightmare Factory2011 · as Self
• Clint Eastwood's West2011 · as Self
• The United Monster Talent Agency2010 · as Director #1
• The Making of The Walking Dead2010 · as Self
• Tales from the Script2009 · as Self
• RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”2008 · as Self
• Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX2008 · as Self
• When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'2008 · as Self
• Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'2008 · as Self
• Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist2008 · as Self
• The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist2008 · as Self
• The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 352008 · as Himself
• Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner2007 · as Self
• Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'2006 · as Self
• King Kong2005 · as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
• Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · as Self
• Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy2004 · as Self
• Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'2004 · as Self
• Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes2003 · as Himself
• Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature2001 · as Self
• Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile2000 · as Self - Writer / Director
• Stephen King: Shining in the Dark1999 · as Self
• Vampires1998 · as Man with Buick
• Stephen King's World of Horror1989 · as Self
• Stephen King's World of Horror1986 · as Self

All TV Shows (4)

• The Director's Chair2014 · as Self
• The Walking Dead2010 · as (uncredited)
• Entourage2004 · as Frank Darabont
• The Shining1997 · as Living Room Ghost