Frank Darabont
Biography
Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-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.
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Known For
Acting History
2023
King on Screen as Self
2018Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead as Self
2014Walking the Mile as Self
2014The Director's Chair as Self
2013Drew: The Man Behind the Poster as Self
2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger as Self
2011Nightmare Factory as Self
2011Clint Eastwood's West as Self
2010The Walking Dead as (uncredited)
2010The United Monster Talent Agency as Director #1
2010The Making of The Walking Dead as Self
2009Tales from the Script as Self
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
2008The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 as Himself
2008The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist as Self
2008Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' as Self
2008Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist as Self
2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self
2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' as Self
2005King Kong as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy as Self
2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
2004Entourage as Frank Darabont
2003Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes as Himself
2001Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature as Self
2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self - Writer / Director
1999Stephen King: Shining in the Dark as Self
1998Vampires as Man with Buick
1997The Shining as Living Room Ghost
1989Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
1986Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
—The Thing Expanded as Self