Frank Darabont
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 28, 1959 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2026 | One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5 | |
| 2023 | King on ScreenSelf | |
| 2018 | Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living DeadSelf | |
| 2014 | Walking the MileSelf | |
| 2014 | The Director's ChairSelf | |
| 2013 | Drew: The Man Behind the PosterSelf | |
| 2012 | Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy KruegerSelf | |
| 2011 | Nightmare FactorySelf | |
| 2011 | Clint Eastwood's WestSelf | |
| 2010 | The United Monster Talent AgencyDirector #1 | |
| 2010 | The Making of The Walking DeadSelf | |
| 2010 | The Walking Dead(uncredited) | |
| 2009 | Tales from the ScriptSelf | |
| 2008 | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf | |
| 2008 | When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'Self | |
| 2008 | Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An ArtistSelf | |
| 2008 | The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The MistSelf | |
| 2008 | Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'Self | |
| 2008 | The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35Himself | |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self | |
| 2007 | Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerSelf | |
| 2006 | Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'Self | |
| 2005 | King KongBiplane Gunner (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf | |
| 2004 | Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'Self | |
| 2004 | Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacySelf | |
| 2004 | EntourageFrank Darabont | |
| 2003 | Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney TunesHimself | |
| 2001 | Shawshank: The Redeeming FeatureSelf | |
| 2000 | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green MileSelf - Writer / Director | |
| 1999 | Stephen King: Shining in the DarkSelf | |
| 1998 | VampiresMan with Buick | |
| 1997 | The ShiningLiving Room Ghost | |
| 1989 | Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf | |
| 1986 | Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf | |
| - | The Thing ExpandedSelf |
| 2014 | Walking the MileExecutive Producer | |
| 2013 | Mob CityExecutive Producer | |
| 2010 | The Walking DeadExecutive Producer | |
| 2007 | The MistProducer | |
| 2004 | CollateralExecutive Producer | |
| 2002 | The Salton SeaProducer | |
| 2001 | The MajesticProducer | |
| 2000 | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green MileExecutive Producer | |
| 1999 | The Green MileProducer | |
| 1998 | Black Cat RunExecutive Producer | |
| 1981 | Hell NightProduction Assistant |
| 2016 | Stranger ThingsDirector | |
| 2013 | Mob CityDirector | |
| 2010 | The Walking DeadDirector | |
| 2007 | The MistDirector | |
| 2007 | RainesDirector | |
| 2002 | The ShieldDirector | |
| 2001 | The MajesticDirector | |
| 1999 | The Green MileDirector | |
| 1994 | The Shawshank RedemptionDirector | |
| 1994 | Nightshift CollectionDirector | |
| 1990 | Buried AliveDirector | |
| 1983 | The Woman in the RoomDirector |
| 2013 | Mob CityWriter | |
| 2010 | The Walking DeadWriter | |
| 2010 | The Walking DeadAuthor | |
| 2007 | The MistScreenplay | |
| 1999 | The Green MileScreenplay | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of DoomScreenplay | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of LifeScreenplay | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceScreenplay | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the DesertWriter | |
| 1998 | Black Cat RunWriter | |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with FatherWriter | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's FrankensteinWriter | |
| 1994 | The Shawshank RedemptionScreenplay | |
| 1992 | Two-Fisted TalesWriter | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesWriter | |
| 1989 | The Fly IIScreenplay | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptWriter | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptScreenplay | |
| 1988 | The BlobScreenplay | |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsScreenplay | |
| 1983 | The Woman in the RoomScreenplay |
| 2018 | Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living DeadThanks | |
| 2010 | The Walking DeadCreator | |
| 2010 | The Walking DeadThanks | |
| 2008 | When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'Thanks | |
| 2008 | Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'Thanks | |
| 2008 | Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An ArtistThanks | |
| 1982 | The SeductionTransportation Captain |