Frank Darabont
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Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France to 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
Credits
King Kong (2005)
as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
Vampires (1998)
as Man with Buick
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026)
as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
as Self
King on Screen (2023)
as Self
Nightmare Factory (2011)
as Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)
as Self - Writer / Director
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
as Self
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
Walking the Mile (2014)
as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
as Self
The Making of The Walking Dead (2010)
as Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)
as Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist (2008)
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
Clint Eastwood's West (2011)
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
as Self
Tales from the Script (2009)
as Self
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001)
as Self
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
as Self
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999)
as Self
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist (2008)
as Self
The United Monster Talent Agency (2010)
as Director #1
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)
as Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead (2018)
as Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 (2008)
as Himself
Stephen King's World of Horror (1986)
as Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004)
as Self
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)
as Himself