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)
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026)
as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
Vampires (1998)
as Man with Buick
Nightmare Factory (2011)
as Self
Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween (2011)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
as Self
Clint Eastwood's West (2011)
as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
as Self
King on Screen (2023)
as Self
The Making of The Walking Dead (2010)
as Self
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption (2004)
as Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)
as Self - Writer / Director
Tales from the Script (2009)
as Self
Walking the Mile (2014)
as Self
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001)
as Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The Mist (2008)
as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
as Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)
as Self
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)
as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
as Self
The United Monster Talent Agency (2010)
as Director #1
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)
as Himself
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)
as Self
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
as Self
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist (2008)
as Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast — The Making of Scene 35 (2008)
as Himself
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999)
as Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004)
as Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead (2018)
as Self
Stephen King's World of Horror (1986)
as Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist (2008)
as Self
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist (2008)
as Self