Frank Darabont
Born: 1959-01-28 in Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2026
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
- The Thing Expanded as Self
2023
- King on Screen as Self
2016
- Stranger Things ... (Director)
2014
- The Director's Chair as Self
- Walking the Mile as Self
2013
- Mob City ... (Director)
- Drew: The Man Behind the Poster as Self
2012
2011
- Clint Eastwood's West as Self
- Nightmare Factory as Self
2010
- The Walking Dead as (uncredited)
- The Making of The Walking Dead as Self
- The United Monster Talent Agency as Director #1
2009
- Tales from the Script as Self
2008
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
- When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
- Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist as Self
- The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 as Himself
- Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' as Self
- The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist as Self
2007
- The Mist ... (Director)
- Raines ... (Director)
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self
2005
- King Kong as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2004
- Entourage as Frank Darabont
- Collateral ... (Executive Producer)
- Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
- Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy as Self
2003
2002
- The Shield ... (Director)
- The Salton Sea ... (Producer)
2001
- The Majestic ... (Director)
- Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature as Self
2000
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self - Writer / Director
1999
- The Green Mile ... (Director)
- Stephen King: Shining in the Dark as Self
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert ... (Writer)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service ... (Screenplay)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom ... (Screenplay)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life ... (Screenplay)
1998
- Vampires as Man with Buick
- Black Cat Run ... (Writer)
1997
- The Shining as Living Room Ghost
1996
1994
- The Shawshank Redemption ... (Screenplay)
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ... (Writer)
- Nightshift Collection ... (Director)
1992
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ... (Writer)
- Two-Fisted Tales ... (Writer)
1990
- Buried Alive ... (Director)
1989
- Tales from the Crypt ... (Writer)
- The Fly II ... (Screenplay)
- Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
1988
- The Blob ... (Screenplay)
1987
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ... (Screenplay)
1986
- Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
1984
- Crimes of Passion ... (Set Dresser)
- Trancers ... (Art Department Assistant)
1983
- The Woman in the Room ... (Director)
1982
- The Seduction ... (Transportation Captain)
1981
- Hell Night ... (Production Assistant)