Frank Darabont
Born
28 January 1959 (67)
Place of Birth
Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Also known as
Frank A. Darabont, Ardeth Bey
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...
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 (39)
The Thing Expanded
2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
King on Screen
2023
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
Walking the Mile
2014
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
Nightmare Factory
2011
Clint Eastwood's West
2011
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
Tales from the Script
2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
The Mist
2007
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
King Kong
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
The Majestic
2001
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
The Green Mile
1999
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
Vampires
1998
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Nightshift Collection
1994
Buried Alive
1990
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986
The Woman in the Room
1983