7.2Directing
Frank Darabont
- Born
- 1959-01-28
- Birthplace
- Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Biography
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
Filmography
66 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026 · Movie
Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
The Thing Expanded
2026 · Movie
Self
King on Screen
2023 · Movie
Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018 · Movie
Self · Thanks
Stranger Things
2016 · TV Show
Director
The Director's Chair
2014 · TV Show
Self
Walking the Mile
2014 · Movie
Self · Executive Producer
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013 · Movie
Self
Mob City
2013 · TV Show
Director · Writer · Executive Producer · Creator
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012 · Movie
Self
Clint Eastwood's West
2011 · Movie
Self
Nightmare Factory
2011 · Movie
Self
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010 · Movie
Self
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010 · Movie
Director #1
The Walking Dead
2010 · TV Show
(uncredited) · Writer · Executive Producer · Director · Creator · Author · Thanks
Tales from the Script
2009 · Movie
Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008 · Movie
Self · Thanks
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008 · Movie
Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The Mist
2008 · Movie
Self · Thanks
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Movie
Self
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008 · Movie
Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast — The Making of Scene 35
2008 · Movie
Himself
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
2008 · Movie
Self · Thanks
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 · Movie
Self
Raines
2007 · TV Show
Director
The Mist
2007 · Movie
Screenplay · Producer · Director
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006 · Movie
Self
King Kong
2005 · Movie
Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Movie
Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004 · Movie
Self
Collateral
2004 · Movie
Executive Producer · Writer
Entourage
2004 · TV Show
Frank Darabont
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004 · Movie
Self
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003 · Movie
Himself
The Salton Sea
2002 · Movie
Producer
The Shield
2002 · TV Show
Director
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001 · Movie
Self
The Majestic
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000 · Movie
Self - Writer / Director · Executive Producer
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999 · Movie
Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999 · Movie
Screenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999 · Movie
Writer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999 · Movie
Screenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
1999 · Movie
Screenplay
The Green Mile
1999 · Movie
Director · Producer · Writer
Black Cat Run
1998 · Movie
Writer · Executive Producer
Vampires
1998 · Movie
Man with Buick
The Shining
1997 · TV Show
Living Room Ghost
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
1996 · Movie
Writer
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · Movie
Writer
Nightshift Collection
1994 · Movie
Director
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Movie
Screenplay · Director
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 · TV Show
Writer
Two-Fisted Tales
1992 · Movie
Writer
Buried Alive
1990 · Movie
Director
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989 · Movie
Self
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
Writer · Screenplay
The Fly II
1989 · Movie
Screenplay
The Blob
1988 · Movie
Screenplay
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · Movie
Screenplay
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986 · Movie
Self
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Movie
Set Dresser
Trancers
1984 · Movie
Art Department Assistant
The Woman in the Room
1983 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Editor
The Seduction
1982 · Movie
Transportation Captain
Hell Night
1981 · Movie
Production Assistant