Frank Darabont

Directing·Jan 28, 1959·Montbéliard, Doubs, France

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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.

Film	Credit
The Thing Expanded2026 · Self	Self
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 52026 · Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5	Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
King on Screen2023 · Self	Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead2018 · Self	Self
Walking the Mile2014 · Self	Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster2013 · Self	Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger2012 · Self	Self
Nightmare Factory2011 · Self	Self
CClint Eastwood's West2011 · Self	Self
The United Monster Talent Agency2010 · Director #1	Director #1
The Making of The Walking Dead2010 · Self	Self
Tales from the Script2009 · Self	Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”2008 · Self	Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX2008 · Self	Self
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'2008 · Self	Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist2008 · Self	Self
TThe Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist2008 · Self	Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'2008 · Self	Self
TThe Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 352008 · Himself	Himself
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner2007 · Self	Self
The Mist2007 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'2006 · Self	Self
King Kong2005 · Biplane Gunner (uncredited)	Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · Self	Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy2004 · Self	Self
AArtifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'2004 · Self	Self
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes2003 · Himself	Himself
The Salton Sea2002 · Producer	Producer
The Majestic2001 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature2001 · Self	Self
WWalking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile2000 · Self - Writer / Director	Self - Writer / Director
The Green Mile1999 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom1999 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life1999 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service1999 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert1999 · Writer	Writer
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark1999 · Self	Self
Vampires1998 · Man with Buick	Man with Buick
Black Cat Run1998 · Writer	Writer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father1996 · Writer	Writer
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein1994 · Writer	Writer
The Shawshank Redemption1994 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Nightshift Collection1994 · Director	Director
Two-Fisted Tales1992 · Writer	Writer
Buried Alive1990 · Director	Director
The Fly II1989 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Stephen King's World of Horror1989 · Self	Self
The Blob1988 · Screenplay	Screenplay