Frank Darabont

Biography

Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-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.

Known For

The Walking Dead

(uncredited)

Entourage

Frank Darabont

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Self

King Kong

Biplane Gunner (uncredited)

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

Self

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Himself

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2014	The Director's Chair	Self
2010	The Walking Dead	(uncredited)
2004	Entourage	Frank Darabont
1997	The Shining	Living Room Ghost