Frank Darabont

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

34

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-01-28 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Montbéliard, Doubs, France

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

    The Walking Dead

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • The Shining

    The Shining

  • King on Screen

    King on Screen

  • Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

  • Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

    Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

  • Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

  • Walking the Mile

    Walking the Mile

  • When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

    When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

  • The Making of The Walking Dead

    The Making of The Walking Dead

  • Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

    Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

  • Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

    Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

  • Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

    Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

  • Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

    Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

  • The United Monster Talent Agency

    The United Monster Talent Agency

  • The Thing Expanded

    The Thing Expanded

  • Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

    Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

  • Vampires

    Vampires

  • The Director's Chair

    The Director's Chair

  • Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

    Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

  • The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35

    The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35

  • Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

    Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

  • Nightmare Factory

    Nightmare Factory

  • Clint Eastwood's West

    Clint Eastwood's West

  • Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

    Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

  • Tales from the Script

    Tales from the Script

  • The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist

    The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist

  • Stephen King's World of Horror

    Stephen King's World of Horror

  • Stephen King's World of Horror

    Stephen King's World of Horror

  • RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

    RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

  • Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'

    Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'

  • Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

    Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist