Frank Darabont

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

35

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

  • Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

  • King Kong

    King Kong

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

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

  • Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

    Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • The Shining

    The Shining

  • Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

    Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

  • Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

    Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

  • 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

  • The United Monster Talent Agency

    The United Monster Talent Agency

  • Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

    Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

  • Vampires

    Vampires

  • Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

  • Nightmare Factory

    Nightmare Factory

  • Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

    Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

  • Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

    Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

  • King on Screen

    King on Screen

  • The Director's Chair

    The Director's Chair

  • Walking the Mile

    Walking the Mile

  • The Thing Expanded

    The Thing Expanded

  • Clint Eastwood's West

    Clint Eastwood's West

  • Tales from the Script

    Tales from the Script

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

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

  • Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

  • 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”

  • Stephen King's World of Horror

    Stephen King's World of Horror

  • Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

    Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

  • Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

    Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist