Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.
His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone and Christine (both 1983), Stand by Me(1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007), and It (2017). He has published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000).
Among other awards, King has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honours for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities."
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2025
King on Screen
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Tom Holby (archive footage)
2021
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
Self - Writer (archive footage)
2020
Duncanville
(voice) · (1 episode)
2020
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Self
2019
The King: Stephen King's America
Himself
2019
It Chapter Two
Shopkeeper
2019
Die Stephen King Story
Himself
2019
101 Seconds
Self
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · (6 episodes)
2018
Stephen King: Master of Horror
Self
2018
11.22.63
The Pharmacist · (8 episodes)
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (3 episodes)
2015
Walking the Mile
Self
2014
Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King
Self
2014
Under the Dome
Diner Patron · (1 episode)
2013
Stuck in Love
Self (voice)
2013
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
himself
2011
Sons of Anarchy
Bachman · (1 episode)
2008
Markus Lanz
Self · (1 episode)
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Self
2008
Diary of the Dead
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
2007
Gotham Cafe
Mr. Ring
2005
Fever Pitch
Stephen King (uncredited)
2005
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self · (5 episodes)
2004
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
(1 episode)
2004
Rose Red
Pizza Guy · (1 episode)
2002
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Self
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self - Author
2000
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
Himself
2000
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
1999
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
1999
Storm of the Century
Lawyer in Ad (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1999
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Shining
Gage Creed · (1 episode)
1997
Thinner
Pharmacist
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Langoliers
Tom Holby · (2 episodes)
1995
Baseball
Various (voice) · (0 episode)
1994
The Stand
Teddy Weizak · (2 episodes)
1994
Frasier
Brian (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Morgenmagazin
Self · (1 episode)
1992
The Rock Bottom Remainders
Self
1992
Sleepwalkers
Cemetery Caretaker
1992
Golden Years
Bus Driver
1991
Golden Years
Bus Driver · (1 episode)
1991
The Simpsons
Stephen King (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Pet Sematary
Minister
1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1989
Creepshow 2
Truck Driver
1987
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self
1987
Maximum Overdrive
ATM Asshole (uncredited)
1986
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1986
Creepshow
Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
1982
Knightriders
Hoagie Man
1981
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Stephen King
Jeopardy!
(1 episode)
1984
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952