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.
King on Screen
Self
2023
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
Self
2018
Walking the Mile
Self
2014
The Director's Chair
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
2013
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Self
2012
Nightmare Factory
Self
2011
Clint Eastwood's West
Self
2011
The Walking Dead
(uncredited) · (1 episode)
2010
The United Monster Talent Agency
Director #1
2010
The Making of The Walking Dead
Self
2010
Tales from the Script
Self
2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
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
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
2007
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
2006
King Kong
Biplane gunner (uncredited)
2005
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
2004
Entourage
(1 episode)
2004
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Himself
2003
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Self
2001
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self - Writer / Director
2000
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
1999
Vampires
Man with Buick
1998
The Shining
Living Room Ghost · (1 episode)
1997
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1986