Frank Darabont

Directing

1959-01-28Montbéliard, Doubs, France

Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is an 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

8.1

2010

The Walking Dead

2010 · tv

7.4

2004

Entourage

2004 · tv

Frank Darabont

Known For

The Walking Dead

Entourage

King Kong

The Shining

Vampires

The Director's Chair

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

The Thing Expanded

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

The Making of The Walking Dead

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Tales from the Script

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

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

Walking the Mile

King on Screen

Stephen King's World of Horror

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

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

Nightmare Factory

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

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

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

The United Monster Talent Agency

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection