Frank Darabont
27 movies · 9 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jan 28, 1959 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Montbéliard, Doubs, France
- Also known as
- Frank A. Darabont · Ardeth Bey · Frank Árpád Darabont · Ferenc Árpád Darabont
Biography
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France to 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
Frank Darabont: movies and TV shows
Acting (6)
- 2010
- 2010 The United Monster Talent Agency
as Director #1
- 2005 King Kong
as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
- 2004
- 1998 Vampires
as Man with Buick
- 1997
Behind the camera (37)
- 2018
- 2016
- 2014 Walking the Mile
Executive Producer
- 2013
- 2010
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007 The Mist
Screenplay, Producer, Director
- 2007
- 2004 Collateral
Executive Producer, Writer
- 2002
- 2002 The Salton Sea
Producer
- 2001 The Majestic
Producer, Director
- 2000 Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Executive Producer
- 1999 The Green Mile
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998 Black Cat Run
Writer, Executive Producer
- 1996
- 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Writer
- 1994 The Shawshank Redemption
Screenplay, Director
- 1994 Nightshift Collection
Director
- 1992
- 1992 Two-Fisted Tales
Writer
- 1990 Buried Alive
Director
- 1989
- 1989 The Fly II
Screenplay
- 1988 The Blob
Screenplay
- 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Screenplay
- 1984 Trancers
Art Department Assistant
- 1984 Crimes of Passion
Set Dresser
- 1983 The Woman in the Room
Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 1982 The Seduction
Transportation Captain
- 1981 Hell Night
Production Assistant
Talk shows and appearances (24)
- 2026
- 2026
- 2023
- 2014 The Director's Chair
1 episode
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001
- 1999
- 1989
- 1986