Directing

Frank Darabont

28.01.1959 Montbéliard, Doubs, France 66 credits

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.

Career

1981 2026

36 Acting 12 Directing 56 Movies 10 Series

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Filmography

The Thing Expanded

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

Acting: Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

Acting: Self, Thanks

Stranger Things

Series — 2016

Walking the Mile

Acting: Self, Executive Producer

The Director's Chair

Series — 2014

Series — 2013

Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

Nightmare Factory

Clint Eastwood's West

The Walking Dead

Series — 2010

Acting: (uncredited), Creator, Thanks, Director, Executive Producer, Author, Writer

The United Monster Talent Agency

Acting: Director #1

The Making of The Walking Dead

Tales from the Script

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

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

Acting: Self, Thanks

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

Acting: Self, Thanks

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

The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35

Acting: Himself

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

Acting: Self, Thanks

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Series — 2007

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

Acting: Biplane Gunner (uncredited)

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

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

Executive Producer

Series — 2004

Acting: Frank Darabont

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Acting: Himself

Series — 2002

Director, Producer

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

Acting: Self - Writer / Director, Executive Producer

Director, Producer, Writer

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

Acting: Man with Buick

Executive Producer, Writer

Series — 1997

Acting: Living Room Ghost

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

The Shawshank Redemption

Director, Screenplay

Nightshift Collection

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Series — 1992

Two-Fisted Tales

Tales from the Crypt

Series — 1989

Screenplay, Writer

Stephen King's World of Horror

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Stephen King's World of Horror

Art Department Assistant

Crimes of Passion

The Woman in the Room

Director, Editor, Screenplay

Transportation Captain

Production Assistant