Frank Darabont

Directing

Frank Darabont

Born January 28, 1959Montbéliard, Doubs, France55 credits

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

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
7.5

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

Movie

2026

King on Screen
7.0

King on Screen

Movie

2023

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

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

Movie

2018

Stranger Things
8.6

Stranger Things

TV

2016

Walking the Mile
5.0

Walking the Mile

Movie

2014

The Director's Chair
7.0

The Director's Chair

TV

2014

Filmography

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5Movie
King on Screen
2023King on Screenas SelfMovie
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Deadas SelfMovie
Stranger Things
2016Stranger ThingsDirectorTV
Walking the Mile
2014Walking the Mileas SelfMovie
The Director's Chair
2014The Director's Chairas SelfTV
Mob City
2013Mob CityDirectorTV
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013Drew: The Man Behind the Posteras SelfMovie
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Kruegeras SelfMovie
Nightmare Factory
2011Nightmare Factoryas SelfMovie
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2011Clint Eastwood's Westas SelfMovie
The Walking Dead
2010The Walking Deadas (uncredited)TV
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010The United Monster Talent Agencyas Director #1Movie
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010The Making of The Walking Deadas SelfMovie
Tales from the Script
2009Tales from the Scriptas SelfMovie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”as SelfMovie
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXas SelfMovie
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'as SelfMovie
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artistas SelfMovie
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2008The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mistas SelfMovie
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'as SelfMovie
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2008The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35as HimselfMovie
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runneras SelfMovie
The Mist
2007The MistDirectorMovie
Raines
2007RainesDirectorTV
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'as SelfMovie
King Kong
2005King Kongas Biplane Gunner (uncredited)Movie
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collectionas SelfMovie
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacyas SelfMovie
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2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'as SelfMovie
Collateral
2004CollateralExecutive ProducerMovie
Entourage
2004Entourageas Frank DarabontTV
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunesas HimselfMovie
The Shield
2002The ShieldDirectorTV
The Majestic
2001The MajesticDirectorMovie
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001Shawshank: The Redeeming Featureas SelfMovie
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2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mileas Self - Writer / DirectorMovie
The Green Mile
1999The Green MileDirectorMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the DesertWriterMovie
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999Stephen King: Shining in the Darkas SelfMovie
Vampires
1998Vampiresas Man with BuickMovie
Black Cat Run
1998Black Cat RunWriterMovie
The Shining
1997The Shiningas Living Room GhostTV
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
1996The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with FatherWriterMovie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinWriterMovie
The Shawshank Redemption
1994The Shawshank RedemptionDirectorMovie
Nightshift Collection
1994Nightshift CollectionDirectorMovie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesWriterTV
Two-Fisted Tales
1992Two-Fisted TalesWriterMovie
Buried Alive
1990Buried AliveDirectorMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the CryptWriterTV
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989Stephen King's World of Horroras SelfMovie
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986Stephen King's World of Horroras SelfMovie
The Woman in the Room
1983The Woman in the RoomDirectorMovie
The Thing Expanded
—The Thing Expandedas SelfMovie