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Frank Darabont

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1959-01-28 (66 years old)

Biography

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 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.

Filmography

all 65

Movies 56

self 30

TV Shows 9

Producer 8

Director 7

Screenplay 6

Writer 6

Self

Frank Darabont

Biography

Filmography

all 65

Movies 56

self 30

TV Shows 9

Producer 8

Director 7

Screenplay 6

Writer 6

King on Screen (2023)

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead (2018)

Walking the Mile (2014)

The Director's Chair (2014)

Mob City (2013)

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)

Nightmare Factory (2011)

Clint Eastwood's West (2011)

The Walking Dead (2010)

The United Monster Talent Agency (2010)

The Making of The Walking Dead (2010)

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

Tales from the Script (2009)

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (2008)

The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist (2008)

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' (2008)

The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 (2008)

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist (2008)

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007)

The Mist (2007)

Raines (2007)

100 Porsches and Me (2007)

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)

King Kong (2005)

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004)

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)

Collateral (2004)

Entourage (2004)

Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption (2004)

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)

The Shield (2002)

The Salton Sea (2002)

The Majestic (2001)

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001)

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)

The Green Mile (1999)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life (1999)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999)

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999)

Vampires (1998)

Black Cat Run (1998)

The Shining (1997)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Nightshift Collection (1994)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom (1993)

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)

Two-Fisted Tales (1992)

Buried Alive (1990)

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

The Fly II (1989)

Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)

The Blob (1988)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Stephen King's World of Horror (1986)

Trancers (1984)

Crimes of ion (1984)

The Woman in the Room (1983)

The Seduction (1982)

Hell Night (1981)

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Known For Directing

Gender Male

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-01-28 (66 years old)

Birth Name

Ferenc Árpád Darabont

Birth Place

Montbéliard,

Citizenships

United States

Also Known As

Френк Дарабонт, Frank A. Darabont, Ardeth Bey, 프랭크 다라본트, فرانک دارابونت