Frank Darabont

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Frank Darabont

Directing 67 January 28, 1959

Montbéliard, Doubs, France

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 Gold…

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The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

8.7 1994 Movie
Stranger Things

Stranger Things

8.6 2016 TV Show
The Green Mile

The Green Mile

8.5 1999 Movie
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

8.1 2010 TV Show
King Kong

King Kong

6.9 2005 Movie
Collateral

Collateral

7.2 2004 Movie
The Mist

The Mist

7.0 2007 Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

6.7 1987 Movie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

6.4 1994 Movie
Vampires

Vampires

6.3 1998 Movie
The Shield

The Shield

8.2 2002 TV Show
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.0 1989 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Thing Expanded

    Movie Self

  2. 2026
    One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

    Movie Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5

  3. 2023
    King on Screen

    Movie Self

  4. 2018
    Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

    Movie Self

  5. 2016
    Stranger Things

    TV show Director

  6. 2014
    Walking the Mile

    Movie Self

  7. 2014
    The Director's Chair

    TV show Self

  8. 2013
    Mob City

    TV show Director

  9. 2013
    Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

    Movie Self

  10. 2012
    Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

    Movie Self

  11. 2011
    Nightmare Factory

    Movie Self

  12. 2011
    Clint Eastwood's West

    Movie Self

  13. 2010
    The Walking Dead

    TV show (uncredited)

  14. 2010
    The United Monster Talent Agency

    Movie Director #1

  15. 2010
    The Making of The Walking Dead

    Movie Self

  16. 2009
    Tales from the Script

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2008
    RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

    Movie Self

  2. 2008
    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Movie Self

  3. 2008
    When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

    Movie Self

  4. 2008
    Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'

    Movie Self

  5. 2008
    Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

    Movie Self

  6. 2008
    The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35

    Movie Himself

  7. 2008
    The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist

    Movie Self

  8. 2007
    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Movie Self

  9. 2007
    The Mist

    Movie Producer

  10. 2007
    Raines

    TV show Director

  11. 2006
    Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

    Movie Self

  12. 2005
    King Kong

    Movie Biplane Gunner (uncredited)

  13. 2005
    Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Movie Self

  14. 2004
    Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

    Movie Self

  15. 2004
    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Movie Self

  16. 2004
    Collateral

    Movie Executive Producer

  17. 2004
    Entourage

    TV show Frank Darabont

  18. 2003
    Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

    Movie Himself

  19. 2002
    The Shield

    TV show Director

  20. 2002
    The Salton Sea

    Movie Producer

  21. 2001
    The Majestic

    Movie Director

  22. 2001
    Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

    Movie Self

  23. 2000
    Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

    Movie Self - Writer / Director

  24. 1999
    The Green Mile

    Movie Producer