Stephen King

Personal Info

Birthday

September 21, 1947

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Maine, USA

Also Known As

Stephen Edwin King

John Swithen

Richard Bachman

Beryl Evans

Stephen King

Biography

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror".

He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror.

Known For

The Simpsons

Frasier

Sons of Anarchy

Under the Dome

The Stand

It Chapter Two

11.22.63

Storm of the Century

Filmography

2025
Chain Reactions
as Self
2023
King on Screen
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Tom Holby (archive footage)
2020
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2019
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
as Self
The King: Stephen King's America
as Himself
It Chapter Two
as Shopkeeper
Die Stephen King Story
as Himself
2018
101 Seconds
as Self
Stephen King: Master of Horror
as Self
2014
Walking the Mile
as Self
Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King
as Self
2013
Stuck in Love
as Self (voice)
2011
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
as himself
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
2007
Diary of the Dead
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
2005
Gotham Cafe
as Mr. Ring (voice)
Fever Pitch
as Stephen King (uncredited)
2000
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
as Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self - Author
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
as Himself
1999
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
as Self
1996
Thinner
as Pharmacist
1992
The Rock Bottom Remainders
as Self
Sleepwalkers
as Cemetery Caretaker
1989
Pet Sematary
as Minister
1987
Creepshow 2
as Truck Driver
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
as Self
1986
Maximum Overdrive
as ATM Asshole (uncredited)
Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self
1982
Creepshow
as Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
1981
Knightriders
as Hoagie Man