Frank Darabont

Personal Info

Birthday

January 28, 1959

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Montbéliard, Doubs, France

Also Known As

Френк Дарабонт

Frank A. Darabont

Ardeth Bey

프랭크 다라본트

فرانک دارابونت

Frank Darabont

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 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

The Walking Dead

King Kong

The Shining

Vampires

The United Monster Talent Agency

Filmography

2023
King on Screen
as Self
2018
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
as Self
2014
Walking the Mile
as Self
2013
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
2012
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as Self
2011
Nightmare Factory
as Self
Clint Eastwood's West
as Self
2010
The United Monster Talent Agency
as Director #1
The Making of The Walking Dead
as Self
2009
Tales from the Script
as Self
2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
as Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
as Himself
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
as Self
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
as Self
2007
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
2006
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
as Self
2005
King Kong
as Biplane gunner (uncredited)
2004
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
2003
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
as Himself
2001
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
as Self
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self - Writer / Director
1999
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
as Self
1998
Vampires
as Man with Buick
1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self