Director
Frank Darabont
67 years · Montbéliard, Doubs, France · 49 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 49
The Thing Expanded
2026 · Self
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026 · Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
King on Screen
2023 · Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018 · Self
Walking the Mile
2014 · Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013 · Self
On Kanopy
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012 · Self
Nightmare Factory
2011 · Self
Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween
2011 · Self
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010 · Director #1
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010 · Self
Tales from the Script
2009 · Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008 · Self
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
2008 · Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008 · Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The Mist
2008 · Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 · Self
The Mist
2007 · Producer, Screenplay
On AMC+
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006 · Self
King Kong
2005 · Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
On Netflix
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004 · Self
Collateral
2004 · Writer
On Philo