Frank Darabont
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 28 January 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 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.
Known for
Acting 32
- 2026The Thing Expanded as Self
- 2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
- 2023King on Screen as Self
- 2018Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead as Self
- 2014Walking the Mile as Self
- 2013Drew: The Man Behind the Poster as Self
- 2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger as Self
- 2011Nightmare Factory as Self
- 2011Clint Eastwood's West as Self
- 2010The United Monster Talent Agency as Director #1
- 2010The Making of The Walking Dead as Self
- 2009Tales from the Script as Self
- 2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
- 2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
- 2008Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist as Self
- 2008The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 as Himself
- 2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
- 2008The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist as Self
- 2008Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' as Self
- 2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self
- 2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' as Self
- 2005King Kong as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
- 2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy as Self
- 2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
- 2003Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes as Himself
- 2001Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature as Self
- 2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self - Writer / Director
- 1999Stephen King: Shining in the Dark as Self
- 1998Vampires as Man with Buick
- 1989Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
- 1986Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
crew 5
- 2018Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead · thanks
- 2008Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' · thanks
- 2008Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist · thanks
- 2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' · thanks
- 1982The Seduction · transportation captain
Production 9
- 2014Walking the Mile · executive producer
- 2007The Mist · producer
- 2004Collateral · executive producer
- 2002The Salton Sea · producer
- 2001The Majestic · producer
- 2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile · executive producer
- 1999The Green Mile · producer
- 1998Black Cat Run · executive producer
- 1981Hell Night · production assistant
Directing 7
- 2007The Mist · director
- 2001The Majestic · director
- 1999The Green Mile · director
- 1994The Shawshank Redemption · director
- 1994Nightshift Collection · director
- 1990Buried Alive · director
- 1983The Woman in the Room · director
Writing 15
- 2007The Mist · screenplay
- 1999The Green Mile · writer
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service · screenplay
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life · screenplay
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom · screenplay
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert · writer
- 1998Black Cat Run · writer
- 1996The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father · writer
- 1994Mary Shelley's Frankenstein · writer
- 1994The Shawshank Redemption · screenplay
- 1992Two-Fisted Tales · writer
- 1989The Fly II · screenplay
- 1988The Blob · screenplay
- 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors · screenplay
- 1983The Woman in the Room · screenplay
art 2
- 1984Trancers · art department assistant
- 1984Crimes of Passion · set dresser
Editing 1
- 1983The Woman in the Room · editor