Frank Darabont
Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is an 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.
12 directing credits · 36 acting credits
Directing · 12
Stranger Things
2016
The Walking Dead
2010
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
The Shield
2002
The Green Mile
1999
The Mist
2007
Raines
2007
Mob City
2013
The Majestic
2001
Buried Alive
1990
The Woman in the Room
1983
Nightshift Collection
1994
Acting · 36
The Walking Dead
2010
Entourage
2004
King Kong
2005
The Shining
1997
Vampires
1998
The Director's Chair
2014
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
The Thing Expanded
2026
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
Walking the Mile
2014
Tales from the Script
2009
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008
Clint Eastwood's West
2011
King on Screen
2023
Nightmare Factory
2011
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008