Frank Darabont
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
The Walking Dead
2010
Entourage
2004
King Kong
2005
The Shining
1997
Vampires
1998
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
The Director's Chair
2014
Walking the Mile
2014
Nightmare Factory
2011
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
King on Screen
2023
The Thing Expanded
2026
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
Tales from the Script
2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008