Frank Darabont
Biography
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.
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Frank Darabont — movies and TV shows
8.1SeriesThe Walking Dead
2010
7.4SeriesEntourage
2004
6.9FilmKing Kong
2005
7.2FilmOne Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
6.3SeriesThe Shining
1997
6.3FilmVampires
1998
7.0SeriesThe Director's Chair
2014
5.0FilmWalking the Mile
2014
7.1FilmKing on Screen
2023
7.8FilmDangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
8.8FilmThe Thing Expanded
2026
7.8FilmThe Making of The Walking Dead
2010
7.2FilmNightmare Factory
2011
8.2FilmWhen Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
2008
5.7FilmRecreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
7.0FilmDrew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
6.6FilmTales from the Script
2009
FilmLight in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
8.4FilmShawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
7.7FilmMade Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
6.0FilmFear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
8.0FilmRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
8.0FilmRay Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
8.0FilmIrreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
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8.0FilmStephen King's World of Horror
1989
7.2FilmMonsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The Mist
2008
6.6FilmFantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
6.8FilmStephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
6.1FilmStephen King's World of Horror
1986
9.1FilmThe United Monster Talent Agency
2010
4.8FilmDrew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008