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Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont

Director · Born January 28, 1959 · Montbéliard, Doubs, France

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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.

Directed 11

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Green Mile

    Director

    79
  2. 1994

    The Shawshank Redemption

    Director

    89

  3. Nightshift Collection

    Director

  4. 1990

    Buried Alive

    Director

1980s

  1. 1983

    The Woman in the Room

    Director

Wrote 19

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Green Mile

    Writer

    79

  2. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

    Screenplay

  3. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life

    Screenplay

  4. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

    Screenplay

  5. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

    Writer

  6. 1998

    Black Cat Run

    Writer

    55
  7. 1996

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

    Writer

  8. 1994

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    Writer

    56

  9. The Shawshank Redemption

    Screenplay

    89
  10. 1992

    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

    Writer

    71

  11. Two-Fisted Tales

    Writer

Produced 10

2010s

  1. 2014

    Walking the Mile

    Executive Producer

  2. 2013

    Mob City

    Executive Producer

    72
  3. 2010

    The Walking Dead

    Executive Producer

    81

Acted in 6

2010s

  1. 2010

    The Walking Dead

    (uncredited) · 1 episode

    81

  2. The United Monster Talent Agency

    Director #1

Other crew 2

Art department 2

Created 2

Edited 1

1980s

  1. 1983

    The Woman in the Room

    Editor

Appearances27

2010s

  1. 2018

    Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

    Self

  2. 2014

    Walking the Mile

    Self

  3. The Director's Chair

    Self · 1 episode

  4. 2013

    Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

    Self

    64
  5. 2012

    Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

    Self

  6. 2011

    Nightmare Factory

    Self

    73

  7. Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween

    Self

  8. 2010

    The Making of The Walking Dead

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Tales from the Script

    Self

  2. 2008

    RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

    Self

  3. Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Self

  4. When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist

    Self

  5. Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

    Self

  6. Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The Mist

    Self

  7. 2007

    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Self

  8. 2006

    Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

    Self

  9. 2005

    Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Self

  10. 2004

    Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

    Self

  11. Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption

    Self

  12. 2003

    Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

    Himself

  13. 2001

    Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

    Self

1990s

  1. 1999

    Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

    Self

1980s

  1. 1989

    Stephen King's World of Horror

    Self

  2. 1986

    Stephen King's World of Horror

    Self

Thanked in the credits4

2010s

  1. 2018

    Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

    Thanks

2000s

  1. 2008

    When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist

    Thanks

  2. Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The Mist

    Thanks

  3. Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

    Thanks