About
Frank Darabont
Overview
Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-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.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2023 | King on Screen | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Walking the Mile | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Nightmare Factory | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Clint Eastwood's West | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2010 | The United Monster Talent Agency | Actor | Director #1 | 59 Average |
| 2010 | The Making of The Walking Dead | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
| 2009 | Tales from the Script | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2008 | The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Actor | Self | 61 Fair |
| 2006 | Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2005 | King Kong | Actor | Biplane gunner (uncredited) | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Actor | Self - Writer / Director | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Stephen King: Shining in the Dark | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Vampires | Actor | Man with Buick | 61 Fair |
| 1989 | Stephen King's World of Horror | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Stephen King's World of Horror | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| The Thing Expanded | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2007 | The Mist | Directing | Director | 68 Fair |
| 2002 | Sand Pirates of the Sahara | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Directing | Director | 64 Fair |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Directing | Director | 84 Very good |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Directing | Director | 86 Very good |
| 1994 | Nightshift Collection | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Buried Alive | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
| 1983 | The Woman in the Room | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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| 2007 | The Mist | Writing | Screenplay | 68 Fair |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Writing | Screenplay | 84 Very good |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Black Cat Run | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Writing | Writer | 62 Fair |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Writing | Screenplay | 86 Very good |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Two-Fisted Tales | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1989 | The Fly II | Writing | Screenplay | 57 Average |
| 1988 | The Blob | Writing | Screenplay | 64 Fair |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Writing | Screenplay | 65 Fair |
| 1983 | The Woman in the Room | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 2014 | Walking the Mile | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Mob City | Production | Executive Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2007 | The Mist | Production | Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Collateral | Production | Executive Producer | 71 Good |
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Production | Producer | 61 Fair |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Production | Producer | 64 Fair |
| 2000 | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Production | Producer | 84 Very good |
| 1998 | Black Cat Run | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Hell Night | Production | Production Assistant | 57 Average |
Art |
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| 1984 | Trancers | Art | Art Department Assistant | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion | Art | Set Dresser | 60 Fair |
Crew |
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| 2008 | Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |
| 2008 | When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |
| 1982 | The Seduction | Crew | Transportation Captain | 58 Average |
Editing |
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| 1983 | The Woman in the Room | Editing | Editor | 58 Average |