
Frank Darabont
Directing
36
Acting Credits
12
Directed
Biography
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...
Known For
Filmography

The Thing Expanded
2026
as Self

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5

King on Screen
2023
as Self

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
as Self

Walking the Mile
2014
as Self

The Director's Chair
2014
as Self

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
as Self

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
as Self

Nightmare Factory
2011
as Self
Clint Eastwood's West
2011
as Self

The United Monster Talent Agency
2010
as Director #1

The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
as Self

The Walking Dead
2010
as (uncredited)

Tales from the Script
2009
as Self

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008
as Self
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008
as Self

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008
as Himself

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
as Self

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self

King Kong
2005
as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
as Self

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
as Self

Entourage
2004
as Frank Darabont

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
as Himself

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
as Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self - Writer / Director

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
as Self

Vampires
1998
as Man with Buick

The Shining
1997
as Living Room Ghost

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self

Stephen King's World of Horror
1986
as Self



