Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/28/1959
Place of Birth
Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Also Known As
Френк ДарабонтFrank A. DarabontArdeth Bey
Frank Darabont
Biography
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
King Kong
as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
as Self
Nightmare Factory
as Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
as Self
The Making of The Walking Dead
as Self
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
as Himself
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
Vampires
as Man with Buick
The United Monster Talent Agency
as Director #1
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
Walking the Mile
as Self
King on Screen
as Self
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
as Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
as Self
Tales from the Script
as Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
as Self
Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self
Career Timeline
2010
2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
as Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
as Self
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
as Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
as Himself