Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont
Frank A. Darabont, Ardeth Bey, Frank Árpád Darabont

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.

Biography

Birthday: 28/01/1959
Place of birth: Montbéliard, Doubs, France

Directors

Year Title Role Rating
2016
Stranger Things
Director
8.545 / 10
2013
Mob City
Director
6.8 / 10
2010
The Walking Dead
Director
8.079 / 10
2007
The Mist
Director
6.96 / 10
2007
Raines
Director
7.5 / 10
2002
The Shield
Director
8.177 / 10
2001
The Majestic
Director
6.767 / 10
1999
The Green Mile
Director
8.505 / 10
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
Director
8.734 / 10
1994
Nightshift Collection
Director
7.7 / 10
1990
Buried Alive
Director
6.7 / 10
1983
The Woman in the Room
Director
5.6 / 10

Acting

Year Title Role Rating
2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
7.177 / 10
2010
The Walking Dead
(uncredited)
8.079 / 10
2010
The United Monster Talent Agency
Director #1
9.1 / 10
2008
The Mist: Taming the Beast — The Making of Scene 35
Himself
7 / 10
2005
King Kong
Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
6.905 / 10
2004
Entourage
Frank Darabont
7.369 / 10
2003
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Himself
8 / 10
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self - Writer / Director
7.4 / 10
1998
Vampires
Man with Buick
6.304 / 10
1997
The Shining
Living Room Ghost
6.3 / 10

Screenplay

Year Title Role Rating
2013
Mob City
Writer
6.8 / 10
2010
The Walking Dead
Writer
8.079 / 10
2007
The Mist
Screenplay
6.96 / 10
2004
Collateral
Writer
7.2 / 10
1999
The Green Mile
Writer
8.505 / 10
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
Writer
5.6 / 10
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Screenplay
6.1 / 10
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Screenplay
6 / 10
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Screenplay
5.2 / 10
1998
Black Cat Run
Writer
5.2 / 10
1996
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Writer
6.1 / 10
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
Screenplay
8.734 / 10
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Writer
6.4 / 10
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Writer
6.55 / 10
1992
Two-Fisted Tales
Writer
5.1 / 10
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Writer
7.985 / 10
1989
The Fly II
Screenplay
5.8 / 10
1988
The Blob
Screenplay
6.878 / 10
1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Screenplay
6.7 / 10
1983
The Woman in the Room
Screenplay
5.6 / 10