Frank 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.
Known for
- The Walking Dead (2010)
- Entourage (2004)
- King Kong (2005)
- The Shining (1997)
- Vampires (1998)
- The Director's Chair (2014)
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026)
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
- The Making of The Walking Dead (2010)
- Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption (2004)
- Nightmare Factory (2011)
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
- Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
- Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
- The Thing Expanded (2026)
- Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween (2011)
- Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
- Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead (2018)
- King on Screen (2023)