Directing
Frank Darabont
Also Known As: Frank A. Darabont, Ardeth Bey, Frank Árpád Darabont
Birth Date
January 28, 1959
(67 years old)
Place of Birth
Montbéliard, Doubs, France
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Biography
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.
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The Walking Dead
(uncredited)
2010 • 1 episode
Entourage
Frank Darabont
2004 • 2 episodes
King Kong
Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
2005
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
2026
The Shining
Living Room Ghost
1997 • 1 episode
Vampires
Man with Buick
1998
The Director's Chair
Self
2014 • 1 episode
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
2007
Nightmare Factory
Self
2011
The Making of The Walking Dead
Self
2010
King on Screen
Self
2023
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self - Writer / Director
2000
Tales from the Script
Self
2009
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
2008
The Thing Expanded
Self
2026
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
2013
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
2008
Walking the Mile
Self
2014
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1989
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
2006