Frank Darabont
Born in Montbéliard, Doubs, France — Jan 28 1959
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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 the AMC network television series The Walking Dead.
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Frank Darabont's Credits
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Stranger Things
Directing
The Walking Dead
(uncredited)
The Shield
Directing
Entourage
Frank Darabont
The Shawshank Redemption
Writing
The Green Mile
Directing
Tales from the Crypt
Writing
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Writing
King Kong
Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
The Mist
Writing
The Shining
Living Room Ghost
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
Collateral
Production
The Blob
Writing
Raines
Directing
Mob City
Directing
The Majestic
Production
Hell Night
Production
The Fly II
Writing
The Salton Sea
Production
Vampires
Man with Buick
Trancers
Art
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Writing
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Writing
Crimes of Passion
Art
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
Black Cat Run
Writing
Walking the Mile
Self
Buried Alive
Directing
Tales from the Script
Self
Two-Fisted Tales
Writing
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self - Writer / Director
The Making of The Walking Dead
Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Writing
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
King on Screen
Self
The Thing Expanded
Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Writing
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Writing
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Writing
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
Nightmare Factory
Self
The Seduction
Crew
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
Writing
Clint Eastwood's West
Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
Self
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Himself
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Self
Nightshift Collection
Directing
The Woman in the Room
Directing
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
The United Monster Talent Agency
Director #1
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
Self
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
Himself