Cast & creator
Frank Darabont
Best known for The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead
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.
Also known as: Frank A. Darabont, Ardeth Bey, Frank Árpád Darabont, Ferenc Árpád Darabont, Darabont Ferenc Árpád
72
film credits
21
television credits
36
1981–2026 · acting roles
7.0
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (93)
Showing 93 of 93 credits
The Walking Dead
(uncredited)
2010The Walking Dead
Writer
2010The Walking Dead
Director
2010The Walking Dead
Executive Producer
2010The Walking Dead
Creator
2010The Walking Dead
Author
2010The Walking Dead
Thanks
2010The Walking Dead
Creator
2010
Stranger Things
Director
2016
Entourage
Frank Darabont
2004
The Shield
Director
2002
The Shawshank Redemption
Screenplay
1994The Shawshank Redemption
Director
1994
The Green Mile
Director
1999The Green Mile
Producer
1999The Green Mile
Writer
1999
Tales from the Crypt
Writer
1989Tales from the Crypt
Screenplay
1989
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Writer
1992
Collateral
Executive Producer
2004Collateral
Writer
2004
The Mist
Director
2007The Mist
Screenplay
2007The Mist
Producer
2007
King Kong
Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
2005
The Shining
Living Room Ghost
1997
The Fly II
Screenplay
1989
The Blob
Screenplay
1988
Raines
Director
2007
The Salton Sea
Producer
2002
The Majestic
Director
2001The Majestic
Producer
2001
Crimes of Passion
Set Dresser
1984
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Writer
1994
Mob City
Director
2013Mob City
Writer
2013Mob City
Executive Producer
2013Mob City
Creator
2013
Vampires
Man with Buick
1998
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
2026
The Director's Chair
Self
2014
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Screenplay
1987
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
2007
Trancers
Art Department Assistant
1984
Hell Night
Production Assistant
1981
The Thing Expanded
Self
2026
Buried Alive
Director
1990
King on Screen
Self
2023Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self - Writer / Director
2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Executive Producer
2000
Walking the Mile
Self
2014Walking the Mile
Executive Producer
2014
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
Writer
1999
Nightmare Factory
Self
2011
The Making of The Walking Dead
Self
2010
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Screenplay
1999
Black Cat Run
Writer
1998Black Cat Run
Executive Producer
1998
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Screenplay
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Writer
1996
The Seduction
Transportation Captain
1982
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
Self
2008Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
Thanks
2008
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
2013
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
2008
Tales from the Script
Self
2009
Two-Fisted Tales
Writer
1992
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Screenplay
1999Clint Eastwood's West
Self
2011
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
1999
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
2004
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Self
2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Thanks
2008Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
2004
The Woman in the Room
Director
1983The Woman in the Room
Screenplay
1983The Woman in the Room
Editor
1983
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
2006
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
2008
The United Monster Talent Agency
Director #1
2010
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1989
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Self
2012
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Self
2001
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Himself
2003
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
Self
2008Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
Thanks
2008
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
Self
2018Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
Thanks
2018
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1986
Nightshift Collection
Director
1994The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
Himself
2008The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
Self
2008