Frank Darabont
American film director, screenwriter and producer · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1959 · age 67
Frank Árpád Darabont is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for such horror films as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988), and The Fly II (1989).
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One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5Film2016
Stranger ThingsSeries, Director2014
The Director's ChairSeries2013
Mob CitySeries, Director, Writer
Drew: The Man Behind the PosterFilm, 20132011
Nightmare FactoryFilm2010
The Walking DeadSeries, Director, Writer2009
Tales from the ScriptFilm2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXFilm2007
RainesSeries, Director2005
King KongFilm, Biplane Gunner (uncredited)2004
EntourageSeries, Frank Darabont2002
The ShieldSeries, Director
The Salton SeaFilm, 2002Producer2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green MileFilm, Producer1998
Black Cat RunFilm, Writer, Producer1997
The ShiningSeries, Living Room Ghost1994
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinFilm, Writer1992
The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSeries, Writer
Two-Fisted TalesFilm, 1992Writer1989
Tales from the CryptSeries, Writer
The Fly IIFilm, 1989Writer1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsFilm, Writer1983
The Woman in the RoomFilm, Director, Writer1959Born28 January 1959People around Frank
Close ties
Jeffrey DeMunn Frank directed The Shawshank Redemption (1995)
Rick McCallum Produced The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)
William Sadler Frank directed The Shawshank Redemption (1995)
Laurie Holden Frank produced The Walking Dead and The Majestic
Chuck Russell Directed A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Simon Wincer Directed The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)
Brian Libby Also in The Woman in the Room and Buried Alive
James Whitmore Frank directed The Shawshank Redemption (1995)
Melissa McBride Frank produced The Walking Dead
Doug Hutchison Frank directed The Green Mile (2000)- Brent Briscoe Frank produced The Green Mile and The Majestic
Scotty Leavenworth Frank produced The Green Mile and The Majestic
Julio Cedillo Frank produced The Walking Dead and The Mist
Juan Gabriel Pareja Frank produced The Walking Dead and The Mist- Niki Marvin Produced Buried Alive (1990)
Stephen King Also in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
David Morse Frank directed The Green Mile (2000)
John Carroll Lynch Frank produced The Walking Dead
Sam Witwer Frank produced The Mist (2008)
D.J. Caruso Directed Black Cat Run (1998)
Paul McCrane Frank directed The Shawshank Redemption (1995)
Corey Carrier Frank wrote The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Frank Collison Frank produced The Majestic (2002)
Ronny Coutteure Also in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999)
Known for
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The Shawshank Redemption 1994
The Green Mile 1999
The Making of The Walking Dead 2010
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner 2007
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 2026
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
93 credits on file
Television 10
Media & music
About this person
As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels, such as The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), and The Mist (2007).
