Frank Darabont
Born January 28, 1959 · Montbéliard, Doubs, France
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.
Notable Appearances
More Movies
Vampires
Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween
Nightmare Factory
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
The Making of The Walking Dead
The Thing Expanded
King on Screen
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Stephen King's World of Horror
Tales from the Script
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
Walking the Mile
The United Monster Talent Agency
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The Mist
Stephen King's World of Horror
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
