Frank Darabont
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.
Known for
- The Walking Dead (2010)
- Entourage (2004)
- King Kong (2005)
- The Shining (1997)
- Vampires (1998)
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026)
- The Director's Chair (2014)
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
- King on Screen (2023)
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
- The Thing Expanded (2026)
- Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' (2008)
- The Making of The Walking Dead (2010)
- Nightmare Factory (2011)
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
- Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
- Walking the Mile (2014)
- Tales from the Script (2009)
- The United Monster Talent Agency (2010)
- Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist (2008)