
Frank Darabont
Known for: Directing
Born: January 28, 1959
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…
Known for

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008

The Making of The Walking Dead
2010

Tales from the Script
2009

King on Screen
2023

Walking the Mile
2014

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013

The United Monster Talent Agency
2010

Stephen King's World of Horror
1986
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003

Nightmare Factory
2011
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
Clint Eastwood's West
2011

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006

The Thing Expanded
2026

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026

Entourage
2004

The Director's Chair
2014

The Walking Dead
2010

Vampires
1998

The Shining
1997

King Kong
2005