Frank Darabont
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 28, 1959, Montbéliard, Doubs, France
- Movies
- 52
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2007 | The Mist | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 2004 | Collateral | Writer |
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Producer |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Director, Producer |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert | Writer |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life | Screenplay |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service | Screenplay |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom | Screenplay |
| 1998 | Black Cat Run | Writer |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father | Writer |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Writer |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Screenplay, Director |
| 1994 | Nightshift Collection | Director |
| 1992 | Two-Fisted Tales | Writer |
| 1990 | Buried Alive | Director |
| 1989 | The Fly II | Screenplay |
| 1988 | The Blob | Screenplay |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Screenplay |
| 1983 | The Woman in the Room | Director, Screenplay |
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