Frank Darabont
Personal information
- Known for
- Directing
- Known credits
- 66
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- January 28, 1959
- Place of birth
- Montbéliard, Doubs, France
- Also known as
- Frank A. DarabontArdeth BeyFrank Árpád DarabontFerenc Árpád DarabontDarabont Ferenc Árpád
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Directing
12 titles
Acting
36 titles2026
Writing
19 titles1999
The Green Mile
MovieWriter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
MovieWriter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
MovieScreenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
MovieScreenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
MovieScreenplay
Production
11 titles
Crew
6 titles2008
