Stephen King

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-09-21 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Maine, USA

Stephen King

Biography

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone and Christine (b...

Acting

1991

Golden Years

as Bus Driver

1981

Knightriders

as Hoagie Man

1982

Creepshow

as Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")

1987

Creepshow 2

as Truck Driver

2023

King on Screen

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Stuck in Love

as Self (voice)

2005

Gotham Cafe

as Mr. Ring

2021

The Timekeepers of Eternity

as Tom Holby (archive footage)

2014

1986

Maximum Overdrive

as ATM Asshole (uncredited)

2018

2005

Fever Pitch

as Stephen King (uncredited)

1996

Thinner

as Pharmacist

2025

1989

Pet Sematary

as Minister

1992

Sleepwalkers

as Cemetery Caretaker

2019

It Chapter Two

as Shopkeeper

2007

Diary of the Dead

as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

2020

Stephen King: A Necessary Evil

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

Production

1986

Stand by Me

as Novel

2004

2006

Desperation

as Executive Producer

1996

Thinner

as Novel

1990

Misery

as Novel

1980

The Shining

as Novel

1983

Cujo

as Novel

1985

Cat's Eye

as Screenplay

1993

1983

2007

The Mist

as Novel

1984

Firestarter

as Novel

2003

Dreamcatcher

as Novel

1995

1976

Carrie

as Novel

1999

The Rage: Carrie 2

as Characters

2002

Carrie

as Novel

1983

Christine

as Novel

1989

Pet Sematary

as Screenplay

1986

1986

Maximum Overdrive

as Screenplay

2003

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

as Executive Producer

1997

Ghosts

as Story

1982

Creepshow

as Screenplay

1985

Silver Bullet

as Screenplay

-

Christine

as Novel

2007

1408

as Short Story

2013

Carrie

as Novel

1983

Disciples of the Crow

as Short Story

1983

The Woman in the Room

as Short Story

2016

Cell

as Novel

2004

Riding the Bullet

as Short Story

2014

Big Driver

as Original Story

2005

Gotham Cafe

as Short Story

2010

2013

Willa

as Novel

2001

Strawberry Spring

as Short Story

1989

Cain Rose Up

as Short Story

2005

The Woman in the Room

as Short Story

2006

Umney's Last Case

as Short Story

2008

All That You Love

as Short Story

2012

Mute

as Short Story

2012

In the Deathroom

as Short Story

2012

2013

Harvey's Dream

as Short Story

2015

2014

Mercy

as Short Story

1993

2014

1987

Creepshow 2

as Short Story

2013

Willa

as Original Story

2022

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

as Executive Producer

2022

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

as Short Story

2012

2017

1999

2004

1987

The Lawnmower Man

as Short Story

2007

The Mist

as Thanks

1992

Sleepwalkers

as Writer

1991

Golden Years

as Writer

-

Mile 81

as Novel

2017

Cain Rose Up

as Short Story

2006

Popsy

as Story

2006

Popsy

as Short Story

2017

It

as Novel

1999

2019

Georgie

as Characters

2016

Charusheela

as Original Concept

2016

Cell

as Screenplay

2024

The Milkman

as Short Story

-

-

Bad Little Kid

as Short Story

2014

2017

-

2023

All That You Love

as Short Story

1986

Battle

as Short Story

2017

I Am the Doorway

as Short Story

2017

The Dark Tower

as Producer

2009

2018

Mute

as Short Story

2019

2017

1922

as Novel

2002

Night Surf

as Book

2019

Pet Sematary

as Novel

1985

2019

Doctor Sleep

as Executive Producer

2025

The Life of Chuck

as Short Story

2006

Desperation

as Novel

2006

Desperation

as Teleplay

2017

Gray Matter

as Writer

2013

The Boogeyman

as Writer

2019

2016

Suffer

as Writer

2013

The Boogeyman

as Writer

2012

Grey Matter

as Story

2010

2019

2021

2019

2016

2017

1987

-

Elevation

as Novel

2023

2023

2010

Cain Rose Up

as Writer

2024

2013

Cain Rose Up

as Writer

2014

Cain

as Writer

2020

Garrish

as Writer

2010

2014

2019

Cain Rose Up

as Writer

2021

Cain Rose Up

as Writer

2021

Cain Rose Up

as Writer

2021

Cain Rose Up

as Writer

2013

2013

2013

Delver Glass

as Writer

2013

2019

Doctor Sleep

as Novel

2015

Willa

as Short Story

2015

I Am the Doorway

as Original Story

2024

One for the Road

as Short Story

2021

Mute

as Short Story

2022

Firestarter

as Novel

2016

In the Deathroom

as Original Story

2013

2013

Flower Man

as Story

2017

Flowers

as Story

2018

I Am the Doorway

as Original Story

2018

The Reach

as Story

2020

2024

Votum

as Story

2011

2012

2013

Beachworld

as Story

2015

Beachworld

as Story

2012

2020

Beached

as Story

2019

Beachworld

as Story

2015

Nona

as Story

2022

Beachworld

as Story

2020

2016

Nona

as Story

2016

Nona

as Story

2021

Nona

as Story

2024

Eve Was Star

as Story

2023

2019

2000

Paranoid

as Story

2013

2017

2008

The Jaunt

as Story

2013

2005

Suppr.

as Story

2016

Otto

as Story

2014

2021

A Chant

as Story

2020

2019

2008

The Talisman

as Story

2016

Popsy

as Story

2013

Popsy

as Story

2014

Popsy

as Story

2014

Popsy

as Story

2016

Popsy

as Story

2020

Popsy

as Story

2018

Popsy

as Story

2019

Popsy

as Story

2018

2019

2023

Dedication

as Story

2017

Dedication

as Story

2021

Dedication

as Story

2017

2009

2017

2002

Rainy Season

as Story

2017

Rainy Season

as Story

2019

Rainy Season

as Story

2023

Rainy Season

as Story

2005

2019

Cuticule

as Story

1997

Quicksilver Highway

as Short Story

-

Rest Stop

as Author

1995

The Mangler

as Short Story

1998

Apt Pupil

as Novel

2023

The Boogeyman

as Short Story

-

Revival

as Novel

-

Throttle

as Book

1989

Pet Sematary

as Novel

2016

Harvey's Dream

as Short Story

2024

Salem's Lot

as Novel

2003

2025

1982

The Boogeyman

as Short Story

2025

1987

1984

Children of the Corn

as Short Story

1986

Maximum Overdrive

as Short Story

2005

The Mangler Reborn

as Characters

2009

Children of the Corn

as Short Story

2002

The Mangler 2

as Characters

1991

1997

Trucks

as Short Story

1992

Pet Sematary II

as Characters

1990

Graveyard Shift

as Short Story

-

Overlook Hotel

as Characters

2020

Children of the Corn

as Short Story

2009

Everything's Eventual

as Short Story

2009

Dolan's Cadillac

as Short Story

1997

The Night Flier

as Short Story

1985

Cat's Eye

as Short Story

2024

Salem's Lot

as Executive Producer

2006

2019

Cain Rose Up

as Story

2010

Cain Rose Up

as Story

2011

Cain Rose Up

as Story

2025

Lily

as Writer

2019

Gray Matters

as Story

2016

Grey Matter

as Short Story

2007

-

Autopsy Room Four

as Short Story

2007

No Smoking

as Original Story

2002

The Dead Zone

as Characters

2025

The Monkey

as Short Story

2018

For the Road

as Original Story

2019

Rest Stop

as Original Story

2011

1994

The Stand

as Writer

2020

2017

Here There Be Tygers

as Short Story

2019

Here There Be Tygers

as Short Story

1992

The Lawnmower Man

as Short Story

1987

2023

The Monkey

as Original Story

2007

Tyger

as Story

2007

Night Surf

as Story

2015

Night Surf

as Story

2014

Night Surf

as Story

1997

1982

The Boogeyman

as Thanks

2012

2014

2021

Grey Matter

as Story

2018

Grey Matter

as Story

2016

Grey Matter

as Story

2013

2019

2013

Tookey's Bar

as Story

2016

Flowers

as Story

2014

The Stand

as Story

2018

Norma

as Story

1985

2016

Nona

as Story

2023

Nona

as Story

2018

2016

1993

The Jaunt

as Story

2013

The Jaunt

as Story

2025

The Reach

as Story

2025

The Reach

as Story

2022

2023

2011

Beachworld

as Story

2008

2013

2013

Wishmaster

as Story

2010

2010

Rainy Season

as Story

2010

2009

Finger

as Story

2010

2010

2010

2010

2010

Nona

as Story

2025

The Life of Chuck

as Executive Producer

2004

2013

Cain Rose Up

as Story

1997

Close Up

as Story

2012

Buka

as Story

1994

1999

Calls

as Story

-

The Stand

as Novel

2019

2024

2025

2014

Sneakers

as Story

2016

2022

Cain Rose Up

as Story

1993

Sun Dog

as Story

2009

The Finger

as Story

2023

The Killer

as Story

2015

The Killer

as Story

2020

Blind Willie

as Story

1990

It

as Creator

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