Frank Darabont

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-01-28 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Montbéliard, Doubs, France

Frank Darabont

Biography

Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-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 the AMC network television series The Walking Dead.

Production

1999

The Green Mile

as Director

1999

The Green Mile

as Screenplay

1999

The Green Mile

as Producer

2004

Collateral

as Executive Producer

1989

The Fly II

as Screenplay

2007

The Mist

as Director

2007

The Mist

as Screenplay

2007

The Mist

as Producer

2001

The Majestic

as Director

2001

The Majestic

as Producer

2002

The Salton Sea

as Producer

1988

The Blob

as Screenplay

1983

1990

Buried Alive

as Director

1998

Black Cat Run

as Writer

1983

1994

1981

Hell Night

as Production Assistant

1998

Black Cat Run

as Executive Producer

1984

Trancers

as Art Department Assistant

1984

Crimes of Passion

as Set Dresser

2014

Walking the Mile

as Executive Producer

1992

1994

1982

The Seduction

as Transportation Captain

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