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Frank Darabont

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Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbeliard, France, the son of Hungarian parents who had fled Budapest during the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution. Brought to America as an infant, he settled with his family in Los Angeles and attended Hollywood High School... See full bio »

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Frank Arpad Darabont
in Montbéliard, Doubs, France
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2014 Godzilla (screenplay) (filming)
 
2013 Lost Angels (TV series) (post-production)
– Pilot (developed by / written by)
 
2010-2013 The Walking Dead (TV series)
– Episode #4.1 (2013) (developer)
– Welcome to the Tombs (2013) (developer)
– This Sorrowful Life (2013) (developer)
– Prey (2013) (developer)
– Arrow on the Doorpost (2013) (developer)
See all 36 episodes »
 
2007 The Mist (screenplay)
 
2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (video) (Austrian segment)
 
1999 The Green Mile (screenplay)
 
1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (video)
 
1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (video)
 
1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (video)
 
1998 Black Cat Run (TV movie) (story / teleplay)
 
1996 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (TV movie)
 
1994 Frankenstein (screenplay)
 
1994 The Shawshank Redemption (screenplay)
 
1994 Nightshift Collection (video)
 
1992-1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV series)
– Palestine, October 1917 (1993) (writer)
– Young Indiana Jones and the Phantom Train of Doom (1993) (writer)
– Austria, March 1917 (1992) (writer)
– Congo, January 1917 (1992) (writer)
– German East Africa, December 1916 (1992) (writer)
 
1990-1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
– Showdown (1992) (teleplay)
– The Ventriloquist's Dummy (1990) (screenplay)
 
1992 Two-Fisted Tales (TV movie) (segment "Showdown")
 
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 (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2013 Lost Angels (TV series) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2010-2012 The Walking Dead (TV series) (executive producer - 19 episodes)
– Beside the Dying Fire (2012) (executive producer)
– Better Angels (2012) (executive producer)
– Judge, Jury, Executioner (2012) (executive producer)
– 18 Miles Out (2012) (executive producer)
– Triggerfinger (2012) (executive producer)
See all 19 episodes »
 
2007 The Mist (producer)
 
2007 Raines (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2007) (executive producer)
 
2004 Collateral (executive producer)
 
2002 The Salton Sea (producer)
 
2001 The Majestic (producer)
 
2000 Walking the Mile (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1999 The Green Mile (producer)
 
1998 Black Cat Run (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
2013 Lost Angels (TV series) (post-production)
– Pilot
 
2010 The Walking Dead (TV series)
– Days Gone Bye (2010)
 
2007 The Mist
 
2007 The Shield (TV series)
– Chasing Ghosts (2007)
 
2007 Raines (TV series)
– Pilot (2007)
 
2001 The Majestic
 
1999 The Green Mile
 
1994 The Shawshank Redemption
 
1994 Nightshift Collection (video)
 
1990 Buried Alive (TV movie)
 
1983 The Woman in the Room (short)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2010 The United Monster Talent Agency (short)
Director #1
 
2008 Entourage (TV series)
Frank Darabont
– First Class Jerk (2008) … Frank Darabont
 
2005 King Kong
Gunner
 
1998 Vampires
Man with Buick
 
1997 The Shining (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (1997)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2008 When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (video documentary short) (archival materials & photos provided by)
 
2006 Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (video documentary) (materials)
 
1981 Hell Night (production assistant)
 
Show ShowArt Department (2 titles)
1985 Trancers (art department assistant)
 
1984 Crimes of Passion (set dresser)
 
Show ShowTransportation Department (1 title)
1982 The Seduction (transportation captain - as Frank A. Darabont)
 
Show ShowThanks (17 titles)
2012 Zombie Whisperer (TV series) (additional thanks - 1 episode, 2012) (special thanks - 1 episode, 2012)
– Jacki & Cujo (2012) (special thanks)
– Tammy & Bob (2012) (additional thanks)
 
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (special thanks)
 
2009 Dark Country (special thanks)
 
2008 The Outlaw Emmett Deemus and the Porno Queen (short) (very special thanks)
 
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008 Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Horror of It All: The Visual FX of 'The Mist' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2008 When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– World Enough and Time (2007) (special thanks)
 
2006 Horrors of War (thanks)
 
2005 La femme dans la chambre (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 An American Rhapsody (the producers and director wish to thank)
 
1994 The Mask (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (43 titles)
2012 Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (video short)
Himself
 
2012 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Nightmare Factory (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Clint Eastwood's West (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Post Mortem with Mick Garris (TV series)
Himself
– Frank Darabont (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
– Episode dated 29 October 2010 (2010)
 
2010 The Making of The Walking Dead (documentary short)
Director/Producer/Writer
 
2010 Project: Comic-Con (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Day 1: July 21st (2010) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2010 More Tales from the Script (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Entourage (TV series)
Himself
– Security Briefs (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Tales from the Script (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Horror of It All: The Visual FX of 'The Mist' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 100 Porsches and Me (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Dinner for Five (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.11 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2004 Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
2004 Behind the Tunes: Man from Wackyland - The Art of Bob Clampett (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000-2004 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 6 September 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 28 December 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 March 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
 
2003 Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Majestic (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Walking the Mile (video documentary short)
Himself - Writer/Director
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Adapted Screenplay
 
1999 The Miracle of 'The Green Mile' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Frank Darabont … Himself
 
1999 Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Screenplay
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Interviewed in "Directors Close Up: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America", ed. by Jeremy Kagan, Scarecrow Press, 2006.

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Ardeth Bey | Frank A. Darabont

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

That's one of the reasons we shot it so quickly and cheaply, because of that ending. I wound up making it for about half the budget that I had been offered which came with the caveat that I changed the ending, and I didn't know what another ending would have been, frankly. And I think trying to adjust it would have felt like a total sell-out to me... See more »

Trivia:

Has directed 2 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Morgan Freeman (Best Actor, The Shawshank Redemption) and Michael Clarke Duncan (Best Supporting Actor, The Green Mile. See more »

Trademark:

Often casts actors Jeffrey DeMunn and William Sadler in his movies See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius