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Frank Darabont

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Frank Darabont

Born Jan 28, 1959 · 67 years66 titles 56 movies · 10 TV
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Biography

Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is an 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.

Also known as

Френк Дарабонт · Frank A. Darabont · Ardeth Bey · 프랭크 다라본트 · فرانک دارابونت · Frank Árpád Darabont · Ferenc Árpád Darabont · Darabont Ferenc Árpád

Born

Jan 28, 1959

Montbéliard, Doubs, France

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

36

Acting credits

12

Directing

19

Writing

19

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

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