Frank Darabont

Characters played by Frank Darabont

Biplane Gunner (uncredited) — King Kong (2005)

Uncredited aerial combatant in the finale.

Man with Buick — Vampires (1998)

Driver of a Buick encountered during travel.

Career Overview

Frank Darabont has 82 screen credits in a career dating back to 1981. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently The Young Indiana Jones Collection with 5 titles. Signature works include The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 82
Birth Date: 1959-01-28 00:00:00
Birth Place: Montbéliard, Doubs, France

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

The Young Indiana Jones Collection (5 titles)
Indiana Jones (2 titles)
MonsterVerse (1 titles)
Vampires Collection (1 titles)
Buried Alive Collection (1 titles)
The Fly (1 titles)
The Fly (1986) Collection (1 titles)
The Blob (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Brian Libby (6 collaborations)
Jeffrey DeMunn (4 collaborations)
William Sadler (3 collaborations)
James Whitmore (2 collaborations)
Mack Miles (2 collaborations)
Ken Magee (2 collaborations)
Brent Briscoe (2 collaborations)
Scotty Leavenworth (2 collaborations)
Bill Gratton (2 collaborations)
Dee Croxton (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (33 credits)
- The Thing Expanded
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
  Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- King on Screen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Walking the Mile
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Nightmare Factory
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Clint Eastwood's West
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The United Monster Talent Agency
  Director #1
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Making of The Walking Dead
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Walking Dead
  
  - Days Gone Bye (2010) ... (uncredited) actor actors
  
  2010
- Tales from the Script
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- King Kong
  Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Entourage
  
  - Security Briefs (2009) ... Frank Darabont actor actors
  
  - First Class Jerk (2008) ... Frank Darabont actor actors
  
  2004
- Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
  Self - Writer / Director
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Vampires
  Man with Buick
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Stephen King's World of Horror
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Stephen King's World of Horror
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
crew (6 credits)
- Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2018
- The Walking Dead
  
  - Always Accountable (2015) ... thanks crew
  
  - No Sanctuary (2014) ... creator crew
  
  2010
- Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2008
- When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2008
- Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2008
- The Seduction
  
  transportation captain
  
  crew
  
  1982
production (11 credits)
- Walking the Mile
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Mob City
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Stay Down (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - Oxpecker (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - His Banana Majesty (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - Red Light (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  - Reason to Kill a Man (2013) ... executive producer production
  
  2013
- The Walking Dead
  
  - A (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Us (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Grove (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Alone (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Still (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  2010
- The Mist
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Collateral
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- The Salton Sea
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- The Majestic
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- The Green Mile
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1999
- Black Cat Run
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- Hell Night
  
  production assistant
  
  production
  
  1981
creators (2 credits)
- Mob City
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2013
- The Walking Dead
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2010
directing (10 credits)
- Stranger Things
  
  - Chapter Five: Shock Jock (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap (2025) ... director directing
  
  2016
- Mob City
  
  - Stay Down (2013) ... director directing
  
  - Red Light (2013) ... director directing
  
  - Reason to Kill a Man (2013) ... director directing
  
  - A Guy Walks Into a Bar (2013) ... director directing
  
  2013
- The Walking Dead
  
  - Days Gone Bye (2010) ... director directing
  
  2010
- The Mist
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- The Shield
  
  - Chasing Ghosts (2007) ... director directing
  
  2002
- The Majestic
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- The Green Mile
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- The Shawshank Redemption
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Nightshift Collection
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Buried Alive
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
writing (18 credits)
- Mob City
  
  - Stay Down (2013) ... writer writing
  
  - Reason to Kill a Man (2013) ... writer writing
  
  - A Guy Walks Into a Bar (2013) ... writer writing
  
  2013
- The Walking Dead
  
  - No Sanctuary (2014) ... author writing
  
  - A (2014) ... writer writing
  
  - What Lies Ahead (2011) ... writer writing
  
  - TS-19 (2010) ... writer writing
  
  - Tell It to the Frogs (2010) ... writer writing
  
  2010
- The Mist
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2007
- The Green Mile
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1999
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1999
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1999
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1999
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1999
- Black Cat Run
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1998
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1994
- The Shawshank Redemption
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1994
- Two-Fisted Tales
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1992
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
  
  - Austria, March 1917 (1992) ... writer writing
  
  1992
- The Fly II
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1989
- Tales from the Crypt
  
  - Showdown (1992) ... writer writing
  
  - The Ventriloquist's Dummy (1990) ... screenplay writing
  
  1989
- The Blob
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1988
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1987
art (2 credits)
- Trancers
  
  art department assistant
  
  art
  
  1984
- Crimes of Passion
  
  set dresser
  
  art
  
  1984

Content sources

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