Stephen King & The Walking Dead

Stephen King & “The Walking Dead”

After enjoying more than 6 years of living-dead action on, “The Walking Dead”, I’ve discovered quite a few cross-over directors, producers, actors & actress’ that have been involved with both Stephen King’s productions & “The Walking Dead” universe. I thought I’d share some of my discoveries!


“The Walking Dead” creator Frank Darabont directed 4 Stephen King films:
"Nightshift"Collection (1994)
“Shawshank Redemption” (1994)
“The Green Mile” (1999)
“The Mist” (2007)

Greg Nicotero has worked on 5 King films, “Creepshow 2’ (1987) “Monkey Shines” (1988) “Misery” (1990) “The Night Flier” (1997) & “The Green Mile” (1999)

Denise M. Huth is a producer, known for "The Walking Dead" (2010) & "The Mist" (2007)

Merle Dixon: Actor, Michael Rooker portrayed, Sheriff Alan Pangborn in Stephen King’s, “The Dark Half” (1993)

Dale Horvath: Actor, Jeffrey DeMunn was in 4 Stephen King productions:
"The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) As, “1946 District Attorney”.
"The Green Mile" (1999) As, Harry Terwilligar.
“Storm Of The Century” (1999) As the town manager, Robbie Beals.
"The Mist" (2007) As, Dan Miller.

Andrea Harrison: Actress, Laurie Holden was in 1 Stephen King production: "The Mist" (2007) As, Amanda Dunfrey.

Carol Peletier: Actress, Melissa McBride was in 1 Stephen King production: "The Mist" (2007) As, “The woman with kids at home”.

Officer Bello: (One of Dawn's people at Grady Memorial Hospital in TWD Season 5.) Actress, Amber Dawn Fox was in the Stephen King television series, “Under The Dome” (2012)

Sgt. Abraham Ford: Actor, Michael Cudlitz portrayed, Herb Smith in the Stephen King television series, “The Dead Zone” (2005)

And finally, Chandler Riggs was in the Stephen King film, "Mercy" (2014)

Isn’t that the dope?!

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