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Stephen King
Writer

Stephen King

21 Sep 1947Born
79Age
122Credits
Portland, Maine, USABirthplace

Biography

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.

His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre.

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Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone and Christine (both 1983), Stand by Me(1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007), and It (2017).

He has also published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and  Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000).

Among other awards, he has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honours for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities."

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 122 credits.

  1. TBAThe Girl Who Loved Tom GordonFilm: Novel
  2. TBACujoFilm: Novel
  3. TBAThe MistFilm: Novel
  4. TBADesperationFilm: Novel
  5. TBAHeartsFilm: Novel
  6. TBAThe Dark TowerSeries: Novel (1 episode)
  7. 2026CarrieSeries: Novel (8 episodes)
  8. 2025The Running ManFilm: Novel
  9. 2025IT: Welcome to DerrySeries: Novel (8 episodes)
  10. 2025The Long WalkFilm: Novel
  11. 2025The InstituteSeries: Novel (8 episodes)
  12. 2025LilyFilm: Writer
  13. 2024Salem's LotFilm: Novel
  14. 2023Pet Sematary: BloodlinesFilm: Novel
  15. 2022FirestarterFilm: Novel
  16. 2021The Timekeepers of EternityFilm: Tom Holby (archive footage), Novel
  17. 2021Lisey's StorySeries: Novel, Creator (8 episodes)
  18. 2021Cain Rose UpFilm: Writer
  19. 2020The StandSeries: Novel (9 episodes)
  20. 2020The Dark TowerFilm: Writer
  21. 2020DuncanvilleSeries: (voice) (1 episode)
  22. 2020The OutsiderSeries: Novel (10 episodes)
  23. 2019Doctor SleepFilm: Novel
  24. 2019In the Tall GrassFilm: Novel
  25. 2019It Chapter TwoFilm: Shopkeeper, Novel
  26. 2019Pet SemataryFilm: Novel
  27. 2019Sorry, Right NumberFilm: Writer
  28. 2018Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy BatermanFilm: Novel
  29. 2017Stephen King's: Strawberry SpringFilm: Writer
  30. 2017Gray MatterFilm: Writer
  31. 20171922Film: Novel
  32. 2017Gerald's GameFilm: Novel
  33. 2017ItFilm: Novel
  34. 2017The Dark TowerFilm: Novel
  35. 2017The MistSeries: Novel (3 episodes)
  36. 2017Suffer the Little ChildrenFilm: Writer
  37. 2016SufferFilm: Writer
  38. 2016CellFilm: Novel, Screenplay
  39. 201611.22.63Series: Novel (8 episodes)
  40. 2015Susannah's LessonFilm: Novel
  41. 2014Big DriverFilm: Novel
  42. 2014A Good MarriageFilm: Writer, Novel
  43. 2014CainFilm: Writer
  44. 2013The Reaper's ImageFilm: Writer
  45. 2013CarrieFilm: Novel
  46. 2013The BoogeymanFilm: Writer
  47. 2013Strawberry SpringFilm: Writer
  48. 2013Cain Rose UpFilm: Writer
  49. 2013Under the DomeSeries: Diner Patron, Novel, Writer (1 episode)
  50. 2013Delver GlassFilm: Writer
  51. 2013The Reaper's ImageFilm: Writer
  52. 2013The BoogeymanFilm: Writer
  53. 2012The BoogeymanFilm: Novel
  54. 2011Bag of BonesSeries: Novel, Creator (2 episodes)
  55. 2011Message from JerusalemFilm: Writer
  56. 2010Cain Rose UpFilm: Writer
  57. 2010The BoogeymanFilm: Novel
  58. 2009Children of the CornFilm: Screenplay
  59. 2008Sons of AnarchySeries: Bachman (1 episode)
  60. 2007The MistFilm: Novel
  61. 2007Diary of the DeadFilm: Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
  62. 2006Suffer the Little ChildrenFilm: Writer
  63. 2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingSeries: Creator
  64. 2006DesperationFilm: Novel
  65. 2005Gotham CafeFilm: Mr. Ring (voice)
  66. 2005Fever PitchFilm: Stephen King (uncredited)
  67. 2004Salem's LotSeries: Novel (2 episodes)
  68. 2004Secret WindowFilm: Novel
  69. 2004Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalSeries: Writer, Creator (1 episode)
  70. 2004Kingdom HospitalFilm: Writer
  71. 2003Julie GanapathiFilm: Novel
  72. 2002CarrieFilm: Novel
  73. 2002Firestarter: RekindledSeries: Novel (2 episodes)
  74. 2002Rose RedSeries: Pizza Guy, Writer, Creator (1 episode)
  75. 2002Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen RimbauerFilm: Stephen King
  76. 1999The Green MileFilm: Novel
  77. 1999Storm of the CenturySeries: Lawyer in Ad (uncredited), Writer, Screenplay, Creator (1 episode)
  78. 1998Apt PupilFilm: Novel
  79. 1997The ShiningSeries: Gage Creed, Novel (1 episode)
  80. 1996ThinnerFilm: Pharmacist, Novel

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