1947-09-21 Portland, Maine, USA
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. 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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My Father, the BTK Killer | Self - Author, 'The Good Marriage' / Guest, CBS This Morning (archive footage) | 2025-10-09 |
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Chain Reactions | Self | 2025-09-19 |
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King on Screen | Self (archive footage) | 2023-08-11 |
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The Timekeepers of Eternity | Tom Holby (archive footage) | 2021-11-03 |
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Stephen King : le mal nécessaire | Self - Writer (archive footage) | 2020-10-16 |
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It Chapter Two | Shopkeeper | 2019-09-04 |
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Die Stephen King Story | Himself | 2019-09-03 |
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The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends | Self | 2019-12-10 |
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The King: L'Amérique de Stephen King | Himself | 2019-09-09 |
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101 Seconds | Self | 2018-12-31 |
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Stephen King: Master of Horror | Self | 2018-09-29 |
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Walking the Mile | Self | 2014-12-09 |
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Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King | Self | 2014-08-21 |
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Stuck in Love | Self (voice) | 2013-06-14 |
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A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King | himself | 2011-10-03 |
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When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' | Self | 2008-03-25 |
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Diary of the Dead | Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) | 2007-05-26 |
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Fever Pitch | Stephen King (uncredited) | 2005-04-06 |
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Gotham Cafe | Mr. Ring (voice) | 2005-07-14 |
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Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer | Stephen King | 2002-01-11 |
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Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Self - Author | 2000-06-13 |
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Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me | Self | 2000-08-29 |
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Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune | Himself | 2000-01-17 |
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Stephen King: Shining in the Dark | Self | 1999-09-09 |
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Thinner | Pharmacist | 1996-10-25 |
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George Romero's Golden Tales 2 | 1995-02-06 | |
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The Rock Bottom Remainders | Self | 1992-05-25 |
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Sleepwalkers | Cemetery Caretaker | 1992-04-10 |
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Golden Years | Bus Driver | 1991-07-16 |
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Pet Sematary | Minister | 1989-04-21 |
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Stephen King's World of Horror | Self | 1989-01-01 |
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Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg | Self | 1987-02-09 |
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Creepshow 2 | Truck Driver | 1987-05-01 |
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Maximum Overdrive | ATM Asshole (uncredited) | 1986-07-13 |
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Stephen King's World of Horror | Self | 1986-01-01 |
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Creepshow | Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill") | 1982-11-10 |
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Knightriders | Hoagie Man | 1981-04-10 |
