Writing · Portland, Maine, USA · Born September 21, 1947
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.
MovieMy Father, the BTK Killer
2025
as Self - Author, 'The Good Marriage' / Guest, CBS This Morning (archive footage)
MovieChain Reactions
2025
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MovieKing on Screen
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
as Tom Holby (archive footage)
MovieStephen King: A Necessary Evil
2020
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
TVDuncanville
2020
as (voice)
MovieThe Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
as Self
MovieThe King: Stephen King's America
2019
as Himself
MovieIt Chapter Two
2019
as Shopkeeper
MovieDie Stephen King Story
2019
as Himself
Movie101 Seconds
2018
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TVEli Roth's History of Horror
2018
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MovieStephen King: Master of Horror
2018
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TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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MovieWalking the Mile
2014
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Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King
2014
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TVUnder the Dome
2013
as Diner Patron
MovieStuck in Love
2013
as Self (voice)
TVFinding Your Roots
2012
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MovieA Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
2011
as himself
TVSons of Anarchy
2008
as Bachman
TVMarkus Lanz
2008
as Self
MovieWhen Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
MovieDiary of the Dead
2007
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
MovieGotham Cafe
2005
as Mr. Ring (voice)
MovieFever Pitch
2005
as Stephen King (uncredited)
TV100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
TVStephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
TVRose Red
2002
as Pizza Guy
MovieUnlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2002
as Stephen King
MovieWalking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
2000
as Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self - Author
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
2000
as Himself
MovieStephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
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TVStorm of the Century
1999
as Lawyer in Ad (uncredited)
Sternstunde Kunst
1998
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TVThe View
1997
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TVThe Shining
1997
as Gage Creed
MovieThinner
1996
as Pharmacist
TVThe Daily Show
1996
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TVThe Langoliers
1995
as Tom Holby
MovieGeorge Romero's Golden Tales 2
1995
TVBaseball
1994
as Various (voice)
TVThe Stand
1994
as Teddy Weizak
TVFrasier
1993
as Brian (voice)
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVMorgenmagazin
1992
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MovieThe Rock Bottom Remainders
1992
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MovieSleepwalkers
1992
as Cemetery Caretaker
MovieGolden Years
1991
as Bus Driver
TVGolden Years
1991
as Bus Driver
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Stephen King (voice)
MoviePet Sematary
1989
as Minister
MovieStephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self
MovieCreepshow 2
1987
as Truck Driver
MovieLong Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
1987
as Self
MovieMaximum Overdrive
1986
as ATM Asshole (uncredited)
MovieStephen King's World of Horror
1986
as Self
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self
MovieCreepshow
1982
as Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
MovieKnightriders
1981
as Hoagie Man
TVOmnibus
1967
TVToday
1952
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