Stephen King
Known for: Writing
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Stephen King (voice)
1989
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
Series
Frasier
Brian (voice)
1993
Series
Sons of Anarchy
Bachman
2008
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Markus Lanz
Self
2008
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Series
Under the Dome
Diner Patron
2013
Series
Omnibus
1967
Film
It Chapter Two
Shopkeeper
2019
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Series
The Stand
Teddy Weizak
1994
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Pet Sematary
Minister
1989
Series
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Series
Rose Red
Pizza Guy
2002
Series
The Langoliers
Tom Holby
1995
Series
Duncanville
(voice)
2020
Series
The Shining
Gage Creed
1997
Series
Storm of the Century
Lawyer in Ad (uncredited)
1999
Series
Baseball
Various (voice)
1994
Sternstunde Kunst
Self
1998
Film
Maximum Overdrive
ATM Asshole (uncredited)
1986
Film
Stuck in Love
Self (voice)
2013
Series
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
Film
Sleepwalkers
Cemetery Caretaker
1992
Film
Thinner
Pharmacist
1996
Film
Fever Pitch
Stephen King (uncredited)
2005
Series
Golden Years
Bus Driver
1991
Film
Creepshow
Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
1982
Film
Diary of the Dead
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
2007
Film
Creepshow 2
Truck Driver
1987
Series
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004
Film
My Father, the BTK Killer
Self - Author, 'The Good Marriage' / Guest, CBS This Morning (archive footage)
2025
Film
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
1999
Film
Knightriders
Hoagie Man
1981
Film
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Self
2019
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self - Author
2000
Film
King on Screen
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1986
Film
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1989
Film
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Self
2008
Film
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Tom Holby (archive footage)
2021
Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King
Self
2014
Film
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Self
2000
Film
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
1995
Film
The Rock Bottom Remainders
Self
1992
Film
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self
1987
Film
101 Seconds
Self
2018
Film
Golden Years
Bus Driver
1991
Film
Walking the Mile
Self
2014
Film
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
Self - Writer (archive footage)
2020
Film
The King: Stephen King's America
Himself
2019
Film
Chain Reactions
Self
2025
Film
Stephen King: Master of Horror
Self
2018
Film
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
himself
2011
Film
Gotham Cafe
Mr. Ring (voice)
2005
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
Himself
2000
Film
Die Stephen King Story
Himself
2019
Film
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Stephen King
2002