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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
September 21, 1947
Place of Birth
Portland, Maine, USA
Also Known As
- Stephen Edwin King
- John Swithen
- Richard Bachman
- Beryl Evans
- Stiven King
Stephen King
2.2 Popularity
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. 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 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, King 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.
Known For
4.5
Self
Chain Reactions
2025
6.9
Self (archive footage)
King on Screen
2023
7.0
Tom Holby (archive footage)
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
7.4
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
2020
7.7
(voice)
Duncanville
2020
7.1
Self
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
6.7
Himself
The King: Stephen King's America
2019
6.8
Shopkeeper
It Chapter Two
2019
7.0
Himself
Die Stephen King Story
2019
6.0
Self
101 Seconds
2018
Credits
Chain Reactions
as Self
2025
4.5
King on Screen
as Self (archive footage)
2023
6.9
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Tom Holby (archive footage)
2021
7.0
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2020
7.4
Duncanville
as (voice)
2020
7.7
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
as Self
2019
7.1
The King: Stephen King's America
as Himself
2019
6.7
It Chapter Two
as Shopkeeper
2019
6.8
Die Stephen King Story
as Himself
2019
7.0
101 Seconds
as Self
2018
6.0
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2018
6.5
Stephen King: Master of Horror
as Self
2018
8.6
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Walking the Mile
as Self
2014
5.0
🎬
Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King
as Self
2014
9.0
Under the Dome
as Diner Patron
2013
7.2
Stuck in Love
as Self (voice)
2013
7.4
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
6.6
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
as himself
2011
7.9
Sons of Anarchy
as Bachman
2008
8.4
Markus Lanz
as Self
2008
5.5
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
2008
8.2
Diary of the Dead
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
2007
5.6
Gotham Cafe
as Mr. Ring (voice)
2005
8.0
Fever Pitch
as Stephen King (uncredited)
2005
6.2
100 Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
2004
8.0
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
7.0
Rose Red
as Pizza Guy
2002
6.8
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
as Stephen King
2002
7.3
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
as Self
2000
7.5
🎬
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self - Author
2000
7.0
🎬
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
as Himself
2000
8.0
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
as Self
1999
6.3
Storm of the Century
as Lawyer in Ad (uncredited)
1999
7.0
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Shining
as Gage Creed
1997
6.3
Thinner
as Pharmacist
1996
5.9
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Langoliers
as Tom Holby
1995
6.4
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
1995
0.0
Baseball
as Various (voice)
1994
7.4
The Stand
as Teddy Weizak
1994
6.8
Frasier
as Brian (voice)
1993
7.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Morgenmagazin
as Self
1992
3.5
The Rock Bottom Remainders
as Self
1992
10.0
Sleepwalkers
as Cemetery Caretaker
1992
6.0
Golden Years
as Bus Driver
1991
5.7
Golden Years
as Bus Driver
1991
6.0
The Simpsons
as Stephen King (voice)
1989
8.0
Pet Sematary
as Minister
1989
6.6
Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self
1989
8.0
Creepshow 2
as Truck Driver
1987
6.2
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
as Self
1987
7.2
Maximum Overdrive
as ATM Asshole (uncredited)
1986
5.8
Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self
1986
5.9
Jeopardy!
as Self
1984
6.9
Creepshow
as Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
1982
6.9
Knightriders
as Hoagie Man
1981
6.2
Today
as Self
1952
5.6