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.
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."
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External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0000175
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39829
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/stephenking
Filmography (Movies)
Chain Reactions
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/2025
King on Screen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/08/2023
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Character:Tom Holby (archive footage)
Release Date:03/11/2021
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
Character:Self - Writer (archive footage)
Release Date:16/10/2020
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2019
The King: Stephen King's America
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/09/2019
It Chapter Two
Character:Shopkeeper
Release Date:04/09/2019
Die Stephen King Story
Character:Himself
Release Date:03/09/2019
101 Seconds
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2018
Stephen King: Master of Horror
Character:Self
Release Date:29/09/2018
Walking the Mile
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2014
Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2014
Stuck in Love
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:14/06/2013
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
Character:himself
Release Date:03/10/2011
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Character:Self
Release Date:25/03/2008
Diary of the Dead
Character:Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:26/05/2007
Gotham Cafe
Character:Mr. Ring (voice)
Release Date:14/07/2005
Fever Pitch
Character:Stephen King (uncredited)
Release Date:06/04/2005
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Character:Stephen King
Release Date:11/01/2002
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Character:Self - Author
Release Date:13/06/2000
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/01/2000
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/1999
Thinner
Character:Pharmacist
Release Date:25/10/1996
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Character:
Release Date:06/02/1995
The Rock Bottom Remainders
Character:Self
Release Date:25/05/1992
Sleepwalkers
Character:Cemetery Caretaker
Release Date:10/04/1992
Golden Years
Character:Bus Driver
Release Date:16/07/1991
Pet Sematary
Character:Minister
Release Date:21/04/1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1989
Creepshow 2
Character:Truck Driver
Release Date:01/05/1987
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/1987
Maximum Overdrive
Character:ATM Asshole (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1986
Stephen King's World of Horror
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1986
Creepshow
Character:Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
Release Date:10/11/1982
Knightriders
Character:Hoagie Man
Release Date:10/04/1981
Television Appearances
Duncanville
Character:(voice)
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Under the Dome
Character:Diner Patron
Finding Your Roots
Character:Self
Sons of Anarchy
Character:Bachman
Markus Lanz
Character:Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Character:Self
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Character:
Rose Red
Character:Pizza Guy
Storm of the Century
Character:Lawyer in Ad (uncredited)
The View
Character:Self - Guest
The View
Character:Self
The Shining
Character:Gage Creed
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Langoliers
Character:Tom Holby
Baseball
Character:Various (voice)
The Stand
Character:Teddy Weizak
Frasier
Character:Brian (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Morgenmagazin
Character:Self
Golden Years
Character:Bus Driver
The Simpsons
Character:Stephen King (voice)
Jeopardy!
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
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