Stephen King
Known for Writing · 63 credits
- Born
- 1947-09-21 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Portland, Maine, USA
- Also known as
- Stephen Edwin King · John Swithen · Richard Bachman · Beryl Evans · Stiven King
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 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."
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Known For
TV Shows (26)
The Simpsons
1989
as Stephen King (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Brian (voice)
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Bachman
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Today
1952
as Self
Omnibus
1967
Under the Dome
2013
as Diner Patron
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
The Stand
1994
as Teddy Weizak
Duncanville
2020
as (voice)
Sternstunde Kunst
1998
as Self
Rose Red
2002
as Pizza Guy
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
Storm of the Century
1999
as Lawyer in Ad (uncredited)
Baseball
1994
as Various (voice)
The Langoliers
1995
as Tom Holby
The Shining
1997
as Gage Creed
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
Golden Years
1991
as Bus Driver
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
Movies (37)
It Chapter Two
2019
as Shopkeeper
Pet Sematary
1989
as Minister
Stuck in Love
2013
as Self (voice)
Diary of the Dead
2007
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Thinner
1996
as Pharmacist
Creepshow
1982
as Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
Sleepwalkers
1992
as Cemetery Caretaker
Creepshow 2
1987
as Truck Driver
Knightriders
1981
as Hoagie Man
Fever Pitch
2005
as Stephen King (uncredited)
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
as Self
Maximum Overdrive
1986
as ATM Asshole (uncredited)
My Father, the BTK Killer
2025
as Self - Author, 'The Good Marriage' / Guest, CBS This Morning (archive footage)
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self - Author
Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King
2014
as Self
Walking the Mile
2014
as Self
Chain Reactions
2025
as Self
King on Screen
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The King: Stephen King's America
2019
as Himself
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
2000
as Self
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
as Tom Holby (archive footage)
101 Seconds
2018
as Self
Golden Years
1991
as Bus Driver
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
as Self
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
1995
Die Stephen King Story
2019
as Himself
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self
The Rock Bottom Remainders
1992
as Self
Gotham Cafe
2005
as Mr. Ring (voice)
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986
as Self
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
2020
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
1987
as Self
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
2011
as himself
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2002
as Stephen King
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
2000
as Himself
Stephen King: Master of Horror
2018
as Self
About Stephen King
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 fil… With 63 credits spanning from 1952 to 2025, Stephen King has appeared in 37 films and 26 TV shows.
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- It Chapter Two (2019) — as Shopkeeper
- Pet Sematary (1989) — as Minister
- Stuck in Love (2013) — as Self (voice)
- Diary of the Dead (2007) — as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
- Thinner (1996) — as Pharmacist
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