Known For
Visual Effects
Born
Sep 05, 1912
Died
Sep 08, 2004
Place of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Credits
62 titles
Frank Thomas
Biography
Born in Fresno, California, Frank Thomas attended Stanford University, where he was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity and worked on campus humor magazine The Stanford Chaparral with Ollie Johnston. After graduating from Stanford, he attended Chouinard Art Institute, then joined The Walt Disney Company on September 24, 1934 as employee number 224. There he animated dozens of feature films and shorts, and also was a member of the Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two, playing the piano.
Known For
Filmography
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
Self (Archive Footage)
The Pixar Story
Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
Self (archive footage)
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
Self (Archive Footage)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self
The Incredibles
Additional Voices (voice)
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
Self
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
Himself
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Self
The Iron Giant
Additional Voices (voice)
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
Self
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Self - Animator
Frank and Ollie
Himself
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
Self - Supervising Animator
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Self
The Chipmunk Adventure
Thanks
The Fox and the Hound
Animation Director
From Fantasia to Fantasyland
self
The Rescuers
Story
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Animation
Robin Hood
Animation
The Aristocats
Screenplay
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Animation Director
The Jungle Book
Animation Director
Mary Poppins
Animation
The Sword in the Stone
Animation
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Animation
Disneyland '59
Self
Sleeping Beauty
Animation
Tricks of Our Trade
Lady and the Tramp
Animation
A Story of Dogs
Self
Peter Pan
Animation
Alice in Wonderland
Animation
One Hour in Wonderland
Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
Cinderella
Animation Director
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Animation
The Wind in the Willows
Animation
In Dutch
Animation
The Three Caballeros
Animation
The Flying Gauchito
Animation
Camouflage
Director
The Winged Scourge
Animation
Victory Vehicles
Animation
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
Animation
Saludos Amigos
Frank Thomas
Bambi
Supervising Animator