Frank Thomas
Visual Effects
Born: 1912-09-05 · Fresno, California, USA
Died: 2004-09-08
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009
Self (Archive Footage)
The Pixar Story
2007
Self
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005
Self (Archive Footage)
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005
Self (archive footage)
The Incredibles
2004
Additional Voices (voice)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
Self
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
2003
Self
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
2002
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
2001
Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001
Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
Self
The Iron Giant
1999
Additional Voices (voice)
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
1997
Self
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
1996
Self - Animator
Frank and Ollie
1995
Himself
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994
Self - Supervising Animator
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989
Self
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
Thanks
The Fox and the Hound
1981
Animation Director
From Fantasia to Fantasyland
1978
self
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977
Animation
The Rescuers
1977
Story
Robin Hood
1973
Animation
The Aristocats
1970
Screenplay
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968
Animation Director
The Jungle Book
1967
Animation Director
Mary Poppins
1964
Animation
The Sword in the Stone
1963
Animation
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
Animation