Frank Thomas
Visual Effects
Born September 5, 1912 in Fresno, California, USA
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.
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
The Fox and the Hound
The Rescuers
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Robin Hood
The Aristocats
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
The Jungle Book
Mary Poppins
The Sword in the Stone
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Disneyland '59
Self
Sleeping Beauty
Tricks of Our Trade
Lady and the Tramp
A Story of Dogs
Self
Peter Pan
Alice in Wonderland
One Hour in Wonderland
Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
Cinderella
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Wind in the Willows
In Dutch
The Flying Gauchito
The Three Caballeros
Camouflage
The Winged Scourge
Victory Vehicles
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
Saludos Amigos
Frank Thomas
Bambi
Fantasia
Pinocchio
The Pointer
The Practical Pig
Brave Little Tailor
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Little Hiawatha
More Kittens
Mickey's Elephant
Mickey's Circus
Music Land
The Cookie Carnival