Frank Thomas
Visual Effects • Born 1912-09-05 – 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.
Filmography
24 credits
Saludos Amigos
Movie • 1942
Frank Thomas
The Pixar Story
Movie • 2007
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
A Story of Dogs
Movie • 1954
Self
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Movie • 1989
Self
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
Movie • 2009
Self (Archive Footage)
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
Movie • 1994
Self - Supervising Animator
Tricks of Our Trade
Movie • 1957
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
Movie • 2002
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
Movie • 2005
Self (Archive Footage)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Movie • 1996
Self - Animator
The Incredibles
Movie • 2004
Additional Voices (voice)
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
Movie • 2001
Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
The Iron Giant
Movie • 1999
Additional Voices (voice)
One Hour in Wonderland
Movie • 1950
Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
Frank and Ollie
Movie • 1995
Himself
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Movie • 2004
Self
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Movie • 2000
Self
Disneyland '59
Movie • 1959
Self
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
Movie • 2003
Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
Movie • 2001
Himself
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
Movie • 1997
Self
From Fantasia to Fantasyland
Movie • 1978
self