Frank Thomas
Born: 1912-09-05 in Fresno, California, USA
Died: 2004-09-08
Known For: Visual Effects
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
2009
- Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached as Self (Archive Footage)
2007
- The Pixar Story as Self
2005
- From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men as Self (Archive Footage)
- From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella as Self (archive footage)
2004
- The Incredibles as Additional Voices (voice)
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' as Self
2001
- The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp as Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
- Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All as Himself
2000
1999
- The Iron Giant as Additional Voices (voice)
1996
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece as Self - Animator
1995
- Frank and Ollie as Himself
1994
- The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born as Self - Supervising Animator
1989
1987
- The Chipmunk Adventure ... (Thanks)
1981
- The Fox and the Hound ... (Animation Director)
1978
- From Fantasia to Fantasyland as self
1977
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ... (Animation)
- The Rescuers ... (Story)
1973
- Robin Hood ... (Animation)
1970
- The Aristocats ... (Screenplay)
1968
- Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day ... (Animation Director)
1967
- The Jungle Book ... (Animation Director)
1964
- Mary Poppins ... (Animation)
1963
- The Sword in the Stone ... (Animation)
1961
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians ... (Animation)
1959
- Sleeping Beauty ... (Animation)
- Disneyland '59 as Self
1957
1955
- Lady and the Tramp ... (Animation)
1954
- A Story of Dogs as Self
1953
- Peter Pan ... (Animation)
1951
- Alice in Wonderland ... (Animation)
1950
- Cinderella ... (Animation Director)
- One Hour in Wonderland as Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
1949
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad ... (Animation)
- The Wind in the Willows ... (Animation)
1946
- In Dutch ... (Animation)
1944
- The Three Caballeros ... (Animation)
- The Flying Gauchito ... (Animation)
- Camouflage ... (Director)
1943
- Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi ... (Animation)
- The Winged Scourge ... (Animation)
- Victory Vehicles ... (Animation)
1942
- Bambi ... (Supervising Animator)
- Saludos Amigos as Frank Thomas
1939
- The Practical Pig ... (Animation)
- The Pointer ... (Animation)
1938
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ... (Animation)
- Brave Little Tailor ... (Animation)
1937
- Little Hiawatha ... (Animation)
1936
- Mickey's Elephant ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Circus ... (Animation)
- More Kittens ... (Animation)
1935
- Music Land ... (Animation)
- The Cookie Carnival ... (Animation Production Assistant)