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
The Incredibles
The Iron Giant
Saludos Amigos
The Pixar Story
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Disneyland '59
All Movies (24)
- Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached2009 · as Self (Archive Footage)
- The Pixar Story2007 · as Self
- From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella2005 · as Self (archive footage)
- From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men2005 · as Self (Archive Footage)
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'2004 · as Self
- The Incredibles2004 · as Additional Voices (voice)
- Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound2003 · as Self
- Frank and Ollie... and Mickey2002
- Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All2001 · as Himself
- The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp2001 · as Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
- The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature2000 · as Self
- The Iron Giant1999 · as Additional Voices (voice)
- Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece1997 · as Self
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece1996 · as Self - Animator
- Frank and Ollie1995 · as Himself
- The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born1994 · as Self - Supervising Animator
- It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story1989 · as Self
- From Fantasia to Fantasyland1978 · as self
- Disneyland '591959 · as Self
- Tricks of Our Trade1957
- A Story of Dogs1954 · as Self
- One Hour in Wonderland1950 · as Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
- Saludos Amigos1942 · as Frank Thomas