Frank Thomas

Visual Effects·Sep 5, 1912·Fresno, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached2009 · Self (Archive Footage)	Self (Archive Footage)
The Pixar Story2007 · Self	Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella2005 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men2005 · Self (Archive Footage)	Self (Archive Footage)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'2004 · Self	Self
The Incredibles2004 · Additional Voices (voice)	Additional Voices (voice)
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound2003 · Self	Self
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey2002 · Actor	Actor
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All2001 · Himself	Himself
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp2001 · Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'	Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature2000 · Self	Self
The Iron Giant1999 · Additional Voices (voice)	Additional Voices (voice)
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece1997 · Self	Self
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece1996 · Self - Animator	Self - Animator
Frank and Ollie1995 · Himself	Himself
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born1994 · Self - Supervising Animator	Self - Supervising Animator
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story1989 · Self	Self
FFrom Fantasia to Fantasyland1978 · self	self
The Aristocats1970 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Disneyland '591959 · Self	Self
Tricks of Our Trade1957 · Actor	Actor
A Story of Dogs1954 · Self	Self
One Hour in Wonderland1950 · Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two	Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
Camouflage1944 · Director	Director
Saludos Amigos1942 · Frank Thomas	Frank Thomas