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