Visual Effects

Frank Thomas

Born 1912-09-05

Fresno, California, USA

Department: 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.

1953

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (71 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Waking Sleeping Beauty	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2009
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached	Self (Archive Footage)	Movie	2009
The Pixar Story	Self	Movie	2007
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2005
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men	Self (Archive Footage)	Movie	2005
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'	Self	Movie	2004
The Incredibles	Additional Voices (voice)	Movie	2004
The Incredibles	Thanks	Movie	2004
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound	Self	Movie	2003
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey	Self / Appearance	Movie	2002
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All	Himself	Movie	2001
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp	Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'	Movie	2001
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature	Self	Movie	2000
The Iron Giant	Additional Voices (voice)	Movie	1999
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece	Self	Movie	1997
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece	Self - Animator	Movie	1996
Frank and Ollie	Himself	Movie	1995
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born	Self - Supervising Animator	Movie	1994
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story	Self	Movie	1989
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland	Story Consultant	Movie	1989
The Chipmunk Adventure	Thanks	Movie	1987
The Fox and the Hound	Animation Director	Movie	1981
From Fantasia to Fantasyland	self	Movie	1978
Halloween Hall o' Fame	Animation	Movie	1977
The Rescuers	Story	Movie	1977
The Rescuers	Supervising Animator	Movie	1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Animation	Movie	1977
Robin Hood	Animation	Movie	1973
The Aristocats	Screenplay	Movie	1970
The Aristocats	Animation	Movie	1970
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day	Animation Director	Movie	1968
The Jungle Book	Animation Director	Movie	1967
Mary Poppins	Animation	Movie	1964
The Sword in the Stone	Animation	Movie	1963
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	Animation	Movie	1961
Disneyland '59	Self	Movie	1959
Sleeping Beauty	Animation	Movie	1959
Tricks of Our Trade	Self / Appearance	Movie	1957
Lady and the Tramp	Animation	Movie	1955
Lady and the Tramp	Animation Director	Movie	1955
A Story of Dogs	Self	Movie	1954
Peter Pan	Animation	Movie	1953
Peter Pan	Animation Director	Movie	1953
Alice in Wonderland	Animation	Movie	1951
One Hour in Wonderland	Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two	Movie	1950
Cinderella	Animation Director	Movie	1950
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	Animation	Movie	1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	Animation Director	Movie	1949
The Wind in the Willows	Animation	Movie	1949
In Dutch	Animation	Movie	1946
The Flying Gauchito	Animation	Movie	1944
The Three Caballeros	Animation	Movie	1944
Camouflage	Director	Movie	1944
The Winged Scourge	Animation	Movie	1943
Victory Vehicles	Animation	Movie	1943
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi	Animation	Movie	1943
Saludos Amigos	Frank Thomas	Movie	1942
Bambi	Supervising Animator	Movie	1942
Fantasia	Animation	Movie	1940
Pinocchio	Animation	Movie	1940
Pinocchio	Animation Director	Movie	1940
The Pointer	Animation	Movie	1939
The Practical Pig	Animation	Movie	1939
Brave Little Tailor	Animation	Movie	1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Animation	Movie	1938
Little Hiawatha	Animation	Movie	1937
More Kittens	Animation	Movie	1936
Mickey's Elephant	Animation	Movie	1936
Mickey's Circus	Animation	Movie	1936
Music Land	Animation	Movie	1935
The Cookie Carnival	Animation Production Assistant	Movie	1935