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.
Filmography
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005
as Self (archive footage)
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005
as Self (Archive Footage)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
as Self
The Incredibles
2004
as Additional Voices (voice)
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
2003
as Self
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
2002
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001
as Himself
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
2001
as Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
as Self
The Iron Giant
1999
as Additional Voices (voice)
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
1997
as Self
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
1996
as Self - Animator
Frank and Ollie
1995
as Himself
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994
as Self - Supervising Animator
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989
as Self
- No poster
From Fantasia to Fantasyland
1978
as self
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
Tricks of Our Trade
1957
A Story of Dogs
1954
as Self
One Hour in Wonderland
1950
as Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two
Saludos Amigos
1942
as Frank Thomas