Frank Thomas

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.

Cast

Saludos Amigos

Frank Thomas

The Pixar Story

Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self (archive footage)

A Story of Dogs

Self

It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story

Self

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

Himself (Archive Footage)

The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born

Self - Supervising Animator

Tricks of Our Trade

Unknown

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

Unknown

From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men

Self (Archive Footage)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece

Self - Animator

The Incredibles

Additional Voices (voice)

The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp

Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'

The Iron Giant

Additional Voices (voice)

One Hour in Wonderland

Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two

Frank and Ollie

Himself

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'

Self

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

Self

Disneyland '59

Self

Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound

Self

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All

Himself

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece

Self

Crew

The Aristocats

Screenplay, Animation

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

Animation

Victory Vehicles

Animation

More Kittens

Animation

The Pointer

Animation

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

Animation Director

Brave Little Tailor

Animation

Mickey's Circus

Animation

Mickey's Elephant

Animation

Music Land

Animation

The Cookie Carnival

Animation Production Assistant

Little Hiawatha

Animation

The Practical Pig

Animation

Pinocchio

Animation, Animation Director

The Winged Scourge

Animation

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Animation

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Animation, Animation Director

Lady and the Tramp

Animation, Animation Director

Mary Poppins

Animation

The Wind in the Willows

Animation

The Flying Gauchito

Animation

The Rescuers

Animation, Story

Alice in Wonderland

Animation

The Sword in the Stone

Animation

Fantasia

Animation

Peter Pan

Animation, Animation Director

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

Animation

Sleeping Beauty

Animation

Robin Hood

Animation

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Animation

The Three Caballeros

Animation

Cinderella

Animation Director

Bambi

Supervising Animator

The Jungle Book

Animation Director

Camouflage

Director

The Incredibles

Thanks

In Dutch

Animation

The Chipmunk Adventure

Thanks

The Fox and the Hound

Animation Director