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.

Known for

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 ⭐ 7.2

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The Pixar Story

2007 ⭐ 7.6

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From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

2005 ⭐ 10.0

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

2005 ⭐ 10.0

Career timeline

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2009

⭐ 7.2

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

Self (Archive Footage) · 2009

2007

The Pixar Story Notable

Self · 2007

⭐ 7.6

2005

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2005

⭐ 10.0

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

Self (Archive Footage) · 2005

⭐ 10.0

2004

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' Notable

Self · 2004

⭐ 8.0

The Incredibles Notable

Additional Voices (voice) · 2004

⭐ 7.7

2003

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

Self · 2003

⭐ 8.0

2002

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey Notable

2002

⭐ 9.0

2001

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

Himself · 2001

⭐ 8.8

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

Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady · 2001

2000

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Notable

Self · 2000

⭐ 8.0

1999

The Iron Giant Notable

Additional Voices (voice) · 1999

⭐ 8.0

1997

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

Self · 1997

⭐ 8.0

1996

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

Self - Animator · 1996

⭐ 6.1

1995

Frank and Ollie Notable

Himself · 1995

⭐ 7.5

1994

The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born Notable

Self - Supervising Animator · 1994

⭐ 7.0

1989

It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story

Self · 1989

1959

Disneyland '59 Notable

Self · 1959

⭐ 7.3

1957

Tricks of Our Trade

1957

1954

A Story of Dogs

Self · 1954

1950

One Hour in Wonderland

Self - Firehouse Five Plus Two · 1950

⭐ 6.8

1942

Saludos Amigos

Frank Thomas · 1942

⭐ 5.8

Frequently appears with

Don Hahn

Self

Roy Edward Disney

Self

Michael Eisner

Self

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Self

Stacy Keach

Narrator (voice)

Edwin Catmull

Self

Steve Jobs

Self

John Lasseter

Self

Full filmography

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 ⭐ 7.2

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The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

2009

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The Pixar Story

2007 ⭐ 7.6

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From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

2005 ⭐ 10.0

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

2005 ⭐ 10.0

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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'

2004 ⭐ 8.0

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The Incredibles

2004 ⭐ 7.7

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

2003 ⭐ 8.0

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Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

2002 ⭐ 9.0

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

2001 ⭐ 8.8

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

2001

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The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

2000 ⭐ 8.0

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The Iron Giant

1999 ⭐ 8.0

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

1997 ⭐ 8.0

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

1996 ⭐ 6.1

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Frank and Ollie

1995 ⭐ 7.5

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The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born

1994 ⭐ 7.0

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It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story

1989

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Disneyland '59

1959 ⭐ 7.3

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Tricks of Our Trade

1957