Frank Thomas

Personal Info

Known For
Visual Effects
Born
September 5, 1912 (92 years old)
Died
September 8, 2004
Place of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Popular Genres
Documentary Animation Family
Career Span
1942 – 2009

Frank Thomas

3 wins
82 nominations
2 Oscars
22 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Sep 5, 1912
From
Fresno, California, USA
Known For
Visual Effects
Career
1942 – 2009

Known For

The Incredibles
The Incredibles
2004
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant
1999
as Additional Voices (voice)
Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos
1942
as Self
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Himself (archive footage)
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
2001
as Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Frank and Ollie
Frank and Ollie
1995
as Himself
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
1996
as Self - Animator
A Story of Dogs
A Story of Dogs
1954
as Self
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
as Self

Frequent Collaborators

Ollie Johnston
Ollie Johnston
4 shared projects
in "Waking Sleeping Beauty"
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Brad Bird
Brad Bird
3 shared projects
in "Waking Sleeping Beauty"
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Pete Docter
Pete Docter
3 shared projects
in "Waking Sleeping Beauty"
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Joe Ranft
Joe Ranft
3 shared projects
in "Waking Sleeping Beauty"
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Andrew Stanton
Andrew Stanton
3 shared projects
in "Waking Sleeping Beauty"
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Walt Disney
Walt Disney
3 shared projects
in "Waking Sleeping Beauty"
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Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson
2 shared projects
in "The Pixar Story"
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Spencer Fox
Spencer Fox
2 shared projects
in "The Pixar Story"
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Jason Lee
Jason Lee
2 shared projects
in "The Pixar Story"
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Teddy Newton
Teddy Newton
2 shared projects
in "The Pixar Story"
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Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
2 shared projects
in "The Pixar Story"
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Michael Bird
Michael Bird
2 shared projects
in "The Iron Giant"
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The Incredibles
The Iron Giant
Saludos Amigos
The Pixar Story
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Frank and Ollie

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