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.
Saludos Amigos
(Self)
The Pixar Story
(Self)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(Himself (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
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
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))
The Aristocats
(Screenplay)
The Rescuers
(Author)
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)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(Animation)
The Flying Gauchito
(Animation)
The Winged Scourge
(Animation)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(Animation)
The Wind in the Willows
(Animation)
Alice in Wonderland
(Animation)
Peter Pan
(Animation)
Lady and the Tramp
(Animation)
Sleeping Beauty
(Animation)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(Animation)
The Sword in the Stone
(Animation)
Mary Poppins
(Animation)
The Aristocats
(Animation)
Robin Hood
(Animation)
The Rescuers
(Animation)
Fantasia
(Animation)
Peter Pan
(Animation Director)
Lady and the Tramp
(Animation Director)
Pinocchio
(Animation Director)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(Animation Director)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
(Animation)
The Three Caballeros
(Animation)
The Fox and the Hound
(Supervising Animator)
Cinderella
(Animation Director)
Bambi
(Supervising Animator)
The Jungle Book
(Animation Director)
Camouflage
(Director)
The Incredibles
(Thanks)
In Dutch
(Animation)
The Chipmunk Adventure
(Thanks)