Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Franklin Rosborough Thomas , Franklin Thomas
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Fresno, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 59
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Pinocchio
(1940) Animation DirectorCinderella
(1950) Animation DirectorAlice in Wonderland
(1951) AnimationThe Incredibles
(2004) ThanksSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937) AnimationThe Jungle Book
(1967) Animation DirectorOne Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961) AnimationThe Sword in the Stone
(1963) AnimationActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2009 | Self (archive footage) | |
Self (Archive Footage) | ||
2007 | Self | |
2005 | Self (archive footage) | |
Self (Archive Footage) | ||
2004 | N/A | |
Additional Voices (voice) | ||
2003 | Self | |
2002 | N/A | |
Himself - Animator | ||
2001 | Self | |
2000 | Himself | |
1999 | Additional Voices (voice) | |
1995 | Self | |
1994 | Self (Supervising Animator) | |
1959 | Self | |
1957 | N/A | |
1954 | Self | |
1950 | Himself - Firehouse Five Plus Two | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2004 | Thanks | |
1987 | Thanks | |
1981 | Supervising Animator | |
1942 | Supervising Animator | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1977 | Animation | |
Animation | ||
1973 | Animation | |
1970 | Animation | |
1968 | Animation Director | |
1967 | Animation Director | |
1964 | Animation | |
1963 | Animation | |
1961 | Animation | |
1959 | Animation | |
1955 | Animation | |
Animation Director | ||
1953 | Animation | |
Animation Director | ||
1951 | Animation | |
1950 | Animation Director | |
1949 | Animation | |
Animation Director | ||
Animation | ||
1946 | Animation | |
1944 | Animation | |
Animation | ||
1943 | Animation | |
Animation | ||
Animation | ||
1940 | Animation | |
Animation | ||
Animation Director | ||
1939 | Animation | |
Animation | ||
1938 | Animation | |
1937 | Animation | |
Animation | ||
1936 | Animation | |
Animation | ||
Animation | ||
1935 | Animation | |
Animation Production Assistant | ||
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1977 | Author | |
1970 | Screenplay | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |