Known For
Visual Effects
Birthday
September 5, 1912
Place of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Also Known As
- Franklin Rosborough Thomas
- Franklin Thomas
Frank Thomas
Biography
Born inĀ Fresno, California, Frank Thomas attendedĀ Stanford University, where he was a member ofĀ Theta Delta ChiĀ fraternity and worked on campus humor magazineĀ TheĀ Stanford ChaparralĀ withĀ Ollie Johnston. After graduating from Stanford, he attendedĀ Chouinard Art Institute, then joinedĀ The Walt Disney CompanyĀ on September 24, 1934 as employee number 224. There he animated dozens of feature films and shorts, and also was a member of theĀ DixielandĀ bandĀ Firehouse Five Plus Two, playing theĀ piano.
Known For - Movies
The Incredibles
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Iron Giant
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Pixar Story
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Saludos Amigos
as Frank Thomas
Disneyland '59
as Self
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
as Self
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
as Self
Tricks of Our Trade
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Self (Archive Footage)