Directed credits
5
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Director
Frank Thomas
Visual Effects
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 39
TMDB ID: 63646
IMDb ID: nm0858826
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: September 5, 1912
Died: September 8, 2004
Age: 92
Place of birth: Fresno, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1935 - 2009
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.96
Wikidata: Q937267
Also known as
Franklin Rosborough Thomas • Franklin Thomas
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (4)Director (1)Animation (29)Thanks (2)Animation Production Assistant (1)Screenplay (1)Supervising Animator (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Frank Thomas.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Frank Thomas.
7.9
The Iron Giant
as Additional Voices (voice)
1999 Movie
7.7
The Incredibles
Thanks
2004 Movie
7.6
Mary Poppins
Animation
1964 Movie
7.6
The Pixar Story
as Self
2007 Movie
7.3
Fantasia
Animation
1940 Movie
7.3
Robin Hood
Animation
1973 Movie
7.3
The Aristocats
Screenplay
1970 Movie
7.3
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Animation Director
1968 Movie
7.3
The Jungle Book
Animation Director
1967 Movie
7.2
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Animation
1977 Movie
7.2
The Sword in the Stone
Animation
1963 Movie
7.2
Alice in Wonderland
Animation
1951 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Frank Thomas.
7.7
The Incredibles
Thanks
2004 Movie
6.9
Sleeping Beauty
Animation
1959 Movie
7.0
Cinderella
Animation Director
1950 Movie
7.1
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Animation
1938 Movie
7.2
Alice in Wonderland
Animation
1951 Movie
7.2
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Animation
1961 Movie
7.2
Peter Pan
Animation
1953 Movie
7.3
The Jungle Book
Animation Director
1967 Movie
7.6
Mary Poppins
Animation
1964 Movie
7.1
Pinocchio
Animation
1940 Movie
7.9
The Iron Giant
as Additional Voices (voice)
1999 Movie
7.1
Lady and the Tramp
Animation
1955 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Frank Thomas.
7.7
The Incredibles
Thanks
2004 Movie
6.8
The Chipmunk Adventure
Thanks
1987 Movie
6.8
The Rescuers
Animation
1977 Movie
7.2
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Animation
1977 Movie
7.3
Robin Hood
Animation
1973 Movie
7.3
The Aristocats
Screenplay
1970 Movie
7.6
Mary Poppins
Animation
1964 Movie
7.2
The Sword in the Stone
Animation
1963 Movie
7.2
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Animation
1961 Movie
6.9
Sleeping Beauty
Animation
1959 Movie
7.1
Lady and the Tramp
Animation
1955 Movie
7.2
Peter Pan
Animation
1953 Movie
7.2
Alice in Wonderland
Animation
1951 Movie
6.5
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Animation
1949 Movie
6.7
The Wind in the Willows
Animation
1949 Movie
6.7
In Dutch
Animation
1946 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Frank Thomas.
7.2
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2009 Movie
7.6
The Pixar Story
as Self
2007 Movie
10.0
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
as Self (Archive Footage)
2005 Movie
8.0
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
as Self
2004 Movie
7.7
The Incredibles
as Additional Voices (voice)
2004 Movie
6.0
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
as Self
2003 Movie
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
2002 Movie
9.0
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
as Himself
2001 Movie
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
as Self - Veteran Animator, 'Lady and the Tramp'
2001 Movie
8.0
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
2000 Movie