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Frank Thomas(1912-2004)

  • Animation Department
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Frank Thomas in Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
Frank Thomas was born on 5 September 1912 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004) and The Aristocats (1970). He was married to Jeanette A. Thomas. He died on 8 September 2004 in La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA.
BornSeptember 5, 1912
DiedSeptember 8, 2004(92)
BornSeptember 5, 1912
DiedSeptember 8, 2004(92)
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    • 4 wins total

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Known for

Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, and Bob Bergen in The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant
8.1
Movie
  • Additional Voices(voice)
  • 1999
Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
The Incredibles
8.0
Movie
  • Additional Voices(voice)
  • 2004
Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)
The Aristocats
7.1
Movie
  • Animation Department("Duchess/O'Malley/Amelia and Abigail Gabble/Napoleon/Lafayette/Edgar")
  • 1970
Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
Robin Hood
7.5
Movie
  • Animation Department
  • 1973

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Alyssa Milano, Cathy Moriarty, Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Bennett, Jodi Benson, and Scott Wolf in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
    Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
    5.7
    Video
    • animation consultant (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • Noelle North and Lorenzo Music in Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985)
    Adventures of the Gummi Bears
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1985–1989
  • The Wuzzles (1985)
    The Wuzzles
    7.0
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
    The Black Cauldron
    6.3
    • animation consultant (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • directing animator
    • animator
    • 1958–1982
  • Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson, Pearl Bailey, Richard Bakalyan, Pat Buttram, Candy Candido, Keith Coogan, Clarence Nash, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Winchell, and 'Squeeks' the Caterpillar in The Fox and the Hound (1981)
    The Fox and the Hound
    7.2
    • supervising animator: "Young Tod" and "Young Copper"
    • 1981
  • Eva Gabor, Joe Flynn, Jim Jordan, James MacDonald, Bob Newhart, and Geraldine Page in The Rescuers (1977)
    The Rescuers
    6.9
    • directing animator
    • 1977
  • Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, Timothy Turner, Jon Walmsley, Dori Whitaker, Paul Winchell, Ralph Wright, and Connor Quinn in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    7.5
    • animator: "Winnie the Pooh" and "Piglet"
    • 1977
  • The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad
    7.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1975
  • Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
    7.8
    Short
    • animator: "Pooh" and "Piglet"
    • 1974
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
    Robin Hood
    7.5
    • directing animator
    • 1973
  • Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)
    The Aristocats
    7.1
    • directing animator: "Duchess/O'Malley/Amelia and Abigail Gabble/Napoleon/Lafayette/Edgar"
    • 1970
  • Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
    Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
    7.9
    Short
    • animator: "Pooh" and "Piglet"
    • 1968
  • The Jungle Book (1967)
    The Jungle Book
    7.6
    • directing animator: "Mowgli/Baloo/King Louie/Kaa
    • 1967
  • Sterling Holloway, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, and Ralph Wright in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
    8.0
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1966

Writer

  • DTV 'Doggone' Valentine (1987)
    DTV 'Doggone' Valentine
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • stories
    • 1987
  • DTV: Pop & Rock (1984)
    DTV: Pop & Rock
    7.3
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    8.4
    Video
    • stories
    • 1984
  • Eva Gabor, Joe Flynn, Jim Jordan, James MacDonald, Bob Newhart, and Geraldine Page in The Rescuers (1977)
    The Rescuers
    6.9
    • story
    • 1977
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
    Robin Hood
    7.5
    • story sequences
    • 1973
  • Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)
    The Aristocats
    7.1
    • story
    • 1970

Actor

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
    The Incredibles
    8.0
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • 2004
  • Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, and Bob Bergen in The Iron Giant (1999)
    The Iron Giant
    8.1
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • 1999
  • The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
    The Phil Silvers Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Winthrop
    • 1957
  • The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956)
    The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 1957
  • John Darrow, Wynne Gibson, and Paul Lukas in I Give My Love (1934)
    I Give My Love
    6.2
    • Art Student (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • The Firehouse Five Plus 2
  • Born
    • September 5, 1912
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 8, 2004
    • La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Spouse
    • Jeanette A. ThomasFebruary 16, 1946 - September 8, 2004 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
    • Theodore Thomas
  • Other works
    Co-author of five books with animator Ollie Johnston: "Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life" (1981), "Too Funny for Words: Disney's Greatest Sight Gags" (1987), "Walt Disney's Bambi: The Story and the Film" (1990), "Jungle Book Portfolio" (1992) and "The Disney Villain" (1993).
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was part of the inner circle of Disney animators, known as the "nine old men". The other members were Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Marc Davis, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ward Kimball, John Lounsbery and Les Clark.).
  • Quotes
    All the people that I had sort of looked up to and admired. They all wanted to meet me.
  • Trademark
      Often tasked with animating the villain (Lady Tremaine in Cinderella (1950), The Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (1951), Captain Hook in Peter Pan (1953))

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