67-663: Captain James Hook is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie 's 1904 play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations, in which he is Peter Pan 's archenemy . The character is a pirate captain of the brig Jolly Roger. His two principal fears are the sight of his own blood (supposedly an unnatural colour) and the crocodile who pursues him after having previously eaten Captain Hook's hand cut off by Pan. An iron hook that replaced his severed hand has given
134-578: A Disney "in" joke. In the 1924 silent film Peter Pan , Captain Hook is portrayed by Ernest Torrence . Captain James Hook is played by Dustin Hoffman in Hook . Looking for purpose in his own life Hook kidnaps the children of the adult Peter to lure his arch-enemy back to Neverland and gives the middle-aged man three days to rekindle his spirit. Hook has been left feeling depressed and suicidal since Peter Pan forfeited his eternal youth and left Neverland to start
201-416: A copy of himself summoned by Riku in Hook's office. After confronting Hook on the deck, learning that Riku took Kairi to Hollow Bastion , Sora and company are forced to surrender when Hook uses Tinker Bell as a hostage. When the crocodile appears, Hook flees to his office while telling Smee to have their prisoners walk the plank. However, Peter Pan returns to save Sora before imitating Smee to trick Hook out to
268-545: A family with Wendy's granddaughter Moira and took on the new identity of Peter Banning ( Robin Williams ). After his initial arrival in Neverland, Banning make an unsuccessful first attempt to get Hook to release his children by offering money but Hook refuses, shooting Peter's checkbook. Hook worries he has nothing left to accomplish; he has long since killed the crocodile and made a quiet clock tower out of its corpse. Despite killing
335-646: A finger (or a hook) on Peter Pan, he plants a bomb in Peter's hideout (instead of Barrie's vial of poison ). At the conclusion of the film, Hook is chased by the crocodile into the distance, with the rest of the crew trying to save Hook. Walt Disney insisted on keeping Hook alive, as he said: "The audience will get to liking Hook, and they don't want to see him killed." In the sequel Return to Never Land (2002), Hook mistakes Wendy's daughter Jane for Wendy and uses her as bait to lure Peter Pan to his death. After this fails, he promises to take Jane home if she will help him find
402-458: A gentleman pirate than in Disney's version; for instance, he frequently describes certain behaviours as "good form" or "bad form" (although he is willing to violate these rules when it suits him, such as trying to stab Peter in the back during their climatic duel). Hoffman claimed to have based the character's voice and mannerisms on conservative columnist William F. Buckley Jr. In addition to playing
469-411: A gold-trimmed red coat, matching hat, and a wig that hides his balding head. He wears a ceremonial captain's sword at his side, but uses a proper duelling sword when fighting Rufio and Peter. Hook's physical appearance in the film is heavily influenced by Disney's portrayal, though with more elaborate clothing trim and his moustache is curled, shaped like a hook. He is closer to Barrie's characterisation as
536-453: A group of street urchins to then rob his uncle of the gold coins he's safe guarding for the various criminal underworld factions before cutting off CJ's left hand in a sword duel (when CJ catches them in the act) before fleeing to parts unknown pursued by CJ and his cohorts. Antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist . The English word antagonist comes from
603-516: A magnificent pirate and "not wholly unheroic". In the animated film Peter Pan (1953), Captain Hook is a far more comical villain than the original character: he is seen as a vain and dastardly coward with a childish temper who is prone to crying out in terror. During the film's early development, the story department analysed Hook's character as "a fop... Yet very mean, to the point of being murderous. This combination of traits should cause plenty of amusement whenever he talks or acts". Frank Thomas
670-481: A pirate, being rejected by Peter because he had grown up. Joshua Colley plays a teen Hook in the live-action film Descendants: The Rise of Red , from the Descendants franchise. His teenage son Harry (portrayed by Thomas Doherty ) appears in the previous films of the franchise Descendants 2 and Descendants 3 , Captain Hook being only mentioned. Captain Hook made a special guest cameo on Raw Toonage in
737-472: A potential heir. Peter's daughter, Maggie, mistrusts Hook immediately and refuses to be swayed, reminding Hook of her father's past defiances. Hook decides to hold Maggie hostage until Peter's failure to rescue her ruins her faith in him. This backfires when Peter and the Lost Boys rescue her immediately. Jack sees Hook stab Rufio to death in a duel and realises how much his father cares for the Lost Boys, rejecting
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#1733086307705804-462: A thinner upgrade (and a "bad ending") or free the Sprite and have Pete Pan (a version of Pete dressed up as Peter Pan ) defeat him and earn a paint upgrade (and a "good ending" showing Pete Pan and Captain Hook in a duel). In Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two , Hook has disappeared entirely, leaving his crew leaderless and having been run out of Tortooga by Blackbeard and Pete Pan having joined up with
871-482: A true opponent not only wants to prevent the hero from achieving his desire but is competing with the hero for the same goal. According to John Truby, "It is only by competing for the same goal that the hero and the opponent are forced to come into direct conflict and to do so again and again throughout the story." Frank Thomas (animator) Franklin Rosborough Thomas (September 5, 1912 – September 8, 2004)
938-435: Is Barbecue .) In the play, it is implied that Hook attended Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford , and his final words are "Floreat Etona", Eton's motto. In the novel, Hook's last words are a similarly upper-class "bad form", in disapproval of the way Peter Pan beats him by throwing him overboard. He also has a yellow blood disorder . The book relates that Peter Pan began the ongoing rivalry between them by feeding
1005-496: Is a playable character in the world builder game Disney Magic Kingdoms , being a premium character to unlock in the main storyline of the game. Captain Hook is a playable character in the mobile game Disney Heroes Battle Mode An alternate version of Captain Hook appears as a playable character in the video game Disney Mirrorverse . In October 2024, he was added as a playable character in Fortnite . Captain Hook appears at
1072-442: Is a very skilled swordsman . In many pantomime performances of Peter Pan , Hook's hair is a wig and is accompanied by thick bushy eyebrows and moustache. The hook is fixed to his right hand (often changed to the left hand in film adaptations) and is used as a weapon. He is also described as having a "handsome countenance" and an "elegance of ... diction" – "even when he [is] swearing". Barrie describes "an attire associated with
1139-468: Is also featured prominently in the Wii game Epic Mickey , wherein he has been converting his crew into animatronic, cyborg version of themselves (referred to in the game as Beetleworx) and is waging an attack against the non-converted pirates. Smee requests that Mickey Mouse find a way to save Hook and stop this machine that is turning pirates into Beetleworx. Players can either fight Hook by themselves and earn
1206-538: Is different from the original character, and is portrayed as a pioneer-era American without any connection with Eton, Blackbeard, or piracy in general. The character is played by David Gyasi in the 2020 film Come Away as CJ (a reference to "Captain James"), a ruthless pawnbroker and lower crime lord who is also the son of the Mad Hatter , the paternal grandfather of Alice and Peter Pan , making CJ their paternal uncle and
1273-407: Is one of the villains that crashes Mickey's party. This happens when Peter and Wendy appear to make Goofy 's dream for some adventure come true and play a game of "Pretend to Be Pirates" with Donald Duck , who pretends to be the captain until the real Hook appears and challenges Peter to a duel. At first, Hook's appearance seems to take place for no reason other than to add some action to the show but
1340-511: Is revealed to actually be working for Maleficent, who is insulted after not being invited to the party. He is defeated by Mickey Mouse , who leads the audience in a chant of "Dreams come true!", and scares off the villains. At the Disney Villains Mix and Mingle Halloween Dance Party at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party , Hook is summoned up by Maleficent along with the other villains, and co-hosts along with her, revealed by him being
1407-487: Is reversed can be seen in the character Macduff from Macbeth , who is arguably morally correct in his desire to fight the tyrant Macbeth , the protagonist. Examples from television include J.R. Ewing ( Larry Hagman ) from Dallas and Alexis Colby ( Joan Collins ) from Dynasty . Both became breakout characters used as a device to increase their shows' ratings. Characters may be antagonists without being evil – they may simply be injudicious and unlikeable for
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#17330863077051474-422: Is that these chests were set up to help build Pete 's Heartless army). Hook later appears in the game series prequel, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep , where he tricks Terra into attempting to kill Peter Pan for him. He later kidnaps Tinker Bell and takes Mickey Mouse's star fragment, but is defeated by Ventus and thrown into the water, where the crocodile chases him off. An animatronic version of Captain Hook
1541-465: Is used as a plot device, to set up conflicts, obstacles, or challenges for the protagonist. Though not every story requires an antagonist, it often is used in plays to increase the level of drama. In tragedies, antagonists are often the cause of the protagonist's main problem, or lead a group of characters against the protagonist; in comedies, they are usually responsible for involving the protagonist in comedic situations. Author John Truby argues that
1608-459: The Disney Fairies film The Pirate Fairy , in which he is voiced by Tom Hiddleston . In the story, a young James years before he lost his hand, pretended to be a pirate ship's cabin boy and befriended a rebellious fairy Zarina who had left Pixie Hollow after being dismissed as a dust-keeper when her unauthorised experiments with pixie dust led to a disaster. James foresaw the great potential of
1675-524: The Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – antagonistēs , "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, rival," which is derived from anti- ("against") and agonizesthai ("to contend for a prize"). The antagonist is commonly positioned against the protagonist and their world order. While narratives often portray the protagonist as a hero and the antagonist as a villain , like Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter ,
1742-687: The Scrooge McDuck universe of comic books as the nemesis of Moby Duck , a whaler cousin of Donald Duck . In the Kingdom Keepers series book Disney at Dawn (2008), Captain Hook was snooping around Ariel's Grotto, having been sent by the Overtakers in investigate the meaning in Jess playing songs over the park speakers. In the Descendants franchise novels Isle of the Lost (2015) and its sequel Rise of
1809-757: The Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meetable character along with Mr. Smee in Adventureland . He also appears as a figure during the dark ride Peter Pan's Flight . In Fantasmic! at Disneyland, there is a scene in which we see Captain Hook and Peter Pan duelling aboard the Jolly Roger (portrayed by the Sailing Ship Columbia ). This is replaced by a short re-enactment of Disney's Pocahontas at Disney's Hollywood Studios . At Disney World's Dream-Along with Mickey show, Hook, along with Smee,
1876-444: The 1953 animated film. Unlike the animated version, his hook is his right arm. Unlike Barrie's original play and later Peter Pan adaptations, in which the same actor play Hook and Mr. Darling, the latter's role is performed by a different actor, Alan Tudyk . In this version, Hook is revealed to be an old friend of Peter's and the first Lost Boy, but he left Neverland because he missed his mother. Years later, he returned to Neverland as
1943-487: The Diamond edition of Disney's Peter Pan DVD. Thomas's last work in an animated film before his death was for The Incredibles (directed by Brad Bird ), although he voiced a character, rather than animating one. Frank and his friend and colleague Ollie Johnston voiced and were caricatured as two old men saying "That's old school ..." "Yeah, no school like the old school." The pair had previously been heard, and caricatured, as
2010-622: The Isle of the Lost (2017), Captain Hook appears as one of the villains who live imprisoned on the titular island. He is also the father of Harriet (eldest daughter), Harry (middle son), and CJ (youngest daughter). In the Pirates of the Caribbean novel Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom by A. C. Crispin , Captain Hook is mentioned as "James" in conversation, confirmed by Crispin to be
2077-666: The Mad Doctor after losing his purpose. Some of Hook's clothes and items have been left behind in Ventureland, which the crew members seek to assert their authority to take over leadership of the other pirates and lead them to take back their home. The Cartoon World's version of Hook appears in Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion as the first boss, having fallen under the control of Mizrabel to fight Mickey. Upon his defeat, he comes to his senses and offers his help to Mickey's quest to bring
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2144-576: The Never Land Pirates , Hook serves as the main antagonist, with his mother, Mama Hook , herself exclusive to the Disney Junior series, keeping him "honest" if he gets tempted. Captain Hook ( フック船長 , Fukku Senchō ) appears in the Action/RPG game Kingdom Hearts , in cooperation with Maleficent and other villains. He uses his pirate ship to travel between worlds. His Japanese voice actor
2211-795: The Stone (in which he was paired with animator Milt Kahl to great effect), King Louie in The Jungle Book (the song number "I Wan'na Be Like You" featuring King Louie and Baloo the Bear re-teamed him with Kahl), the dancing penguins in Mary Poppins , and Winnie The Pooh and Piglet in Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too . Thomas was directing animator for several memorable villains, including
2278-487: The antagonist does not always appear as the villain. In some narratives, like Light Yagami and L in Death Note , the protagonist is a villain and the antagonist is an opposing hero. Antagonists are conventionally presented as making moral choices less savory than those of protagonists. This condition is often used by an author to create conflict within a story. This is merely a convention, however. An example in which this
2345-523: The audience. In some stories, such as The Catcher in the Rye , almost every character other than the protagonist may be an antagonist. Another example of this occurring is through Javert in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables , in which Javert displays no malicious intent, but instead represents the rigid and inflexible application of the law, even when it leads to moral and ethical dilemmas. An aspect or trait of
2412-411: The comprehensive book Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life , first published by Abbeville Press in 1981. Regarded as the definitive resource book on traditional hand-drawn character animation (particularly in the Disney style), the book has been republished numerous times, and is widely considered "the bible" among character animators. The book summarized the Disney approach to animation through
2479-427: The crocodile was an English version of Ahab ", and there are other borrowings from Melville . Barrie states in the novel that "Hook was not his true name. To reveal who he really was would even at this date set the country in a blaze". He is said to be " Blackbeard 's bo'sun " and "the only man of whom Barbecue was afraid". (In Robert Louis Stevenson 's Treasure Island , one of the names Long John Silver goes by
2546-466: The crocodile, he remains terrified of the sound of ticking clocks and has become increasingly paranoid of the crocodile coming back, often destroying clocks to cope. At Smee's suggestion, Hook attempts to persuade Peter's children that their father never loved them, in order to coerce them to stay in Neverland. He is successful with Jack, Peter's son, who soon sees Hook as the attentive father figure that Peter has never been, and Hook eventually sees Jack as
2613-464: The deck, resulting in the villain being thrown overboard and chased into the horizon by the crocodile. In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories he appears as a figment of Sora's memories. He later reappears in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days , finding a large number of treasure maps all leading to boxes that are actually set to release Heartless once Hook opens the chest (unknown to Hook and Smee, however,
2680-518: The enthusiasm needed to fly, and he falls into the crocodile's mouth, accepting his fate. Captain Hook is a minor character in the film Shrek 2 , playing "Little Drop of Poison" by Tom Waits and "People Just Ain't No Good" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the piano in the "Poisoned Apple" tavern. In Shrek the Third , he has a greater role as a secondary villain and is voiced by Ian McShane . During
2747-525: The episode hosted by Don Karnage (air pirate of TaleSpin ), wherein he challenged Karnage to a sword fight for a treasure chest and won. Hook also appeared frequently on House of Mouse , and its two direct-to-video films Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse and Mickey's House of Villains , being one of the main villains in the last one. In the Disney Junior series Jake and
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2814-926: The evil stepmother Lady Tremaine in Cinderella , the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland , Captain James Hook in Peter Pan , and story consultant in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland . He retired from Disney on January 31, 1978. In the 1980s and 1990s, Thomas served on the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute and often was a presenter at the annual film festival's award ceremonies. Thomas co-authored, with fellow Disney legend Ollie Johnston,
2881-503: The film Finding Neverland , a biopic about Peter Pan's creator James Matthew Barrie, James finds inspiration for the character of Captain Hook from Sylvia's strict mother as she is holding a coat hanger to one of Sylvia's boys. James envisions the hook in place of the left hand. In this prequel to Peter Pan stories, Garrett Hedlund portrays a younger James Hook, one of the main protagonists, who teams up with Peter Pan to escape from Blackbeard's mines in Neverland and joins forces with
2948-458: The hold where they meet and escape with Peter Pan , who is searching for his friend Wendy. Captain Hook believed that Wendy was a "Princess of Heart" and that is why he captured her. However, Riku reports to him from Maleficent that Wendy is not a Princess of heart at all, irritating Hook (he hints that kidnapping Wendy was a very difficult task). After defeating the Heartless below deck, Sora fights
3015-508: The island's treasure, and "not to harm a single hair on Peter Pan's head". This last promise is kept when he pulls a single hair from Peter's head, declaring "the rest of him is mine". At the end of the film, he and the crew are pursued into the distance by a giant octopus. Captain Hook is one of the Disney Villains who have a main focus in the direct-to-video anthology film Once Upon a Halloween . Captain Hook's origins are explored in
3082-408: The murderous Hook and embracing Peter once again. As Peter leaves the ship with his children and the Lost Boys, Hook orders him to come back. Maggie tells him off, stating Hook needs a mother to straighten his bad attitude. After Hook vows to kidnap future generations of children in Peter's family, Peter and Hook engage in a final duel amidst a circle of Lost Boys, Peter taunting Hook about the idea that
3149-460: The name of Charles II , having heard it said in some earlier period of his career that he bore a strange resemblance to the ill-fated Stuarts". Hook's cigar holder enables him to smoke two cigars at once. Barrie also stated in "Captain Hook at Eton" that he was, "in a word, the handsomest man I have ever seen, though, at the same time, perhaps slightly disgusting". Although Hook is callous and bloodthirsty, it makes it clear that these qualities make him
3216-547: The native tribe. Although initially only interested in leaving Neverland, Hook is attracted to Tiger Lily ( Rooney Mara ) and assists her and Peter in personally dueling Boatswain Bishop as Tiger Lily fights Blackbeard during the final confrontation in the fairy kingdom. At the film's conclusion, he joins Peter and Tiger Lily in rescuing other children including Peter's confidant Nibs from Peter's old orphanage back in London. Hook in this film
3283-613: The only one of the villains besides her to sing and also being the villain that dances with her. Captain Hook was also featured in the Disney on Ice 2013 show 'Let's Party' as part of the Halloween celebration section, which takes the format of a party hosted by Jack Skellington where all the 'main' Disney villains attend ( Evil Queen and Jafar being two other notable villains in the scene) and they plan to capture Mickey Mouse to plunge everyone into unhappiness. Occasionally, Hook appears in
3350-710: The paternal great-uncle of the Darling children, Wendy , Michael and John through Alice (who grows up to marry George Darling and have the Darling siblings). CJ takes care of his father who is showing senility and thus only recognizes Jack; Alice and Peter's father as his son who CJ has always resented having grown up in his older brother's shadow. He also seems to blame Jack for the death of David who CJ seemed to view as his favorite nephew, so when Jack comes to his brother to help call off various debt collectors , CJ showing loyalty to his crime lord superiors crushes Jack's right hand leaving it to be amputated . Peter in response seeks out
3417-464: The pirate his name. Hook did not appear in early drafts of the play, wherein the capricious and coercive Peter Pan was closest to a "villain", but was created for a front-cloth scene (a cloth flown well downstage in front of which short scenes are played while big scene changes are "silently" carried out upstage) depicting the children's journey home. Later, Barrie expanded the scene, on the premise that children were fascinated by pirates , and expanded
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#17330863077053484-459: The pirate's hand to a crocodile. After getting a taste of Hook, the crocodile pursues him relentlessly, but the ticking clock it has also swallowed warns Hook of its presence. Hook is described as "cadaverous" and "blackavised", with "eyes which were of the blue of the forget-me-not " ("save when he was plunging his hook into you, at which time two red spots appeared in them and lit them up horribly") and long dark curls resembling "black candles". He
3551-641: The pixie dust and let Zarina think she had the authority over pirates. In The Simpsons short film Welcome to the Club , Captain Hook (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson ) appears along with other Disney Villains trying to convince Lisa Simpson how fun it is to be a villain. He also appears in the short film The Most Wonderful Time of the Year . Jude Law portrays Captain Hook in Disney's live-action film Peter Pan & Wendy , which loosely adapts material from
3618-466: The protagonist may be considered an antagonist, such as morality or indecisiveness. An antagonist is not always a person or people. In some cases, an antagonist may be a force, such as a tidal wave that destroys a city; a storm that causes havoc; or even a certain area's conditions that are the root cause of a problem. An antagonist may or may not create obstacles for the protagonist. Societal norms or other rules may also be antagonists. An antagonist
3685-410: The role of George Darling, Wendy's father, following the tradition of the original play. Isaacs correctly wears the hook on his right hand, supported by a shoulder harness. The character also features a tattoo of Eton's coat of arms on his left shoulder. Hook is feared and ruthless, but also gentlemanly. In the climactic duel, he learns to fly, almost defeating Peter Pan, but the Lost Boys' taunts weaken
3752-557: The role of the captain as the play developed. The character was originally cast to be played by Dorothea Baird , the actress playing Mary Darling , but Gerald du Maurier , already playing George Darling (and the brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies ), persuaded Barrie to let him take the additional role instead, a casting tradition since replicated in many stage and film productions of the Peter Pan story. According to A. N. Wilson , Barrie "openly acknowledged [that] Hook and his obsession with
3819-452: The so-called 12 basic principles of animation . Thomas and Johnston were also profiled in the 1995 documentary Frank and Ollie , which screened at the 20th Toronto International Film Festival , directed by Thomas's son Theodore Thomas . The film profiled their careers, private lives, and the personal friendship between the two men. In 2012, Theodore Thomas also directed another short documentary, "Growing up with Nine Old Men", included in
3886-409: The ticking clocks he fears are not reminders of the crocodile, but a reminder of time ticking away. After a close call where Tinker Bell deflects an attack with the hook, the crocodile clock tower seemingly comes to "life" and eats Hook when it falls on top of him. Hook's missing hand is his left and his stump takes other attachments, including a baseball mitt and a pointer. He dresses very elegantly in
3953-465: The titular character, as a reference to the traditional element of casting one actor in a dual-role of Captain Hook and George Darling in the original play, Hoffman also provided the airline pilot's announcement in the scene where the Bannings fly from San Francisco to London for Christmas. In the 2003 film adaptation of Peter Pan , Captain Hook is portrayed by English actor Jason Isaacs , who also plays
4020-628: The toons back to the Cartoon World. Captain Hook is one of the bosses in the Japanese version of the video game Mickey Mousecapade (being replaced by Peg Leg Pete in the North American version). He stars in the Disney Interactive computer game Disney's Villains' Revenge as one of the main villains, wherein the player defeats Hook and returns Peter to his rightful age. Captain Hook
4087-716: The two train engineers in Bird's The Iron Giant . Thomas died in La Cañada Flintridge, California , on September 8, 2004, three days after his 92nd birthday. His widow, Jeanette A. Thomas, died on September 29, 2012. The 2001 biography Walt Disney's Nine Old Men & The Art of Animation by John Canemaker ( ISBN 0-7868-6496-6 ) chronicles Thomas' life. On the Animation Podcast , Disney director John Musker discussed Frank Thomas, and mentioned that at one time, fellow animation great Chuck Jones had christened Thomas
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#17330863077054154-629: Was Chikao Ōhtsuka up until Birth by Sleep , where Chikao Ōhtsuka was cast as Master Xehanort and Hook thus voiced by Naoya Uchida . His English voice actor is Corey Burton . He takes Riku along with him, where Kairi is being held. Hook does not like Riku's bossiness and regrets taking him along; nonetheless, he follows his orders, as Riku now has control over the Heartless and would most likely unleash them on him should he disobey. When Sora , Donald , and Goofy arrive in Neverland , Riku throws them in
4221-646: Was a member of the Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two , playing the piano . His work in animated cartoon shorts included Brave Little Tailor , in which he animated scenes of Mickey Mouse and the king, Mickey and the bear in The Pointer , and German dialogue scenes in the World War II propaganda short Education for Death (shortly before Thomas enlisted in the Army Air Forces ). During World War II he
4288-888: Was an American animator and pianist. He was one of Walt Disney 's leading team of animators known as the Nine Old Men . Thomas was born on September 5, 1912, in Santa Monica, California , to Frank Thomas, a teacher, and Ina Gregg. He had two older brothers, Lawrence and Welburne. He grew up in Fresno . 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 in 1933, 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
4355-680: Was assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit where he made training films. In feature films , among the characters and scenes Thomas animated were the dwarfs crying over Snow White's "dead" body, Pinocchio singing at the marionette theatre, Bambi and Thumper on the ice, Lady and the Tramp eating spaghetti, the three fairies in Sleeping Beauty , Merlin and Arthur as squirrels and the "wizard's duel" between Merlin and Madam Mim in The Sword in
4422-438: Was the directing animator of Hook. According to Disney's Platinum release bonus features, Hook was modeled after an English king . One director insisted that Hook should be a darker villain with no comedic traits; but this was refused for fear of frightening a juvenile audience, and Hook became a comical villain, equally matched with Peter Pan. Actor Hans Conried set the tone and pathos for Disney's interpretation of Hook, as he
4489-504: Was the original voice for the Captain, as well as, in the tradition of the stage play, Mr. Darling, and performed live-action reference for the two characters. In subsequent Disney animation, Hook is voiced by Corey Burton . Hook seeks revenge on Peter Pan for having fed the crocodile his left hand and refuses to leave Neverland prior to this revenge. Throughout the film, Hook is supported by Mr. Smee . After promising Tinker Bell not to lay
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