Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 6, 1947
Place of Birth:
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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John Ratzenberger
Biography
John Dezso Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, director, producer, writer and entrepreneur. He is one of the most successful actors of all time in terms of box-office receipts. Ratzenberger is best known for portraying Cliff Clavin on the popular comedy series Cheers, for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. He is the only voice actor to appear in every Pixar Animation Studios feature film, including Hamm in the Toy Story franchise, The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise, and Mack in the Cars franchise.
Ratzenberger began his entertainment career while living in London in the 1970s. He had minor film and television roles throughout the late 70s and early 1980s before creating, and then landing, the role of the know-it-all mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers, a role he portrayed throughout the show's eleven seasons. His first Pixar role was the voice of Hamm in Toy Story, and he has voiced Pixar characters in films and video games ever since. From 2004 to 2008 he hosted the TV documentary series Made in America. Outside of acting, he has promoted American entrepreneurship and manufacturing, and campaigned for several Republican candidates.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tapawingo | Tom Roan |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | Fritz (voice) |
| 2024 | Spellbound | Milo The Monster Handler (voice) |
| 2022 | Luck | Rootie (voice) |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee |
| 2020 | Miracle in East Texas | Dad Everett |
| 2020 | Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading? | Hamm (voice) |
| 2020 | Onward | Construction Worker Fennwick (voice) |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Hamm (voice) |
| 2019 | Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money? | Hamm (voice) |
| 2019 | Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend? | Hamm (voice) |
| 2019 | Project: Puppies for Christmas | Daniel Nilwater |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Underminer (voice) |
| 2018 | Shifting Gears | Conrad Baines |
| 2018 | Pup Star: World Tour | Grandpa Growl (voice) |
| 2017 | Pup Star: Better 2Gether | Salty (voice) |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | Mack (voice) |
| 2017 | Coco | Juan Ortodoncia (voice) |
| 2016 | Monkey Up | Mr. Hartz |
| 2016 | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self |
| 2016 | Change of Heart | Dr. Charles Burke |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Husband Crab (Bill) (voice) |
| 2016 | Pup Star | Mutt (voice) |
| 2015 | Russell Madness | Mick Vaughn |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Fritz (voice) |
| 2015 | The Good Dinosaur | Earl (voice) |
| 2015 | Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | Self |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Brodi (voice) |
| 2014 | The Santa Con | Warden |
| 2014 | How Murray Saved Christmas | Officer Bender (voice) |
| 2014 | A Christmas Mystery | Logan Walker |
| 2014 | Grace of God | |
| 2014 | The Santa Con | Warden Jeffrey Mitchell |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Yeti (voice) |
| 2013 | Super Buddies | Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone |
| 2013 | In The Name of God | Reverend Thomas |
| 2013 | Planes | Harland (voice) |
| 2012 | WWJD II: The Woodcarver | Ernest Otto |
| 2012 | Fixing Pete | Clayton |
| 2012 | Brave | Gordon (voice) |
| 2012 | Partysaurus Rex | Hamm (voice) |
| 2012 | Matchmaker Santa | George |
| 2012 | Local Commercial | Earl T. Barnum |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Mack (voice) |
| 2011 | Hawaiian Vacation | Hamm (voice) |
| 2011 | Small Fry | Hamm (voice) |
| 2011 | Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good | Self |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Hamm (voice) |
| 2010 | What if... | Mike the Angel |
| 2009 | Up | Construction Foreman Tom (voice) |
| 2008 | Our First Christmas | Joe Noll |
| 2008 | WALL·E | John (voice) |
| 2008 | The Village Barbershop | Art Leroldi |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Mustafa (voice) |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Yeti (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Your Friend the Rat | P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Cars | Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice) |
| 2006 | Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP | |
| 2006 | Mystery Woman: Redemption | Jim Carter |
| 2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Controller #1 |
| 2006 | Something New | Brian's Father (uncredited) |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Underminer (voice) |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Fish School (voice) |
| 2003 | The Art of 'Spirited Away' | Himself |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Yeti (voice) |
| 2001 | Determination of Death | Charlie Halloran |
| 2001 | Disney Through The Decades | |
| 2000 | Tick Tock | Clay Fairfield, P.I. |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Hamm (voice) |
| 1999 | A Fare to Remember | Mickey |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | P.T. Flea (voice) |
| 1998 | Monty Python: Live at Aspen | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Bad Day on the Block | Al Calavito |
| 1997 | Dog's Best Friend | Goat (voice) |
| 1997 | That Darn Cat | Dusty |
| 1997 | One Night Stand | Phil |
| 1996 | The Story Behind 'Toy Story' | Self |
| 1996 | Tiny Toy Stories | Hamm (voice) |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Hamm (voice) |
| 1990 | Camp Cucamonga | Marvin Schector |
| 1990 | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special | Self |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Cliff Clavin |
| 1988 | Going to the Chapel | |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Cliff Clavin |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | John Ratzenberger (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom | Self |
| 1987 | House II: The Second Story | Bill |
| 1987 | Timestalkers | General Joe Brodsky |
| 1986 | Combat Academy | Mr. Barnett |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Detective |
| 1984 | Protocol | Security Guard on TV |
| 1983 | Right of Way | Policeman |
| 1982 | Rating Notman | |
| 1982 | Warlords of the 21st Century | Rusty |
| 1982 | Gandhi | American Lieutenant |
| 1982 | Firefox | Chief Peck |
| 1981 | Outland | Tarlow |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Policeman |
| 1981 | The Good Soldier | Jimmy |
| 1981 | Reds | Communist Leader (uncredited) |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Major Derlin |
| 1980 | Motel Hell | Drummer |
| 1980 | Superman II | Controller |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure | Achmed |
| 1979 | Hanover Street | Sgt. John Lucas |
| 1979 | Yanks | Cpl Cook |
| 1979 | The Bitch | Hal Leonard |
| 1978 | Warlords of Atlantis | Fenn |
| 1978 | Superman | 1st Controller |
| 1977 | Valentino | Newshound |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming | Sgt. Kopecki |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | U.S. Lieutenant |
| 1976 | The Ritz | Patron |
| Titleist: Made in America | ||
| Pookoo | (voice) | |
| Ray Gunn | (voice) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | WondLa | Caruncle (voice) |
| 2023 | Poker Face | Abe |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Yeti (voice) |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Adorable (voice) |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Adorable / Bernard (voice) |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Bernard (voice) |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Bernard / Arodable (voice) |
| 2019 | Just Roll with It | George Bennett |
| 2019 | Bob Hearts Abishola | Hank |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Major Derlin (voice) |
| 2013 | Legit | Walter Nugent |
| 2013 | Legit | Walter |
| 2013 | Mom | Stan |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs | Digby Yates |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash | Judge Elliot Reid |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Wilford (voice) |
| 2010 | Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs | Hamm (voice) |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Larry Kaswell |
| 2005 | Hell's Kitchen | Self |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant |
| 2005 | Bones | Bill Schumacher |
| 2004 | Rodney | John Ratzenberger |
| 2004 | John Ratzenberger's Made in America | |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules | Fred |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stu Kirchoff |
| 2000 | Pigs Next Door | Ike Stump (voice) |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Glen |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney | |
| 1996 | Toy Story Treats | Hamm (Voice) |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Bob |
| 1996 | Remember WENN | Mr. Abernathy |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Hinky (voice) |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Himself |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City | Mr. Berman |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Merl |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Gus Kilamilikimaka |
| 1993 | Frasier | Cliff Clavin |
| 1990 | Wings | Cliff Clavin |
| 1990 | Blossom | |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Rigger (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice) |
| 1988 | Small World | Morris Zapp |
| 1983 | Wizards and Warriors | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | |
| 1982 | Cheers | Cliff Clavin |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1981 | Code Red | |
| 1981 | Goliath Awaits | Bill Sweeney |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Walt Brewster |
| 1977 | Secret Army | Staff Sergeant Dexter |