- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 6, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
John Ratzenberger
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 also known being a voice actor appearing in almost 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 voi…
Filmography
movieRay Gunn
2026 · (voice)
movieToy Story 5
2026 · Hamm (voice)
movieSwapped
2026 · Elder Javan (voice)
movieTapawingo
2025 · Tom Roan
movieSpellbound
2024 · Milo The Monster Handler (voice)
tvWondLa
2024 · Caruncle (voice)
movieInside Out 2
2024 · Fritz (voice)
tvPoker Face
2023 · Abe
movieLuck
2022 · Rootie (voice)
movieIn Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Self - Interviewee
tvMonsters at Work
2021 · Yeti (voice), Adorable (voice), Adorable / Bernard (voice), Bernard / Arodable (voice)
movieOnward
2020 · Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)
movieMiracle in East Texas
2020 · Dad Everett
movieForky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
2019 · Hamm (voice)
movieForky Asks a Question: What Is Money?
2019 · Hamm (voice)
tvForky Asks a Question
2019 · Hamm (voice)
tvBob Hearts Abishola
2019 · Hank
movieToy Story 4
2019 · Hamm (voice)
tvJust Roll with It
2019 · George Bennett
movieProject: Puppies for Christmas
2019 · Daniel Nilwater
movieIncredibles 2
2018 · Underminer (voice)
moviePup Star: World Tour
2018 · Grandpa Growl (voice)
movieShifting Gears
2018 · Conrad Baines
movieCoco
2017 · Juan Ortodoncia (voice)
moviePup Star: Better 2Gether
2017 · Salty (voice)
movieCars 3
2017 · Mack (voice)
moviePup Star
2016 · Mutt (voice)
tvLEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016 · Major Derlin (voice)
movieFinding Dory
2016 · Husband Crab (Bill) (voice)
movieChange of Heart
2016 · Dr. Charles Burke
movieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
movieMonkey Up
2016 · Mr. Hartz
movieToy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015 · Self
movieThe Good Dinosaur
2015 · Earl (voice)
movieInside Out
2015 · Fritz (voice)
movieRussell Madness
2015 · Mick Vaughn
movieThe Santa Con
2014 · Warden
movieHow Murray Saved Christmas
2014 · Officer Bender (voice)
movieA Christmas Mystery
2014 · Logan Walker
moviePlanes: Fire & Rescue
2014 · Brodi (voice)
movieGrace of God
2014 · Reverend Thomas
movieIn The Name of God
2013 · Reverend Thomas
tvThe Goldbergs
2013 · Digby Yates
tvMom
2013 · Stan
moviePlanes
2013 · Harland (voice)
movieSuper Buddies
2013 · Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone
movieMonsters University
2013 · Yeti (voice)
tvLegit
2013 · Walter Nugent
movieMatchmaker Santa
2012 · George
moviePartysaurus Rex
2012 · Hamm (voice)
movieBrave
2012 · Gordon (voice)
movieWWJD II: The Woodcarver
2012 · Ernest Otto
movieFixing Pete
2012 · Clayton
movieLocal Commercial
2012 · Earl T. Barnum
movieSmall Fry
2011 · Hamm (voice)
movieHawaiian Vacation
2011 · Hamm (voice)
movieCars 2
2011 · Mack (voice)
tvFranklin & Bash
2011 · Judge Elliot Reid
tvFish Hooks
2010 · Wilford (voice)
movieWhat if...
2010 · Mike the Angel
movieToy Story 3
2010 · Hamm (voice)
tvBuzz Lightyear Mission Logs
2010 · Hamm (voice)
tvDrop Dead Diva
2009 · Larry Kaswell
movieUp
2009 · Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
movieOur First Christmas
2008 · Joe Noll
movieWALL·E
2008 · John (voice)
movieThe Village Barbershop
2008 · Art Leroldi
movieYour Friend the Rat
2007 · P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Pixar Story
2007 · Yeti (voice) (archive footage)
movieRatatouille
2007 · Mustafa (voice)
movieGeared-Up
2006
movieMystery Woman: Redemption
2006 · Jim Carter
movieSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 · Controller #1
movieCars
2006 · Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice)
movieSomething New
2006 · Brian's Father (uncredited)
tvBones
2005 · Bill Schumacher
tvDancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Contestant
tvHell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Bartender & Guest Judge
movieThe Incredibles
2004 · Underminer (voice)
tvRodney
2004 · John Ratzenberger
John Ratzenberger's Made in America
2004
movieFinding Nemo
2003 · Fish School (voice)
movieThe Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003 · Himself
tv8 Simple Rules
2002 · Fred
movieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
movieThe Pennsylvania Miners' Story
2002 · Thomas 'Tucker' Foy
movieMonsters, Inc.
2001 · Yeti (voice)
movieDetermination of Death
2001 · Charlie Halloran
movieDisney Through The Decades
2001
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Stu Kirchoff
movieTick Tock
2000 · Clay Fairfield, P.I.
tvPigs Next Door
2000 · Ike Stump (voice)
movieToy Story 2
1999 · Hamm (voice)
movieA Fare to Remember
1999 · Mickey
movieThe Frasier Story
1999 · Self
movieA Bug's Life
1998 · P.T. Flea (voice)
tvThat '70s Show
1998 · Glen
movieMonty Python: Live at Aspen
1998 · Audience Member (uncredited)
movieOne Night Stand
1997 · Phil
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997
movieUnder Pressure
1997 · Al Calavito
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieDog's Best Friend
1997 · Goat (voice)
movieThat Darn Cat
1997 · Dusty
movieThe Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996 · Self
movieTiny Toy Stories
1996 · Hamm (voice)
tvSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Bob
tvPearl
1996 · Director
tvRemember WENN
1996 · Mr. Abernathy
tvToy Story Treats
1996 · Hamm (Voice)
movieToy Story
1995 · Hamm (voice)
tvCaroline in the City
1995 · Mr. Berman
tvThe Drew Carey Show
1995 · Himself
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Hinky (voice)
tvMadman of the People
1994 · Director
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Merl
tvSister, Sister
1994 · Gus Kilamilikimaka, Director
tvFrasier
1993 · Cliff Clavin
movieCamp Cucamonga
1990 · Marvin Schector
tvEvening Shade
1990 · Director
tvCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · Rigger (voice)
tvBlossom
1990
movieDisneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Self
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990 · Cliff Clavin
tvWings
1990 · Cliff Clavin
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice)
movieMickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Cliff Clavin
movieGoing to the Chapel
1988 · Walt Caruso
movieDisney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
1988 · Self
movieShe's Having a Baby
1988 · John Ratzenberger (uncredited)
tvSmall World
1988 · Morris Zapp
movieHouse II: The Second Story
1987 · Bill
movieTimestalkers
1987 · General Joe Brodsky
tvThe Tortellis
1987 · Cliff Clavin
movieCombat Academy
1986 · Mr. Barnett
movieThe Falcon and the Snowman
1985 · Detective
movieProtocol
1984 · Security Guard on TV
movieRight of Way
1983 · Policeman
movieLikely Stories, Vol. 4
1983
tvWizards and Warriors
1983
movieGandhi
1982 · American Lieutenant
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Cliff Clavin
tvCheers
1982 · Cliff Clavin, Director
movieFirefox
1982 · Chief Peck
Rating Notman
1982
movieBattletruck
1982 · Rusty
movieReds
1981 · Communist Leader (uncredited)
movieRagtime
1981 · Policeman
tvGoliath Awaits
1981 · Bill Sweeney
tvCode Red
1981
movieOutland
1981 · Tarlow
tvPrivate Schulz
1981 · American Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)
movieThe Good Soldier
1981 · Jimmy
tvHill Street Blues
1981 · Phony Cop
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980 · Walt Brewster
movieSuperman II
1980 · Controller
movieMotel Hell
1980 · Drummer
movieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Major Derlin
movieThe Bitch
1979 · Hal Leonard
movieYanks
1979 · Cpl Cook
movieArabian Adventure
1979 · Achmed
movieHanover Street
1979 · Sgt. John Lucas
movieSuperman
1978 · 1st Controller
movieWarlords of Atlantis
1978 · Fenn
Life at Stake
1978 · Vance Brand
movieValentino
1977 · Newshound
tvSecret Army
1977 · Staff Sergeant Dexter
movieA Bridge Too Far
1977 · U.S. Lieutenant
movieTwilight's Last Gleaming
1977 · Sgt. Kopecki
movieThe Ritz
1976 · Patron
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Tom Phillips, Writer
Titleist: Made in America
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tvCars: Lightning Racers
— · Mack (voice)