John Ratzenberger
Acting
Born: April 6, 1947 (age 79) · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Highest Rated
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 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 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
Inside Out
2015
Up
2009
Coco
2017
Finding Nemo
2003
WALL·E
2008
Toy Story
1995
Monsters, Inc.
2001
The Incredibles
2004
Ratatouille
2007
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Toy Story 3
2010
Cars
2006
Photos (8)
Movies (107)
Toy Story 5
Hamm (voice)
Swapped
Elder Javan (voice)
Coco
Juan Ortodoncia (voice)
Toy Story
Hamm (voice)
WALL·E
John (voice)
Inside Out 2
Fritz (voice)
Finding Nemo
Fish School (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
Yeti (voice)
Toy Story 3
Hamm (voice)
Inside Out
Fritz (voice)
Up
Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
Toy Story 2
Hamm (voice)
Cars 3
Mack (voice)
The Incredibles
Underminer (voice)
Toy Story 4
Hamm (voice)
Cars 2
Mack (voice)
Cars
Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice)
Ratatouille
Mustafa (voice)
The Good Dinosaur
Earl (voice)
Brave
Gordon (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
Major Derlin
A Bug's Life
P.T. Flea (voice)
Incredibles 2
Underminer (voice)
Monsters University
Yeti (voice)
Superman
1st Controller
Finding Dory
Husband Crab (Bill) (voice)
Luck
Rootie (voice)
Onward
Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Brodi (voice)
Planes
Harland (voice)
Superman II
Controller
Spellbound
Milo The Monster Handler (voice)
Small Fry
Hamm (voice)
A Bridge Too Far
U.S. Lieutenant
Firefox
Chief Peck
Gandhi
American Lieutenant
Hawaiian Vacation
Hamm (voice)
Outland
Tarlow
Your Friend the Rat
P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited)
House II: The Second Story
Bill
Partysaurus Rex
Hamm (voice)
Something New
Brian's Father (uncredited)
The Falcon and the Snowman
Detective
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Controller #1
The Pixar Story
Yeti (voice) (archive footage)
Yanks
Cpl Cook
Super Buddies
Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone
Motel Hell
Drummer
She's Having a Baby
John Ratzenberger (uncredited)
Reds
Communist Leader (uncredited)
Warlords of Atlantis
Fenn
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Sgt. Kopecki
That Darn Cat
Dusty
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Cliff Clavin
Valentino
Newshound
One Night Stand
Phil
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
Salty (voice)
Hanover Street
Sgt. John Lucas
What if...
Mike the Angel
Timestalkers
General Joe Brodsky
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?
Hamm (voice)
Arabian Adventure
Achmed
Ragtime
Policeman
The Ritz
Patron
Battletruck
Rusty
Protocol
Security Guard on TV
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
Hamm (voice)
The Earth Day Special
Cliff Clavin
Monkey Up
Mr. Hartz
Tapawingo
Tom Roan
Under Pressure
Al Calavito
Russell Madness
Mick Vaughn
The Bitch
Hal Leonard
Geared-Up
2006
Camp Cucamonga
Marvin Schector
Combat Academy
Mr. Barnett
Pup Star: World Tour
Grandpa Growl (voice)
Tick Tock
Clay Fairfield, P.I.
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Cliff Clavin
Matchmaker Santa
George
Pup Star
Mutt (voice)
WWJD II: The Woodcarver
Ernest Otto
Disney Through The Decades
2001
Tiny Toy Stories
Hamm (voice)
Determination of Death
Charlie Halloran
Fixing Pete
Clayton
The Santa Con
Warden
How Murray Saved Christmas
Officer Bender (voice)
Right of Way
Policeman
Local Commercial
Earl T. Barnum
The Village Barbershop
Art Leroldi
Shifting Gears
Conrad Baines
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Audience Member (uncredited)
Mystery Woman: Redemption
Jim Carter
Project: Puppies for Christmas
Daniel Nilwater
Dog's Best Friend
Goat (voice)
Change of Heart
Dr. Charles Burke
Going to the Chapel
Walt Caruso
In The Name of God
Reverend Thomas
A Fare to Remember
Mickey
A Christmas Mystery
Logan Walker
The Good Soldier
Jimmy
Miracle in East Texas
Dad Everett
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Jersey Cop #2
Our First Christmas
Joe Noll
Grace of God
Reverend Thomas
The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
Thomas 'Tucker' Foy
TV Shows (52)
The Simpsons
Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice) · 2 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Stu Kirchoff · 1 eps
Bones
Bill Schumacher · 1 eps
Frasier
Cliff Clavin · 1 eps
Cheers
Cliff Clavin · 269 eps
The Goldbergs
Digby Yates · 1 eps
That '70s Show
Glen · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Cliff Clavin · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Walt Brewster · 1 eps
Wings
Cliff Clavin · 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Bob · 1 eps
Mom
Stan · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Merl · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
Phony Cop · 1 eps
Franklin & Bash
Judge Elliot Reid · 3 eps
Drop Dead Diva
Larry Kaswell · 1 eps
Caroline in the City
Mr. Berman · 1 eps
Poker Face
Abe · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Tom Phillips · 1 eps
Monsters at Work
Yeti (voice) · 1 eps
Monsters at Work
Adorable (voice) · 2 eps
Monsters at Work
Adorable / Bernard (voice) · 1 eps
Monsters at Work
Bernard (voice) · 4 eps
Monsters at Work
Bernard / Arodable (voice) · 1 eps
Fish Hooks
Wilford (voice) · 1 eps
8 Simple Rules
Fred · 4 eps
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Rigger (voice) · 8 eps
Blossom
1 eps
Sister, Sister
Gus Kilamilikimaka · 2 eps
Bob Hearts Abishola
Hank · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Hinky (voice) · 1 eps
WondLa
Caruncle (voice) · 2 eps
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Major Derlin (voice) · 1 eps
John Ratzenberger's Made in America
90 eps
Secret Army
Staff Sergeant Dexter · 1 eps
Remember WENN
Mr. Abernathy · 1 eps
Rodney
John Ratzenberger · 1 eps
Just Roll with It
George Bennett · 5 eps
Code Red
1 eps
Legit
Walter Nugent · 13 eps
Legit
Walter · 26 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Cliff Clavin · 1 eps
Pigs Next Door
Ike Stump (voice) · 13 eps
Toy Story Treats
Hamm (Voice) · 55 eps
The Tortellis
Cliff Clavin · 1 eps
Goliath Awaits
Bill Sweeney · 2 eps
Private Schulz
American Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited) · 1 eps
Wizards and Warriors
1 eps
Forky Asks a Question
Hamm (voice) · 2 eps
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Hamm (voice) · 3 eps
Small World
Morris Zapp · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant · 14 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Himself · 1 eps
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Bartender & Guest Judge · 1 eps
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
Himself
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
Self
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
The Frasier Story
Self
