John Ratzenberger
Known for Acting · 169 credits
- Born
- 1947-04-06 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- John Dezso 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 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
TV Shows (51)
The Simpsons
1989
as Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Stu Kirchoff
Bones
2005
as Bill Schumacher
The Goldbergs
2013
as Digby Yates
Frasier
1993
as Cliff Clavin
Cheers
1982
as Cliff Clavin
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
The View
1997
as Self
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Walt Brewster
Mom
2013
as Stan
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Himself
That '70s Show
1998
as Glen
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Bob
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Phony Cop
Wings
1990
as Cliff Clavin
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Bartender & Guest Judge
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Merl
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Cliff Clavin
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Larry Kaswell
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Judge Elliot Reid
Caroline in the City
1995
as Mr. Berman
Poker Face
2023
as Abe
Sister, Sister
1994
as Gus Kilamilikimaka
Fish Hooks
2010
as Wilford (voice)
Secret Army
1977
as Staff Sergeant Dexter
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Fred
Blossom
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Rigger (voice)
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Tom Phillips
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019
as Hank
Monsters at Work
2021
as Yeti (voice) / Adorable (voice) / Adorable / Bernard (voice) / Bernard / Arodable (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Hinky (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
as Major Derlin (voice)
Remember WENN
1996
as Mr. Abernathy
WondLa
2024
as Caruncle (voice)
Rodney
2004
as John Ratzenberger
Code Red
1981
Legit
2013
as Walter Nugent
Just Roll with It
2019
as George Bennett
Pigs Next Door
2000
as Ike Stump (voice)
Goliath Awaits
1981
as Bill Sweeney
Toy Story Treats
1996
as Hamm (Voice)
John Ratzenberger's Made in America
2004
Wizards and Warriors
1983
The Tortellis
1987
as Cliff Clavin
Private Schulz
1981
as American Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)
Cars: Lightning Racers
as Mack (voice)
Life at Stake
1978
as Vance Brand
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
2010
as Hamm (voice)
Small World
1988
as Morris Zapp
Movies (118)
Swapped
2026
as Elder Javan (voice)
Toy Story 5
2026
as Hamm (voice)
Toy Story
1995
as Hamm (voice)
Inside Out 2
2024
as Fritz (voice)
WALL·E
2008
as John (voice)
Toy Story 2
1999
as Hamm (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Yeti (voice)
Coco
2017
as Juan Ortodoncia (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019
as Hamm (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Hamm (voice)
Brave
2012
as Gordon (voice)
Inside Out
2015
as Fritz (voice)
Ratatouille
2007
as Mustafa (voice)
Finding Nemo
2003
as Fish School (voice)
Up
2009
as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
The Incredibles
2004
as Underminer (voice)
A Bug's Life
1998
as P.T. Flea (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Major Derlin
Cars
2006
as Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice)
Cars 2
2011
as Mack (voice)
Cars 3
2017
as Mack (voice)
Monsters University
2013
as Yeti (voice)
Superman
1978
as 1st Controller
Incredibles 2
2018
as Underminer (voice)
Luck
2022
as Rootie (voice)
The Good Dinosaur
2015
as Earl (voice)
Finding Dory
2016
as Husband Crab (Bill) (voice)
Onward
2020
as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)
Spellbound
2024
as Milo The Monster Handler (voice)
Planes
2013
as Harland (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
as Hamm (voice)
Superman II
1980
as Controller
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as U.S. Lieutenant
Gandhi
1982
as American Lieutenant
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Brodi (voice)
Partysaurus Rex
2012
as Hamm (voice)
Outland
1981
as Tarlow
Ragtime
1981
as Policeman
Firefox
1982
as Chief Peck
Motel Hell
1980
as Drummer
Small Fry
2011
as Hamm (voice)
Pup Star
2016
as Mutt (voice)
What if...
2010
as Mike the Angel
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Controller #1
Ray Gunn
as (voice)
Matchmaker Santa
2012
as George
Super Buddies
2013
as Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone
The Bitch
1979
as Hal Leonard
Valentino
1977
as Newshound
Yanks
1979
as Cpl Cook
She's Having a Baby
1988
as John Ratzenberger (uncredited)
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as Detective
Russell Madness
2015
as Mick Vaughn
Camp Cucamonga
1990
as Marvin Schector
Reds
1981
as Communist Leader (uncredited)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Yeti (voice) (archive footage)
House II: The Second Story
1987
as Bill
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Something New
2006
as Brian's Father (uncredited)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Cliff Clavin
One Night Stand
1997
as Phil
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Your Friend the Rat
2007
as P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited)
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
as Fenn
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Hanover Street
1979
as Sgt. John Lucas
That Darn Cat
1997
as Dusty
Monkey Up
2016
as Mr. Hartz
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Sgt. Kopecki
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self
Arabian Adventure
1979
as Achmed
Fixing Pete
2012
as Clayton
Timestalkers
1987
as General Joe Brodsky
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Cliff Clavin
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
2017
as Salty (voice)
Shifting Gears
2018
as Conrad Baines
The Ritz
1976
as Patron
Battletruck
1982
as Rusty
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
Change of Heart
2016
as Dr. Charles Burke
Tick Tock
2000
as Clay Fairfield, P.I.
Protocol
1984
as Security Guard on TV
A Fare to Remember
1999
as Mickey
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?
2019
as Hamm (voice)
Under Pressure
1997
as Al Calavito
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
as Himself
Tapawingo
2025
as Tom Roan
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
2019
as Hamm (voice)
Combat Academy
1986
as Mr. Barnett
A Christmas Mystery
2014
as Logan Walker
The Frasier Story
1999
as Self
Pup Star: World Tour
2018
as Grandpa Growl (voice)
The Village Barbershop
2008
as Art Leroldi
Disney Through The Decades
2001
Going to the Chapel
1988
as Walt Caruso
The Santa Con
2014
as Warden
Right of Way
1983
as Policeman
How Murray Saved Christmas
2014
as Officer Bender (voice)
Our First Christmas
2008
as Joe Noll
In The Name of God
2013
as Reverend Thomas
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
as Audience Member (uncredited)
WWJD II: The Woodcarver
2012
as Ernest Otto
Miracle in East Texas
2020
as Dad Everett
Tiny Toy Stories
1996
as Hamm (voice)
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983
Local Commercial
2012
as Earl T. Barnum
Rating Notman
1982
Dog's Best Friend
1997
as Goat (voice)
Mystery Woman: Redemption
2006
as Jim Carter
Determination of Death
2001
as Charlie Halloran
Project: Puppies for Christmas
2019
as Daniel Nilwater
Geared-Up
2006
The Good Soldier
1981
as Jimmy
The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
2002
as Thomas 'Tucker' Foy
Titleist: Made in America
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
1988
as Self
Grace of God
2014
as Reverend Thomas
About 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 franch… With 169 credits spanning from 1967 to 2026, John Ratzenberger has appeared in 118 films and 51 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Ratzenberger Movies
- Swapped (2026) — as Elder Javan (voice)
- Toy Story 5 (2026) — as Hamm (voice)
- Toy Story (1995) — as Hamm (voice)
- Inside Out 2 (2024) — as Fritz (voice)
- WALL·E (2008) — as John (voice)
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