John Ratzenberger
Known for Acting · 171 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 (53)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Stu Kirchoff
The Simpsons
1989
as Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice)
Bones
2005
as Bill Schumacher
The View
1997
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Cliff Clavin
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
Mom
2013
as Stan
The Goldbergs
2013
as Digby Yates
Cheers
1982
as Cliff Clavin
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Himself
That '70s Show
1998
as Glen
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Bob
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Walt Brewster
Wings
1990
as Cliff Clavin
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Bartender & Guest Judge
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Phony Cop
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Merl
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Cliff Clavin
Fish Hooks
2010
as Wilford (voice)
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Tom Phillips
Poker Face
2023
as Abe
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Judge Elliot Reid
Sister, Sister
1994
as Gus Kilamilikimaka
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Larry Kaswell
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019
as Hank
Caroline in the City
1995
as Mr. Berman
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
as Major Derlin (voice)
Blossom
1990
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Fred
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Hinky (voice)
Monsters at Work
2021
as Yeti (voice) / Adorable (voice) / Adorable / Bernard (voice) / Bernard / Arodable (voice)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Rigger (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
WondLa
2024
as Caruncle (voice)
Secret Army
1977
as Staff Sergeant Dexter
Toy Story Treats
1996
as Hamm (Voice)
Remember WENN
1996
as Mr. Abernathy
Rodney
2004
as John Ratzenberger
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Cliff Clavin
Just Roll with It
2019
as George Bennett
Legit
2013
as Walter Nugent
Code Red
1981
The Tortellis
1987
as Cliff Clavin
John Ratzenberger's Made in America
2004
Pigs Next Door
2000
as Ike Stump (voice)
Goliath Awaits
1981
as Bill Sweeney
Private Schulz
1981
as American Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)
Cars: Lightning Racers
as Mack (voice)
Wizards and Warriors
1983
Forky Asks a Question
2019
as Hamm (voice)
Life at Stake
1978
as Vance Brand
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
2010
as Hamm (voice)
Small World
1988
as Morris Zapp
Movies (118)
Toy Story 5
2026
as Hamm (voice)
Swapped
2026
as Elder Javan (voice)
Toy Story
1995
as Hamm (voice)
Inside Out
2015
as Fritz (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019
as Hamm (voice)
Toy Story 2
1999
as Hamm (voice)
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Yeti (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Hamm (voice)
Inside Out 2
2024
as Fritz (voice)
Brave
2012
as Gordon (voice)
WALL·E
2008
as John (voice)
Monsters University
2013
as Yeti (voice)
Ratatouille
2007
as Mustafa (voice)
Cars 3
2017
as Mack (voice)
Finding Nemo
2003
as Fish School (voice)
Incredibles 2
2018
as Underminer (voice)
The Good Dinosaur
2015
as Earl (voice)
Coco
2017
as Juan Ortodoncia (voice)
Finding Dory
2016
as Husband Crab (Bill) (voice)
Up
2009
as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
The Incredibles
2004
as Underminer (voice)
Cars 2
2011
as Mack (voice)
Luck
2022
as Rootie (voice)
Cars
2006
as Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Major Derlin
A Bug's Life
1998
as P.T. Flea (voice)
Planes
2013
as Harland (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Brodi (voice)
Superman
1978
as 1st Controller
Spellbound
2024
as Milo The Monster Handler (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
as Hamm (voice)
Battletruck
1982
as Rusty
Partysaurus Rex
2012
as Hamm (voice)
Small Fry
2011
as Hamm (voice)
Onward
2020
as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)
Superman II
1980
as Controller
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as U.S. Lieutenant
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Sgt. Kopecki
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Cliff Clavin
Super Buddies
2013
as Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone
Gandhi
1982
as American Lieutenant
Under Pressure
1997
as Al Calavito
She's Having a Baby
1988
as John Ratzenberger (uncredited)
Monkey Up
2016
as Mr. Hartz
Outland
1981
as Tarlow
Motel Hell
1980
as Drummer
Arabian Adventure
1979
as Achmed
Firefox
1982
as Chief Peck
Valentino
1977
as Newshound
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Cliff Clavin
Something New
2006
as Brian's Father (uncredited)
Tapawingo
2025
as Tom Roan
Change of Heart
2016
as Dr. Charles Burke
A Fare to Remember
1999
as Mickey
Your Friend the Rat
2007
as P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited)
Camp Cucamonga
1990
as Marvin Schector
Ray Gunn
2026
as (voice)
Yanks
1979
as Cpl Cook
Determination of Death
2001
as Charlie Halloran
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Cliff Clavin
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
2017
as Salty (voice)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Yeti (voice) (archive footage)
Mystery Woman: Redemption
2006
as Jim Carter
Combat Academy
1986
as Mr. Barnett
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Controller #1
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self
Hanover Street
1979
as Sgt. John Lucas
The Ritz
1976
as Patron
WWJD II: The Woodcarver
2012
as Ernest Otto
One Night Stand
1997
as Phil
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Reds
1981
as Communist Leader (uncredited)
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as Detective
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
as Fenn
Geared-Up
2006
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Fixing Pete
2012
as Clayton
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
as Himself
Local Commercial
2012
as Earl T. Barnum
Timestalkers
1987
as General Joe Brodsky
That Darn Cat
1997
as Dusty
Our First Christmas
2008
as Joe Noll
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983
as Jersey Cop #2
Pup Star
2016
as Mutt (voice)
House II: The Second Story
1987
as Bill
Ragtime
1981
as Policeman
Dog's Best Friend
1997
as Goat (voice)
The Village Barbershop
2008
as Art Leroldi
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
The Bitch
1979
as Hal Leonard
Tiny Toy Stories
1996
as Hamm (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?
2019
as Hamm (voice)
What if...
2010
as Mike the Angel
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
2019
as Hamm (voice)
Pup Star: World Tour
2018
as Grandpa Growl (voice)
Right of Way
1983
as Policeman
The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
2002
as Thomas 'Tucker' Foy
Russell Madness
2015
as Mick Vaughn
Disney Through The Decades
2001
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
1988
as Self
A Christmas Mystery
2014
as Logan Walker
Going to the Chapel
1988
as Walt Caruso
Protocol
1984
as Security Guard on TV
Project: Puppies for Christmas
2019
as Daniel Nilwater
How Murray Saved Christmas
2014
as Officer Bender (voice)
The Santa Con
2014
as Warden
Matchmaker Santa
2012
as George
Tick Tock
2000
as Clay Fairfield, P.I.
In The Name of God
2013
as Reverend Thomas
The Frasier Story
1999
as Self
The Good Soldier
1981
as Jimmy
Titleist: Made in America
Shifting Gears
2018
as Conrad Baines
Miracle in East Texas
2020
as Dad Everett
Grace of God
2014
as Reverend Thomas
Rating Notman
1982
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 171 credits spanning from 1954 to 2026, John Ratzenberger has appeared in 118 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Ratzenberger Movies
- Toy Story 5 (2026) — as Hamm (voice)
- Swapped (2026) — as Elder Javan (voice)
- Toy Story (1995) — as Hamm (voice)
- Inside Out (2015) — as Fritz (voice)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) — as Hamm (voice)
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