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 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
Credits
- 2026 · Toy Story 5 as Hamm (voice)
- 2024 · Spellbound as Milo the Monster Handler (voice)
- 2024 · WondLa as Caruncle (voice)
- 2024 · Inside Out 2 as Fritz (voice)
- 2023 · Tapawingo as Tom Roan
- 2023 · Poker Face as Abe
- 2022 · Luck as Rootie (voice)
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Yeti (voice)
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Adorable (voice)
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Adorable / Bernard (voice)
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Bernard (voice)
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Bernard / Arodable (voice)
- 2020 · Onward as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)
- 2020 · Miracle in East Texas as Dad Everett
- 2020 · Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading? as Hamm (voice)
- 2019 · Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend? as Hamm (voice)
- 2019 · Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money? as Hamm (voice)
- 2019 · Bob Hearts Abishola as Hank
- 2019 · Toy Story 4 as Hamm (voice)
- 2019 · Just Roll with It as George Bennett
- 2019 · Project: Puppies for Christmas as Daniel Nilwater
- 2018 · Incredibles 2 as Underminer (voice)
- 2018 · Pup Star: World Tour as Grandpa Growl (voice)
- 2018 · Shifting Gears as Conrad Baines
- 2017 · Coco as Juan Ortodoncia (voice)
- 2017 · Pup Star: Better 2Gether as Salty (voice)
- 2017 · Cars 3 as Mack (voice)
- 2016 · Pup Star as Mutt (voice)
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as Major Derlin (voice)
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Husband Crab (Bill) (voice)
- 2016 · Change of Heart as Dr. Charles Burke
- 2016 · Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2016 · Monkey Up as Mr. Hartz
- 2015 · Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond as Self
- 2015 · The Good Dinosaur as Earl (voice)
- 2015 · Inside Out as Fritz (voice)
- 2015 · Russell Madness as Mick Vaughn
- 2014 · The Santa Con as Warden
- 2014 · The Santa Con as Warden Jeffrey Mitchell
- 2014 · How Murray Saved Christmas as Officer Bender (voice)
- 2014 · A Christmas Mystery as Logan Walker
- 2014 · Planes: Fire & Rescue as Brodi (voice)
- 2014 · Grace of God as
- 2013 · In The Name of God as Reverend Thomas
- 2013 · The Goldbergs as Digby Yates
- 2013 · Mom as Stan
- 2013 · Planes as Harland (voice)
- 2013 · Super Buddies as Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone
- 2013 · Monsters University as Yeti (voice)
- 2013 · Legit as Walter Nugent
- 2013 · Legit as Walter
- 2012 · Matchmaker Santa as George
- 2012 · Partysaurus Rex as Hamm (voice)
- 2012 · Brave as Gordon (voice)
- 2012 · WWJD II: The Woodcarver as Ernest Otto
- 2012 · Fixing Pete as Clayton
- 2012 · Local Commercial as Earl T. Barnum
- 2011 · Small Fry as Hamm (voice)
- 2011 · Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good as Self
- 2011 · Hawaiian Vacation as Hamm (voice)
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Mack (voice)
- 2011 · Franklin & Bash as Judge Elliot Reid
- 2010 · Fish Hooks as Wilford (voice)
- 2010 · What if... as Mike the Angel
- 2010 · Toy Story 3 as Hamm (voice)
- 2010 · Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs as Hamm (voice)
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Larry Kaswell
- 2009 · Up as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
- 2008 · Our First Christmas as Joe Noll
- 2008 · WALL·E as John (voice)
- 2008 · The Village Barbershop as Art Leroldi
- 2007 · Your Friend the Rat as P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Pixar Story as Yeti (voice) (archive footage)
- 2007 · Ratatouille as Mustafa (voice)
- 2006 · Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP as
- 2006 · Mystery Woman: Redemption as Jim Carter
- 2006 · Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as Controller #1
- 2006 · Cars as Mack / Hamm Car / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice)
- 2005 · Bones as Bill Schumacher
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self
- 2004 · The Incredibles as Underminer (voice)
- 2004 · Rodney as John Ratzenberger
- 2004 · John Ratzenberger's Made in America as
- 2003 · Finding Nemo as Fish School (voice)
- 2003 · The Art of 'Spirited Away' as Himself
- 2002 · 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter as Fred
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2001 · Monsters, Inc. as Yeti (voice)
- 2001 · Determination of Death as Charlie Halloran
- 2001 · Disney Through The Decades as
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Stu Kirchoff
- 2000 · Tick Tock as Clay Fairfield, P.I.
- 2000 · Pigs Next Door as Ike Stump
- 1999 · Toy Story 2 as Hamm (voice)
- 1999 · A Fare to Remember as Mickey
- 1998 · A Bug's Life as P.T. Flea (voice)
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Glen
- 1998 · Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1997 · One Night Stand as Phil
- 1997 · The Wonderful World of Disney as
- 1997 · Bad Day on the Block as Al Calavito
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Dog's Best Friend as Goat (voice)
- 1997 · That Darn Cat as Dusty
- 1996 · The Story Behind 'Toy Story' as Self
- 1996 · Tiny Toy Stories as Hamm (voice)
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Bob
- 1996 · Toy Story Treats as Hamm (Voice)
- 1995 · Toy Story as Hamm (voice)
- 1995 · Caroline in the City as Mr. Berman
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Himself
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Hinky (voice)
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Merl
- 1994 · Sister, Sister as
- 1993 · Frasier as Cliff Clavin
- 1993 · The Detectives as Edsel
- 1990 · Camp Cucamonga as Marvin Schector
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Rigger (voice)
- 1990 · Blossom as
- 1990 · Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Cliff Clavin
- 1990 · Wings as Cliff Clavin
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice)
- 1988 · Mickey's 60th Birthday as Cliff Clavin
- 1988 · Going to the Chapel as
- 1988 · She's Having a Baby as John Ratzenberger (uncredited)
- 1983 · Right of Way as Policeman
- 1982 · Gandhi as American Lieutenant
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1982 · Cheers as Cliff Clavin
- 1982 · Firefox as Chief Peck
- 1981 · Reds as Communist Leader (uncredited)
- 1981 · Outland as Tarlow
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · Superman II as Controller
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1980 · The Empire Strikes Back as Major Derlin
- 1979 · Hanover Street as Sgt. John Lucas
- 1978 · Superman as 1st Controller
- 1977 · Secret Army as Staff Sergeant Dexter
- 1977 · A Bridge Too Far as U.S. Lieutenant
- Future · Pookoo as (voice)
- Future · Titleist: Made in America as
- 1988 · Small World as Morris Zapp
- 1987 · House II: The Second Story as Bill
- 1987 · Timestalkers as General Joe Brodsky
- 1986 · Combat Academy as Mr. Barnett
- 1985 · The Falcon and the Snowman as Detective
- 1984 · Protocol as Security Guard on TV
- 1983 · Wizards and Warriors as
- 1982 · Rating Notman as
- 1982 · Warlords of the 21st Century as Rusty
- 1981 · Ragtime as Policeman
- 1981 · Goliath Awaits as Bill Sweeney
- 1981 · Code Red as
- 1981 · The Good Soldier as Jimmy
- 1980 · Motel Hell as Drummer
- 1979 · The Bitch as Hal Leonard
- 1979 · Yanks as Cpl Cook
- 1979 · Arabian Adventure as Achmed
- 1978 · Warlords of Atlantis as Fenn
- 1977 · Valentino as Newshound
- 1977 · Twilight's Last Gleaming as Sgt. Kopecki
- 1976 · The Ritz as Patron