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John Ratzenberger
Actor, Director, WriterBorn April 6, 1947 (77 years)
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.
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.
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| 2024 | Spellbound · as Milo The Monster Handler (voice) |
| 2024 | WondLa (TV Series) · as Caruncle (voice) |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 · as Fritz (voice) |
| 2023 | Poker Face (TV Series) · as Abe |
| 2022 | Luck · as Rootie (voice) |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work (TV Series) · as Bernard (voice) |
| 2020 | Soul · as Guy On The Subway |
| 2020 | Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading? · as Hamm (voice) |
| 2020 | Onward · as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice) |
| 2019 | Miracle in East Texas · as Dad Everett |
| 2019 | Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend? · as Hamm (voice) |
| 2019 | Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money? · as Hamm (voice) |
| 2019 | Forky Asks a Question (TV Series) · as Hamm |
| 2019 | Bob Hearts Abishola (TV Series) · as Hank |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 · as Hamm (voice) |
| 2019 | Just Roll With It (TV Series) · 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 | |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars (TV Series) · as Major Derlin (voice) |
| 2016 | Finding Dory · as Husband Crab (bill) (voice) |
| 2016 | Change of Heart · as Dr. Charles Burke |
| 2016 | |
| 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 | How Murray Saved Christmas · as Officer Bender (voice) |
| 2014 | A Christmas Mystery · as Logan Walker |
| 2014 | The McCarthys (TV Series) · as Charlie Ellis |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue · as Brodi (voice) |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | In the Name of God · as Reverend Thomas |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs (2013) (TV Series) · as Digby Yates |
| 2013 | Mom (TV Series) · as Stan |
| 2013 | Planes · as Harland (voice) |
| 2013 | Super Buddies · as Marvin 'gramps' Livingstone |
| 2013 | Monsters University · as Yeti (voice) |
| 2013 | Convos With My 2-Year-Old (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2013 | Legit (2013) (TV Series) · as Walter |
| 2012 | Matchmaker Santa · as George |
| 2012 | Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex · as Hamm (voice) |
| 2012 | Brave · as Gordon (voice) |
| 2012 | The Woodcarver · as Ernest Otto |
| 2011 | Toy Story Toons: Small Fry · as Hamm (voice) |
| 2011 | Fixing Pete · as Clayton |
| 2011 | Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation · as Hamm (voice) |
| 2011 | Cars 2 · as Mack (voice) |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash (TV Series) · as Judge Elliot Reid |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks (TV Series) · as Wilford (voice) |
| 2010 | Melissa & Joey (TV Series) · as Arnie |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 · as Hamm (voice) |
| 2010 | What If... · as Mike The Angel |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) · 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 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project · as Hamm |
| 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 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut · as Controller #1 |
| 2006 | Mystery Woman: Redemption · as Jim Carter |
| 2006 | Cars · as Mack / Hamm Car / Abominable Snow Plow / P.t. Flea Car (voice) |
| 2006 | Something New · as Brian's Father |
| 2006 | 4th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards · as Cast |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Bill Schumacher |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | The Incredibles · as Underminer (voice) |
| 2004 | Virtual Vera · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2004 | Carla's Whipping Boy · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2004 | Nicholas Colasanto: His Final Season · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2004 | Shrink-Warped: Introducing Frasier Crane · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2004 | Cliff's Notes: The Wisdom of Cliff Clavin · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2004 | Di Another Day: Diane Chambers from A-Z · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2004 | Carla the Comeback Queen: Insults for Every Occasion · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2004 | Strictly Top-Shelf: The Guys Behind the Bar · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2003 | Mystery Woman (TV Series) · as Jim Carter |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo · as Fish School (voice) |
| 2003 | Setting the Bar: A Conversation with Ted Danson · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2003 | Love at First Fight: Opposites Distract · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2003 | I'll Drink to That: Stormin' Norm-isms · as Cliff Clavin |
| 2003 | John Ratzenberger's Made in America (TV Series) |
| 2002 | The Pennsylvania Miners' Story · as Thomas 'tucker' Foy |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. · as Yeti (voice) |
| 2001 | Determination of Death · as Charlie Halloran |
| 2001 | Spirited Away · as Assistant Manager |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Stu Kirchoff |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Pigs Next Door (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Glen |
| 1998 | Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen · as Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) |
| 1997 | One Night Stand · as Phil |
| 1997 | Bad Day on the Block · as Al Calavito |
| 1997 | Dog's Best Friend · as Goat (voice) |
| 1997 | That Darn Cat · as Dusty |
| 1996 | Tiny Toy Stories · as Hamm (voice) |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Bob |
| 1996 | Remember WENN (TV Series) · as Mr. Abernathy |
| 1996 | Toy Story Treats (TV Series) · as Hamm (voice) |
| 1995 | Toy Story · as Hamm (voice) |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City (TV Series) · as Mr. Berman |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Hinky (voice) |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Merl |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Cliff Clavin |
| 1993 | Moon Over Miami (TV Series) · as Norman Rust |
| 1993 | Bill Nye: The Science Guy (TV Series) · as Host Of Ferns |
| 1993 | The Detectives (TV Series) · as Edsel |
| 1991 | Nurses (TV Series) · as Mr. Hafner |
| 1990 | Camp Cucamonga · as Marvin Schector |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series) · as Rigger (voice) |
| 1990 | Blossom (TV Series) |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Cliff Clavin |
| 1990 | Wings (TV Series) · as Cliff Clavin |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Cliff Clavin / Cgi Homer Simpson (voice) |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Felix |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday · as Cliff Clavin |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby · as John Ratzenberger (uncredited) |
| 1987 | House II: The Second Story · as Bill |
| 1987 | Timestalkers · as General Joe Brodsky |
| 1987 | The Tortellis (TV Series) · as Cliff Clavin |
| 1986 | Combat High · as Mr. Barnett |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman · as Detective |
| 1984 | Protocol · as Security Guard On Tv |
| 1983 | Right of Way · as Policeman |
| 1983 | Wizards and Warriors (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as American Lieutenant |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Cheers (TV Series) · as Cliff Clavin |
| 1982 | Cheers: Uncle Sam Malone · as Cliff Clavin |
| 1982 | Firefox · as Chief Peck |
| 1982 | Warlords of the 21st Century · as Rusty |
| 1981 | Reds · as Communist Leader (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Ragtime · as Policeman |
| 1981 | Goliath Awaits (TV Series) · as Bill Sweeney |
| 1981 | Code Red (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Private Schulz (TV Series) · as American Newsreel Commentator |
| 1981 | Outland · as Tarlow |
| 1981 | The Good Soldier · as Jimmy |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Superman II · as Controller |
| 1980 | SP FX: Special Effects - The Empire Strikes Back · as Major Derlin |
| 1980 | Motel Hell · as Drummer |
| 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back · as Major Derlin |
| 1979 | Yanks · as Cpl Cook |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | Hanover Street · as Sgt. John Lucas |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure · as Achmed |
| 1978 | Superman · as 1st Controller |
| 1978 | Warlords of the Deep · as Fenn |
| 1977 | Valentino · as Newshound |
| 1977 | Secret Army (TV Series) · as Staff Sergeant Dexter |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far · as U.s. Lieutenant |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Marty Elder |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming · as Sgt. Kopecki |
| 1976 | The Ritz · as Patron |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Tom Phillips |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Cliff Clavin |