John Ratzenberger

Personal Info

Birthday

April 6, 1947

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

Ratz (nickname)

جان راتزنبرگر

John 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 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.

Known For

The Simpsons

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Bones

Frasier

Inside Out 2

Mom

Cheers

The Goldbergs

Filmography

2024
Spellbound
as Milo The Monster Handler (voice)
Tapawingo
as Tom Roan
Inside Out 2
as Fritz (voice)
2022
Luck
as Rootie (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2020
Onward
as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)
Miracle in East Texas
as Dad Everett
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading?
as Hamm (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
as Hamm (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?
as Hamm (voice)
Toy Story 4
as Hamm (voice)
Project: Puppies for Christmas
as Daniel Nilwater
2018
Incredibles 2
as Underminer (voice)
Pup Star: World Tour
as Grandpa Growl (voice)
Shifting Gears
as Conrad Baines
2017
Coco
as Juan Ortodoncia (voice)
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
as Salty (voice)
Cars 3
as Mack (voice)
2016
Pup Star
as Mutt (voice)
Finding Dory
as Husband Crab (Bill) (voice)
Change of Heart
as Dr. Charles Burke
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
Monkey Up
as Mr. Hartz
2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
The Good Dinosaur
as Earl (voice)
Inside Out
as Fritz (voice)
Russell Madness
as Mick Vaughn
2014
The Santa Con
as Warden
How Murray Saved Christmas
as Officer Bender (voice)
A Christmas Mystery
as Logan Walker
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Brodi (voice)
2013
In The Name of God
as Reverend Thomas
Planes
as Harland (voice)
Super Buddies
as Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone
Monsters University
as Yeti (voice)
2012
Matchmaker Santa
as George
Partysaurus Rex
as Hamm (voice)
Brave
as Gordon (voice)
WWJD II: The Woodcarver
as Ernest Otto
Fixing Pete
as Clayton
Local Commercial
as Earl T. Barnum
2011
Small Fry
as Hamm (voice)
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
as Self
Hawaiian Vacation
as Hamm (voice)
Cars 2
as Mack (voice)
2010
What if...
as Mike the Angel
Toy Story 3
as Hamm (voice)
2009
Pixar Short Films
as Hamm / P.T. Flea (voice)
Up
as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
2008
Our First Christmas
as Joe Noll
WALL·E
as John (voice)
The Village Barbershop
as Art Leroldi
2007
Your Friend the Rat
as P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited)
The Pixar Story
as Yeti (voice) (archive footage)
Ratatouille
as Mustafa (voice)
2006
Mystery Woman: Redemption
as Jim Carter
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Controller #1
Cars
as Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice)
Something New
as Brian's Father (uncredited)
2004
The Incredibles
as Underminer (voice)
2003
Finding Nemo
as Fish School (voice)
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
as Himself
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2001
Monsters, Inc.
as Yeti (voice)
Determination of Death
as Charlie Halloran
2000
Tick Tock
as Clay Fairfield, P.I.
1999
Toy Story 2
as Hamm (voice)
A Fare to Remember
as Mickey
1998
A Bug's Life
as P.T. Flea (voice)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1997
One Night Stand
as Phil
Bad Day on the Block
as Al Calavito
Dog's Best Friend
as Goat (voice)
That Darn Cat
as Dusty
1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self
Tiny Toy Stories
as Hamm (voice)
1995
Toy Story
as Hamm (voice)
1990
Camp Cucamonga
as Marvin Schector
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Self
The Earth Day Special
as Cliff Clavin
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Cliff Clavin
Going to the Chapel
as Walt Caruso
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
as Self
She's Having a Baby
as John Ratzenberger (uncredited)
1987
House II: The Second Story
as Bill
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
Right of Way
as Policeman
1982
Gandhi
as American Lieutenant
Firefox
as Chief Peck
Warlords of the 21st Century
as Rusty
1981
Reds
as Communist Leader (uncredited)
Ragtime
as Policeman
Outland
as Tarlow
The Good Soldier
as Jimmy
1980
Superman II
as Controller
Motel Hell
as Drummer
The Empire Strikes Back
as Major Derlin
1979
The Bitch
as Hal Leonard
Yanks
as Cpl Cook
Arabian Adventure
as Achmed
Hanover Street
as Sgt. John Lucas
1978
Superman
as 1st Controller
Warlords of Atlantis
as Fenn
1977
Valentino
as Newshound
A Bridge Too Far
as U.S. Lieutenant
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Sgt. Kopecki
1976
The Ritz
as Patron