John Ratzenberger

ActorDirector Apr 6 (age 78) Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA 1976–2026 (50 year career)

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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 I…

Known For

Film

The Empire Strikes Back

Major Derlin

Film

Coco

Juan Ortodoncia (voice)

Film

WALL·E

John (voice)

Film

Inside Out

Fritz (voice)

Film

Up

Construction Foreman Tom (voice)

Film

Toy Story

Hamm (voice)

Film

Finding Nemo

Fish School (voice)

Film

Monsters, Inc.

Yeti (voice)

Filmography

Acting (167)

Movies (118)

Toy Story 5

2026 Upcoming

as Hamm (voice)

Jun 17

Swapped

2026 Upcoming

as (voice)

May 1

Tapawingo

as Tom Roan

Inside Out 2

as Fritz (voice)

Spellbound

as Milo The Monster Handler (voice)

6.6

Luck

2022

as Rootie (voice)

7.7

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

as Self - Interviewee

6.6

Onward

2020

as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)

7.6

Miracle in East Texas

as Dad Everett

Toy Story 4

as Hamm (voice)

Project: Puppies for Christmas

2019

as Daniel Nilwater

4.0

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?

2019

as Hamm (voice)

6.0

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?

2019

as Hamm (voice)

6.2

Incredibles 2

2018

as Underminer (voice)

7.5

Pup Star: World Tour

2018

as Grandpa Growl (voice)

Shifting Gears

as Conrad Baines

Coco

as Juan Ortodoncia (voice)

8.2

Cars 3

2017

as Mack (voice)

6.9

Pup Star: Better 2Gether

2017

as Salty (voice)

6.2

Finding Dory

2016

as Husband Crab (Bill) (voice)

Change of Heart

as Dr. Charles Burke

Monkey Up

as Mr. Hartz

Pup Star

as Mutt (voice)

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

as Self

Inside Out

as Fritz (voice)

The Good Dinosaur

as Earl (voice)

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

as Self

Russell Madness

as Mick Vaughn

The Santa Con

as Warden

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Brodi (voice)

A Christmas Mystery

as Logan Walker

How Murray Saved Christmas

2014

as Officer Bender (voice)

5.9

Grace of God

2014

as Reverend Thomas

Monsters University

as Yeti (voice)

Planes

as Harland (voice)

Super Buddies

as Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone

In The Name of God

as Reverend Thomas

Brave

as Gordon (voice)

Partysaurus Rex

as Hamm (voice)

Local Commercial

as Earl T. Barnum

Matchmaker Santa

as George

Fixing Pete

as Clayton

WWJD II: The Woodcarver

as Ernest Otto

Cars 2

as Mack (voice)

Small Fry

as Hamm (voice)

Hawaiian Vacation

as Hamm (voice)

Toy Story 3

as Hamm (voice)

What if...

as Mike the Angel

as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)

WALL·E

as John (voice)

Our First Christmas

as Joe Noll

The Village Barbershop

as Art Leroldi

Ratatouille

as Mustafa (voice)

Your Friend the Rat

as P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

The Pixar Story

2007

as Yeti (voice) (archive footage)

7.6

Cars

2006

as Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice)

7.0

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006

as Controller #1

7.4

Something New

2006

as Brian's Father (uncredited)

6.4

Mystery Woman: Redemption

as Jim Carter

Geared-Up

The Incredibles

as Underminer (voice)

7.7

Finding Nemo

2003

as Fish School (voice)

7.8

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

2003

as Himself

8.2

The Pennsylvania Miners' Story

2002

as Thomas 'Tucker' Foy

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

Monsters, Inc.

2001

as Yeti (voice)

7.8

Determination of Death

2001

as Charlie Halloran

4.2

Disney Through The Decades

2001

Tick Tock

2000

as Clay Fairfield, P.I.

Toy Story 2

as Hamm (voice)

The Frasier Story

as Self

A Fare to Remember

as Mickey

A Bug's Life

as P.T. Flea (voice)

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998

as Audience Member (uncredited)

That Darn Cat

as Dusty

One Night Stand

as Phil

Under Pressure

as Al Calavito

Dog's Best Friend

as Goat (voice)

Tiny Toy Stories

as Hamm (voice)

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

as Self

Toy Story

as Hamm (voice)

Camp Cucamonga

as Marvin Schector

The Earth Day Special

1990

as Cliff Clavin

6.3

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

1990

as Self

6.0

She's Having a Baby

1988

as John Ratzenberger (uncredited)

5.9

Going to the Chapel

1988

as Walt Caruso

3.5

Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom

1988

as Self

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

as Cliff Clavin

6.6

House II: The Second Story

1987

as Bill

5.5

Timestalkers

1987

as General Joe Brodsky

5.3

Combat Academy

1986

as Mr. Barnett

5.4

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

as Detective

6.4

Protocol

1984

as Security Guard on TV

5.5

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Right of Way

as Policeman

Gandhi

as American Lieutenant

Firefox

as Chief Peck

Battletruck

as Rusty

Rating Notman

Reds

as Communist Leader (uncredited)

Outland

as Tarlow

Ragtime

as Policeman

The Good Soldier

as Jimmy

The Empire Strikes Back

as Major Derlin

Superman II

as Controller

Motel Hell

as Drummer

The Bitch

as Hal Leonard

Yanks

as Cpl Cook

Hanover Street

as Sgt. John Lucas

Arabian Adventure

as Achmed

Superman

as 1st Controller

Warlords of Atlantis

as Fenn

A Bridge Too Far

as U.S. Lieutenant

Valentino

as Newshound

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Sgt. Kopecki

The Ritz

as Patron

Ray Gunn

as (voice)

Titleist: Made in America

Television (49)

WondLa

as Caruncle (voice)

Poker Face

as Abe

Monsters at Work

as Yeti (voice)

Bob Hearts Abishola

as Hank

Just Roll with It

as George Bennett

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

2016

as Major Derlin (voice)

Mom

as Stan

The Goldbergs

as Digby Yates

Legit

as Walter

Franklin & Bash

as Judge Elliot Reid

Fish Hooks

as Wilford (voice)

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs

2010

as Hamm (voice)

Drop Dead Diva

as Larry Kaswell

Bones

as Bill Schumacher

Dancing with the Stars

2005

as Self - Contestant

6.1

Hell's Kitchen

2005

as Self - Bartender & Guest Judge

6.8

Rodney

2004

as John Ratzenberger

8.5

John Ratzenberger's Made in America

8 Simple Rules

as Fred

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Stu Kirchoff

Pigs Next Door

as Ike Stump (voice)

That '70s Show

as Glen

The View

as Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997

6.7

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Bob

Remember WENN

as Mr. Abernathy

Toy Story Treats

as Hamm (Voice)

The Drew Carey Show

as Himself

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Hinky (voice)

Caroline in the City

as Mr. Berman

Touched by an Angel

as Merl

Sister, Sister

as Gus Kilamilikimaka

Frasier

as Cliff Clavin

The Detectives

as Edsel

Wings

as Cliff Clavin

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Rigger (voice)

Blossom

The Simpsons

as Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice)

8.0

Small World

1988

as Morris Zapp

Wizards and Warriors

Cheers

as Cliff Clavin

St. Elsewhere

as Cliff Clavin

Hill Street Blues

as Phony Cop

Code Red

Goliath Awaits

as Bill Sweeney

Private Schulz

as American Newsreel Commentator (voice, uncredited)

Magnum, P.I.

as Walt Brewster

Secret Army

as Staff Sergeant Dexter

7.5

Cars: Lightning Racers

as Mack (voice)

Crew (5)

Television (5)

Pearl

Director

Sister, Sister

Director

Madman of the People

Director

Evening Shade

Director

Cheers

Director