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.
No. | Year | Title | Role | Vote Average |
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1 | 1976 | Patron | 61 | |
2 | 1977 | Sgt. Kopecki | 64 | |
3 | 1977 | U.S. Lieutenant | 72 | |
4 | 1977 | Newshound | 59 | |
5 | 1978 | Fenn | 58 | |
6 | 1978 | 1st Controller | 71 | |
7 | 1979 | Sgt. John Lucas | 56 | |
8 | 1979 | Achmed | 59 | |
9 | 1979 | Cpl Cook | 60 | |
10 | 1979 | Hal Leonard | 48 | |
11 | 1980 | Major Derlin | 84 | |
12 | 1980 | Drummer | 58 | |
13 | 1980 | Controller | 67 | |
14 | 1981 | Jimmy | 43 | |
15 | 1981 | Tarlow | 64 | |
16 | 1981 | Policeman | 70 | |
17 | 1981 | Communist Leader (uncredited) | 69 | |
18 | 1982 | Rusty | 46 | |
19 | 1982 | 70 | ||
20 | 1982 | Chief Peck | 60 | |
21 | 1982 | American Lieutenant | 76 | |
22 | 1983 | Policeman | 73 | |
23 | 1984 | Security Guard on TV | 55 | |
24 | 1985 | Detective | 65 | |
25 | 1986 | Mr. Barnett | 53 | |
26 | 1987 | General Joe Brodsky | 52 | |
27 | 1987 | Bill | 55 | |
28 | 1988 | John Ratzenberger (uncredited) | 59 | |
29 | 1988 | 50 | ||
30 | 1988 | Cliff Clavin | 68 | |
31 | 1990 | Cliff Clavin | 80 | |
32 | 1990 | Self | 60 | |
33 | 1990 | Marvin Schector | 49 | |
34 | 1995 | Hamm (voice) | 80 | |
35 | 1996 | Hamm (voice) | 68 | |
36 | 1996 | Self | 79 | |
37 | 1997 | Dusty | 50 | |
38 | 1997 | Goat (voice) | 20 | |
39 | 1997 | Al Calavito | 55 | |
40 | 1997 | Phil | 56 | |
41 | 1998 | Audience Member (uncredited) | 69 | |
42 | 1998 | P.T. Flea (voice) | 70 | |
43 | 1999 | Mickey | 40 | |
44 | 1999 | Hamm (voice) | 76 | |
45 | 2000 | Clay Fairfield, P.I. | 43 | |
46 | 2001 | 0 | ||
47 | 2001 | Charlie Halloran | 50 | |
48 | 2001 | Yeti (voice) | 78 | |
49 | 2002 | Self | 0 | |
50 | 2003 | Himself | 87 | |
51 | 2003 | Fish School (voice) | 78 | |
52 | 2004 | Underminer (voice) | 77 | |
53 | 2006 | Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice) | 70 | |
54 | 2006 | Controller #1 | 74 | |
55 | 2006 | Jim Carter | 66 | |
56 | 2006 | 0 | ||
57 | 2007 | Mustafa (voice) | 78 | |
58 | 2007 | Yeti (voice) (archive footage) | 75 | |
59 | 2007 | P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited) | 67 | |
60 | 2008 | Art Leroldi | 74 | |
61 | 2008 | John (voice) | 81 | |
62 | 2008 | Joe Noll | 53 | |
63 | 2009 | Construction Foreman Tom (voice) | 80 | |
64 | 2010 | Hamm (voice) | 78 | |
65 | 2010 | Mike the Angel | 70 | |
66 | 2011 | Mack (voice) | 61 | |
67 | 2011 | Hamm (voice) | 70 | |
68 | 2011 | Self | 0 | |
69 | 2011 | Hamm (voice) | 69 | |
70 | 2012 | Earl T. Barnum | 0 | |
71 | 2012 | Clayton | 51 | |
72 | 2012 | Ernest Otto | 69 | |
73 | 2012 | Gordon (voice) | 70 | |
74 | 2012 | Hamm (voice) | 71 | |
75 | 2012 | George | 58 | |
76 | 2013 | Yeti (voice) | 70 | |
77 | 2013 | Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone | 59 | |
78 | 2013 | Harland (voice) | 59 | |
79 | 2013 | Reverend Thomas | 53 | |
80 | 2014 | 0 | ||
81 | 2014 | Logan Walker | 56 | |
82 | 2014 | Officer Bender (voice) | 59 | |
83 | 2014 | Warden | 60 | |
84 | 2014 | Warden Jeffrey Mitchell | 60 | |
85 | 2015 | Mick Vaughn | 53 | |
86 | 2015 | Fritz (voice) | 79 | |
87 | 2015 | Earl (voice) | 67 | |
88 | 2015 | Self | 68 | |
89 | 2016 | Mr. Hartz | 50 | |
90 | 2016 | Self | 43 | |
91 | 2016 | Dr. Charles Burke | 64 | |
92 | 2016 | Husband Crab (Bill) (voice) | 70 | |
93 | 2016 | Mutt (voice) | 52 | |
94 | 2017 | Mack (voice) | 68 | |
95 | 2017 | Juan Ortodoncia (voice) | 82 | |
96 | 2018 | Conrad Baines | 65 | |
97 | 2018 | Grandpa Growl (voice) | 58 | |
98 | 2019 | Daniel Nilwater | 40 | |
99 | 2019 | Hamm (voice) | 60 | |
100 | 2019 | Hamm (voice) | 62 | |
101 | 2020 | Hamm (voice) | 58 | |
102 | 2020 | Dad Everett | 0 | |
103 | 2022 | Self - Interviewee | 65 | |
104 | 2022 | Rootie (voice) | 78 | |
105 | 0 | |||
106 | 2014 | Brodi (voice) | 62 | |
107 | 2017 | Salty (voice) | 62 | |
108 | 2023 | Tom Roan | 0 | |
109 | 2024 | Milo The Monster Handler (voice) | 68 | |
110 | (voice) | 0 | ||
111 | 2018 | Underminer (voice) | 75 | |
112 | 2019 | Hamm (voice) | 75 | |
113 | 2020 | Construction Worker Fennwick (voice) | 77 | |
114 | 2024 | Fritz (voice) | 76 |
No. | Year | Title | Role | Vote Average |
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1 | 1977 | Staff Sergeant Dexter | 76 | |
2 | 1980 | 73 | ||
3 | 1981 | 76 | ||
4 | 1981 | 55 | ||
5 | 1981 | Bill Sweeney | 68 | |
6 | 1982 | Cliff Clavin | 76 | |
7 | 1982 | 54 | ||
8 | 1983 | 68 | ||
9 | 1988 | Morris Zapp | 0 | |
10 | 1989 | Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice) | 80 | |
11 | 1990 | Cliff Clavin | 69 | |
12 | 1990 | 61 | ||
13 | 1990 | Rigger (voice) | 68 | |
14 | 1993 | Edsel | 67 | |
15 | 1993 | Cliff Clavin | 77 | |
16 | 1994 | 72 | ||
17 | 1994 | Merl | 72 | |
18 | 1995 | Hinky (voice) | 60 | |
19 | 1995 | Himself | 66 | |
20 | 1995 | Mr. Berman | 64 | |
21 | 1996 | Hamm (Voice) | 58 | |
22 | 1996 | Bob | 78 | |
23 | 1997 | Self | 45 | |
24 | 1997 | 67 | ||
25 | 1998 | Glen | 80 | |
26 | 2000 | Ike Stump | 80 | |
27 | 2000 | Stu Kirchoff | 76 | |
28 | 2002 | Fred | 67 | |
29 | 2004 | 80 | ||
30 | 2004 | John Ratzenberger | 85 | |
31 | 2005 | Self | 68 | |
32 | 2005 | Self - Contestant | 60 | |
33 | 2005 | Bill Schumacher | 82 | |
34 | 2009 | Larry Kaswell | 77 | |
35 | 2010 | Hamm (voice) | 0 | |
36 | 2010 | Wilford (voice) | 65 | |
37 | 2011 | Judge Elliot Reid | 73 | |
38 | 2013 | Walter Nugent | 74 | |
39 | 2013 | Walter | 74 | |
40 | 2013 | Stan | 73 | |
41 | 2013 | Digby Yates | 75 | |
42 | 2016 | Major Derlin (voice) | 66 | |
43 | 2019 | George Bennett | 65 | |
44 | 2019 | Hank | 76 | |
45 | 2021 | Yeti (voice) | 72 | |
46 | 2021 | Adorable (voice) | 72 | |
47 | 2021 | Adorable / Bernard (voice) | 72 | |
48 | 2021 | Bernard (voice) | 72 | |
49 | 2021 | Bernard / Arodable (voice) | 72 | |
50 | 2023 | Abe | 77 | |
51 | 2024 | Caruncle (voice) | 76 |