1947-04-06 Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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 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.
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Swapped | Elder Javan (voice) | 2026-05-01 |
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Toy Story 5 | Hamm (voice) | 2026-06-17 |
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Tapawingo | Tom Roan | 2025-11-14 |
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Spellbound | Milo The Monster Handler (voice) | 2024-11-22 |
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Inside Out 2 | Fritz (voice) | 2024-06-11 |
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Luck | Rootie (voice) | 2022-08-05 |
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In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022-02-19 |
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Miracle in East Texas | Dad Everett | 2020-02-07 |
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Onward | Construction Worker Fennwick (voice) | 2020-02-29 |
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Project: Puppies for Christmas | Daniel Nilwater | 2019-05-14 |
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Toy Story 4 | Hamm (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend? | Hamm (voice) | 2019-11-15 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money? | Hamm (voice) | 2019-11-12 |
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Shifting Gears | Conrad Baines | 2018-03-23 |
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Pup Star: World Tour | Grandpa Growl (voice) | 2018-05-05 |
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Incredibles 2 | Underminer (voice) | 2018-06-14 |
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Cars 3 | Mack (voice) | 2017-06-15 |
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Coco | Juan Ortodoncia (voice) | 2017-10-27 |
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Pup Star: Better 2Gether | Salty (voice) | 2017-08-29 |
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Monkey Up | Mr. Hartz | 2016-01-22 |
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Pup Star | Mutt (voice) | 2016-08-30 |
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Finding Dory | Husband Crab (Bill) (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016-02-21 |
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Change of Heart | Dr. Charles Burke | 2016-03-05 |
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Russell Madness | Mick Vaughn | 2015-02-21 |
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Inside Out | Fritz (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | Self | 2015-12-10 |
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The Good Dinosaur | Earl (voice) | 2015-11-14 |
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The Santa Con | Warden | 2014-12-13 |
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A Christmas Mystery | Logan Walker | 2014-11-30 |
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Grace of God | Reverend Thomas | 2014-01-01 |
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Planes: Fire & Rescue | Brodi (voice) | 2014-07-17 |
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How Murray Saved Christmas | Officer Bender (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
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In The Name of God | Reverend Thomas | 2013-11-01 |
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Planes | Harland (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
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Monsters University | Yeti (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Super Buddies | Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone | 2013-08-07 |
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Fixing Pete | Clayton | 2012-01-07 |
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WWJD II: The Woodcarver | Ernest Otto | 2012-03-05 |
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Local Commercial | Earl T. Barnum | 2012-01-01 |
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Matchmaker Santa | George | 2012-11-21 |
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Partysaurus Rex | Hamm (voice) | 2012-09-14 |
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Brave | Gordon (voice) | 2012-06-21 |
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Hawaiian Vacation | Hamm (voice) | 2011-06-16 |
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Small Fry | Hamm (voice) | 2011-11-23 |
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Cars 2 | Mack (voice) | 2011-06-11 |
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What if... | Mike the Angel | 2010-08-20 |
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Toy Story 3 | Hamm (voice) | 2010-06-16 |
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Up | Construction Foreman Tom (voice) | 2009-05-28 |
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The Village Barbershop | Art Leroldi | 2008-02-29 |
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WALL·E | John (voice) | 2008-06-26 |
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Our First Christmas | Joe Noll | 2008-12-19 |
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Your Friend the Rat | P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited) | 2007-11-06 |
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The Pixar Story | Yeti (voice) (archive footage) | 2007-08-28 |
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Ratatouille | Mustafa (voice) | 2007-06-28 |
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Something New | Brian's Father (uncredited) | 2006-01-29 |
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Mystery Woman: Redemption | Jim Carter | 2006-11-06 |
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Controller #1 | 2006-11-02 |
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Geared-Up | 2006-11-07 | |
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Cars | Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice) | 2006-06-08 |
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The Incredibles | Underminer (voice) | 2004-10-27 |
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Finding Nemo | Fish School (voice) | 2003-05-30 |
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The Art of 'Spirited Away' | Himself | 2003-04-15 |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002-05-05 |
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The Pennsylvania Miners' Story | Thomas 'Tucker' Foy | 2002-04-11 |
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Disney Through The Decades | 2001-01-01 | |
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Determination of Death | Charlie Halloran | 2001-08-02 |
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Monsters, Inc. | Yeti (voice) | 2001-11-01 |
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Tick Tock | Clay Fairfield, P.I. | 2000-09-18 |
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Toy Story 2 | Hamm (voice) | 1999-10-30 |
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The Frasier Story | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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A Fare to Remember | Mickey | 1999-03-11 |
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Monty Python: Live at Aspen | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1998-03-21 |
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A Bug's Life | P.T. Flea (voice) | 1998-11-25 |
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One Night Stand | Phil | 1997-11-14 |
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That Darn Cat | Dusty | 1997-02-14 |
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Bad Day on the Block | Al Calavito | 1997-08-22 |
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Dog's Best Friend | Goat (voice) | 1997-03-23 |
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Tiny Toy Stories | Hamm (voice) | 1996-10-29 |
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The Story Behind 'Toy Story' | Self | 1996-12-18 |
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Toy Story | Hamm (voice) | 1995-11-22 |
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Camp Cucamonga | Marvin Schector | 1990-09-23 |
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The Earth Day Special | Cliff Clavin | 1990-04-22 |
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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1990-07-01 |
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She's Having a Baby | John Ratzenberger (uncredited) | 1988-02-05 |
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Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom | Self | 1988-02-12 |
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Mickey's 60th Birthday | Cliff Clavin | 1988-11-13 |
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Going to the Chapel | Walt Caruso | 1988-10-09 |
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Timestalkers | General Joe Brodsky | 1987-03-10 |
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House II: The Second Story | Bill | 1987-05-14 |
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Combat Academy | Mr. Barnett | 1986-11-23 |
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The Falcon and the Snowman | Detective | 1985-01-25 |
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Protocol | Security Guard on TV | 1984-12-21 |
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Likely Stories, Vol. 4 | 1983-08-05 | |
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Right of Way | Policeman | 1983-11-21 |
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Firefox | Chief Peck | 1982-06-18 |
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Battletruck | Rusty | 1982-01-01 |
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Gandhi | American Lieutenant | 1982-12-01 |
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Rating Notman | 1982-04-28 | |
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The Good Soldier | Jimmy | 1981-04-15 |
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Reds | Communist Leader (uncredited) | 1981-12-25 |
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Ragtime | Policeman | 1981-11-20 |
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Outland | Tarlow | 1981-05-22 |
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Superman II | Controller | 1980-12-04 |
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The Empire Strikes Back | Major Derlin | 1980-05-20 |
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Motel Hell | Drummer | 1980-08-14 |
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Hanover Street | Sgt. John Lucas | 1979-05-18 |
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Yanks | Cpl Cook | 1979-09-19 |
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Arabian Adventure | Achmed | 1979-07-08 |
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The Bitch | Hal Leonard | 1979-09-20 |
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Warlords of Atlantis | Fenn | 1978-05-01 |
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Superman | 1st Controller | 1978-12-14 |
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Valentino | Newshound | 1977-09-07 |
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Twilight's Last Gleaming | Sgt. Kopecki | 1977-02-09 |
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A Bridge Too Far | U.S. Lieutenant | 1977-06-15 |
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The Ritz | Patron | 1976-08-12 |
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Ray Gunn | (voice) | |
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Titleist: Made in America |
