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John Ratzenberger
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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 a…
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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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John Ratzenberger's Filmography
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Eddie and the Beanstalk
as (voice)
Ray Gunn
as Board Member Howard Jaffe (voice)
Toy Story 5
as Hamm (voice)
Swapped
as Elder Javan (voice)
Tapawingo
as Tom Roan
Spellbound
as Milo The Monster Handler (voice)
Inside Out 2
as Fritz (voice)
Luck
as Rootie (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Onward
as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)
Miracle in East Texas
as Dad Everett
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
Incredibles 2
as Underminer (voice)
Pup Star: World Tour
as Grandpa Growl (voice)
Shifting Gears
as Conrad Baines
Coco
as Juan Ortodoncia (voice)
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
as Salty (voice)
Cars 3
as Mack (voice)
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
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
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)
Grace of God
as Reverend Thomas
In The Name of God
as Reverend Thomas
Planes
as Harland (voice)
Super Buddies
as Marvin 'Gramps' Livingstone
Monsters University
as Yeti (voice)
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
Small Fry
as Hamm (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
as Hamm (voice)
Cars 2
as Mack (voice)
What if...
as Mike the Angel
Toy Story 3
as Hamm (voice)
Up
as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
Our First Christmas
as Joe Noll
WALL·E
as John (voice)
The Village Barbershop
as Art Leroldi
Your Friend the Rat
as P.T. Flea (voice) (uncredited)
The Pixar Story
as Yeti (voice) (archive footage)
Ratatouille
as Mustafa (voice)
Geared-Up
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)
The Incredibles
as Underminer (voice)
Finding Nemo
as Fish School (voice)
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
as Thomas 'Tucker' Foy
Monsters, Inc.
as Yeti (voice)
Determination of Death
as Charlie Halloran
Disney Through The Decades
Tick Tock
as Clay Fairfield, P.I.
Toy Story 2
as Hamm (voice)
A Fare to Remember
as Mickey
The Frasier Story
as Self
A Bug's Life
as P.T. Flea (voice)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
One Night Stand
as Phil
Under Pressure
as Al Calavito
Dog's Best Friend
as Goat (voice)
That Darn Cat
as Dusty
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self
Tiny Toy Stories
as Hamm (voice)
Toy Story
as Hamm (voice)
Camp Cucamonga
as Marvin Schector
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Cliff Clavin
The Earth Day Special
as Cliff Clavin
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)
House II: The Second Story
as Bill
Timestalkers
as General Joe Brodsky
Combat Academy
as Mr. Barnett
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Detective
Protocol
as Security Guard on TV
Right of Way
as Policeman
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
as Jersey Cop #2
Gandhi
as American Lieutenant
Firefox
as Chief Peck
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Rating Notman
Battletruck
as Rusty
Reds
as Communist Leader (uncredited)
Ragtime
as Policeman
Outland
as Tarlow
The Good Soldier
as Jimmy
Superman II
as Controller
Motel Hell
as Drummer
The Empire Strikes Back
as Major Derlin
The Bitch
as Hal Leonard
Yanks
as Cpl Cook
Arabian Adventure
as Achmed
Hanover Street
as Sgt. John Lucas
Superman
as 1st Controller
Warlords of Atlantis
as Fenn
Valentino
as Newshound
A Bridge Too Far
as U.S. Lieutenant
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Sgt. Kopecki
The Ritz
as Patron
Toy Story 6
as Hamm (voice)
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