
John Ratzenberger
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.
117
Films
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TV Shows
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Crew Credits
Known For
170 Credits
The Simpsons
as Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice)
1989

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Stu Kirchoff
2000

Bones
as Bill Schumacher
2005

The View
as Self
1997

Frasier
as Cliff Clavin
1993

Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005

Cheers
as Cliff Clavin
1982

Mom
as Stan
2013

That '70s Show
as Glen
1998

The Goldbergs
as Digby Yates
2013

Toy Story 5
as Hamm (voice)
2026

Magnum, P.I.
as Walt Brewster
1980



