John Ratzenberger
Highest Rated: 100% Toy Story 2 (1999)
Lowest Rated: 2% Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
Birthday: Apr 6, 1947
Birthplace: Not Available
Born in Connecticut, John Ratzenberger spent most of his early adulthood in England and Europe. After a brief stint as assistant to a London tree surgeon, Ratzenberger helped organize the English improvisational troupe "Sal's Meat Market" in 1971. He made his first screen appearances in such British-based productions as The Ritz (1976), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Superman (1978), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Gandhi (1982). In 1982, Ratzenberger read for the part of post-office employee Norm on the upcoming American TV sitcom Cheers. Sensing that he hadn't won the role (which was true), Ratzenberger asked if the cast of Cheers included the character of "a bar know-it-all." Suddenly he launched into an impromptu ten-minute monologue, posing as an endlessly chattering repository of useless information. Then and there, the character of Cliff Clavin was born--a character Ratzenberger played for the next ten years. A man of many talents, Ratzenberger directed several Cheers episodes, and also co-wrote two British television plays Friends in Space (1978) and Scalped (1979). Tirelessly active in the pro-ecology movement, John Ratzenberger was owner and operator of Eco-Pak, a conservation-conscious packaging firm. Since the demise of Cheers, the actor has resurrected Cliff Clavin in the form of an advertising pitchman and has appeared in many commercials. He has also found success doing voice overs for advertising and voicework in films such as Toy Story (1995) and Dog's Best Friend (1997). Ratzenberger continued to make occasional guest appearances on television series such as Caroline in the City.He maintained a relationship with Pixar after Toy Story and went on to lend his distinctive voice to each of their films through Cars 2 in 2011. He returned to TV to appear in the fourth season of the reality competition series Dancing With the Stars.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | Soul | Actor | — | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | Onward | Actor | — | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | Framåt | Actor | — | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | Eteenpäin | Actor | — | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | Fremad | Actor | — | 2020 |
| 97% | Toy Story 4 | Hamm | — | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | Project: Puppies for Christmas | Actor | — | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | Project: Puppies for Christmas | Daniel Nilwater | — | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | Shifting Gears | Conrad | — | 2018 |
| 97% | Coco | Juan Ortodoncia | $208.5M | 2017 |
| 70% | Cars 3 | Mack | $152.7M | 2017 |
| 94% | Finding Dory | Husband Crab (Bill) | $486.3M | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | Monkey Up | Mr. Hartz | — | 2016 |
| 76% | The Good Dinosaur | Earl | $123.1M | 2015 |
| 98% | Inside Out | Fritz | $264.4M | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | Russell Madness | Mick Vaughn | — | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | A Christmas Mystery | Actor | — | 2014 |
| 44% | Planes: Fire And Rescue | Brodi | $42.7M | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | Santa Con | Warden | — | 2014 |
| 50% | How Murray Saved Christmas | Actor | — | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | Super Buddies | Actor | — | 2013 |
| 26% | Planes | Harland | $71.3M | 2013 |
| 80% | Monsters University | Yeti | $260.4M | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | The Woodcarver | Ernest Otto Ernest | — | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | Fixing Pete | Parker Clayton | — | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | Matchmaker Santa | George | — | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | Small Fry | Hamm | — | 2011 |
| 39% | Cars 2 | Mack | $191.5M | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Hawaiian Vacation | Hamm | — | 2011 |
| 33% | What If... | Mike the Angel | $0.9M | 2010 |
| 98% | Toy Story 3 | Hamm | $415M | 2010 |
| 98% | Up | Construction Foreman Tom | $293M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | Our First Christmas | Actor | — | 2008 |
| 80% | The Village Barbershop | Arthur | — | 2008 |
| 95% | WALL-E | John | $223.8M | 2008 |
| 96% | Ratatouille | Mustafa | $112.5M | 2007 |
| 2% | Kickin' It Old Skool | Himself | $4.5M | 2007 |
| 75% | Cars | Mack/Hamm Truck | $244.1M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | John Ratzenberger's Made in America | Actor | — | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | John Ratzenberger | Actor | — | 2006 |
| 97% | The Incredibles | Underminer | — | 2004 |
| 99% | Finding Nemo | Fish School | $380.6M | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | The Pennsylvania Miners' Story | Tom `Tuck' Foy | — | 2002 |
| 96% | Monsters, Inc. | Yeti | $34.1M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | Tick Tock | Clay Fairfield | — | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | Determination of Death | Charlie Halloran | — | 2001 |
| 100% | Toy Story 2 | Hamm | — | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | Under Pressure | Al Calavito | — | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | A Fare to Remember | Actor | — | 1999 |
| 92% | A Bug's Life | P.T. Flea | — | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | Bad Day on the Block (Under Pressure) (The Fireman) | Actor | — | 1997 |
| 32% | One Night Stand | Phil | — | 1997 |
| 13% | That Darn Cat | Dusty | — | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | Dog's Best Friend | Goat | — | 1997 |
| 100% | Toy Story | Hamm | — | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | The Legend of the North Wind | Narrator | — | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | Camp Cucamonga | Marvin Schector | — | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | Going to the Chapel | Actor | — | 1988 |
| 9% | House II: The Second Story | Bill Towner | — | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | Timestalkers (Time Stalkers) | General Joe Brodsky | — | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | Combat High | Mr. Barnett | — | 1986 |
| 84% | Gandhi | American Lieutenant | — | 1982 |
| 38% | Firefox | Chief Peck | — | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | Warlords of the 21st Century | Rusty | — | 1982 |
| 92% | Ragtime | Fireman | — | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | Goliath Awaits | Bill Sweeney | — | 1981 |
| 87% | Superman II | Controller | — | 1981 |
| 56% | Outland | Tarlow | — | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | The Good Soldier | Actor | — | 1981 |
| 71% | Motel Hell | Drummer | — | 1980 |
| 94% | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Maj. Derlin | $4.6M | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | Arabian Adventure | Achmed | — | 1979 |
| 78% | Yanks | Corporal Cook | — | 1979 |
| 57% | Hanover Street | Sgt. John Lucas | — | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | Warlords of Atlantis | Fenn | — | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | The Bitch | Hal | — | 1978 |
| 44% | Valentino | Newshound | — | 1977 |
| 63% | A Bridge Too Far | US Lieutenant | — | 1977 |
| 80% | Twilight's Last Gleaming | Sgt. Kopecki | — | 1977 |
| 56% | The Ritz | Patron | — | 1976 |
TV
| Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 80% |
Forky Asks a Question 2019 |
Hamm |
2019 |
| No Score Yet |
Mom 2013 |
Stan |
2019 |
| No Score Yet |
The Goldbergs 2013 |
Digby Yates |
2019 |
| No Score Yet |
Hell's Kitchen 2005-2019 |
Appearing |
2015 |
| 57% |
The McCarthys 2014-2015 |
Charlie Ellils |
2015 |
| 96% |
Legit 2013-2014 |
Walter |
2014 2013 |
| 85% |
The Simpsons 1989 |
Voice |
2014 1994 |
| 90% |
Bones 2005-2017 |
Bill Schumacher |
2013 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000-2015 |
Stu Kirchoff |
2013 2000 |
| 72% |
Drop Dead Diva 2009-2014 |
Kim's Dad |
2012 |
| No Score Yet |
Melissa & Joey 2010-2015 |
Arnie |
2011 |
| No Score Yet |
Last Comic Standing 2003-2015 |
Appearing |
2008 |
| No Score Yet |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 |
Guest |
2007 |
| No Score Yet |
Dancing With the Stars 2005 |
Appearing Reality cast member |
2007 2006 2005 |
| 20% |
Rodney 2004-2006 |
Himself |
2006 |
| 58% |
8 Simple Rules 2002-2005 |
Fred Doyle |
2003 |
| 94% |
Frasier 1993-2004 |
Cliff Clavin |
2002 |
| No Score Yet |
That '70s Show 1998-2006 |
Glen |
2001 |
| No Score Yet |
The Drew Carey Show 1995-2004 |
2001 |
|
| No Score Yet |
Touched by an Angel 1994-2003 |
Merl |
2000 |
| No Score Yet |
Sister, Sister 1994-1999 |
Director |
1996 |
| No Score Yet |
Murphy Brown 1988 |
Felix |
1995 |
| No Score Yet |
Evening Shade 1990-1994 |
Director |
1994 |
| No Score Yet |
Cheers 1982-1993 |
Director Cliff Clavin |
1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 |
| No Score Yet |
Wings 1990-1997 |
Cliff |
1990 |
| No Score Yet |
Magnum, P.I. 1980-1988 |
Walt Brewster |
1984 |
QUOTES FROM John Ratzenberger CHARACTERS
Yeti says: Abominable! That's what they called me! Don't you think thats a little harsh? I mean, how about the Adorable Snowman?
Jessie the Cowgirl says: Did you fix Buzz?
Hamm says: Eh, sort of.
Hamm says: Ho, boy, will you take a look at all those presents? Yes, sir we're next month's garage sale fodder for sure!
Rex says: Any dinosaur-shaped ones?
Hamm says: Oh for crying out loud their all in boxes you idiot!
Woody says: All right all right! If I send out the troops will you all calm down!
Rex says: Yes we will we promise!
Woody says: Okay save your batteries!
Hamm says: Atta boy Woody that's using the old noodle!
Woody says: He's not a Space Ranger! He doesn't fight evil or shoot lasers or fly!
Buzz Lightyear says: Excuse me. (Opens wings and everyone is in awe)
Buzz Lightyear says: Excuse me. [opens wings and everyone is in awe]
Hamm says: Impressive wingspan. Very good.
Mr. Potato Head says: It was cold and dark. Nothing but sand and a couple Lincoln Logs
Mr. Potato Head says: It was cold and dark. Nothing but sand and a couple Lincoln Logs.
Hamm says: I don't think those were Lincoln Logs.
Woody says: [smacking his forehead groaning] Oh no
Woody says: [smacking his forehead groaning] Oh no.
Hamm says: Oh yes return of the astronut
Hamm says: Oh yes return of the astronaut.
Hamm says: "Dibs on the Corvette."
Hamm says: Dibs on the Corvette.
Carl Fredricksen says: Tell your boss he can *have* my house.
Construction Foreman Tom says: Really?
Carl Fredricksen says: Yeah. When I'm dead!
Hamm says: Yeah I knew there was something I didn't like about that chicken!
Mr. Potato Head says: Hey, Hamm. Look, I'm picasso.
Mr. Potato Head says: Look, I'm Picasso!
Hamm says: Yeah, I don't get it.
Hamm says: I don't get it.
Princess Atta says: You mean you're not warriors?
P.T. Flea says: re you kidding? These guys are the lousiest circus bugs you've ever seen, and they're gonna make me rich!
P.T. Flea says: Are you kidding? These guys are the lousiest circus bugs you've ever seen, and they're gonna make me rich!
Hamm says: Hamm: Hey, why did the toys cross the road?Buzz Lightyear: Not now Hamm. Rex: Ooo, I love riddles! Why? Hamm: To get to the chicken, on the other side!
Hamm says: Hey, why did the toys cross the road?
Buzz Lightyear says: Not now Hamm.
Rex says: Ooo, I love riddles! Why?
Hamm says: To get to the chicken, on the other side!
Mr. Potato Head says: Hey, Hamm, look I'm Picasso!
Hamm says: Eh, I don't get it....
Hamm says: Eh, I don't get it.
Mr. Potato Head says: You incultured piece of swine! ... What you looking at you hockey puck?! (Hockey Puck shrugs.)
Mr. Potato Head says: You incultured piece of swine! What you looking at you hockey puck?! (Hockey Puck shrugs.)
Mr. Potato Head says: It's cold, and dark. Nothing but sand and a couple of Lincoln Logs.
Hamm says: Uh, I don't think those were Lincoln Logs.
The Underminer says: Behold, the Underminer! I'm always beneath you, but nothing is beneath me! I hereby declare war on peace and happiness! Soon, all will tremble before me!