
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 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.
Known for

The Simpsons
1989

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Toy Story 5
2026

Bones
2005

Frasier
1993

The View
1997

The Goldbergs
2013

Dancing with the Stars
2005

Cheers
1982

Wings
1990

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996

Hell's Kitchen
2005

The Drew Carey Show
1995

Toy Story
1995

That '70s Show
1998

Mom
2013

Magnum, P.I.
1980

Hill Street Blues
1981

Swapped
2026

Coco
2017

Monsters, Inc.
2001

WALL·E
2008

Touched by an Angel
1994

Toy Story 3
2010