John Ratzenberger

Career timeline

1. 1947 · Born

   Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

2. 1954 · Screen debut

   The Wonderful World of Disney (TV)

3. 1967 · Writing debut

   ITV Playhouse (TV)

4. 1982 · Directing debut

   Cheers (TV)

5. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

6. 2026 · Latest release

   Toy Story 5 (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

1 1960s

3 1970s

10 1980s

16 1990s

11 2000s

21 2010s

8 2020s

• Family41
• Animation40
• Comedy40
• Adventure26
• Drama21
• Fantasy7

Highest-rated title Swapped 2026 8.8 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Ratzenberger in our catalogue.

Tom Hanks

5 titles together

John Morris

3 titles together

Lee Unkrich

2 titles together

Kyle MacLachlan

2 titles together

1. 2026 Toy Story 5 as Hamm (voice) 8.3 Movie
2. 2026 Swapped as Elder Javan (voice) 8.8 Movie
3. 2024 WondLa as Caruncle (voice) 7.4 TV
4. 2024 Inside Out 2 as Fritz (voice) 7.5 Movie
5. 2023 Poker Face as Abe 7.4 TV
6. 2022 Luck as Rootie (voice) 7.8 Movie
7. 2021 Monsters at Work as Yeti (voice) 7.2 TV
8. 2020 Onward as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice) 7.6 Movie
9. 2019 Bob Hearts Abishola as Hank 7.5 TV
10. 2019 Toy Story 4 as Hamm (voice) 7.5 Movie
11. 2018 Incredibles 2 as Underminer (voice) 7.5 Movie
12. 2017 Coco as Juan Ortodoncia (voice) 8.2 Movie
13. 2017 Cars 3 as Mack (voice) 6.9 Movie
14. 2016 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as Major Derlin (voice) 6.9 TV
15. 2016 Finding Dory as Husband Crab (Bill) (voice) 7.0 Movie
16. 2015 The Good Dinosaur as Earl (voice) 6.8 Movie
17. 2015 Inside Out as Fritz (voice) 7.9 Movie
18. 2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue as Brodi (voice) 6.2 Movie
19. 2013 The Goldbergs as Digby Yates 7.4 TV
20. 2013 Mom as Stan 7.3 TV
21. 2013 Planes as Harland (voice) 5.9 Movie
22. 2013 Monsters University as Yeti (voice) 7.1 Movie
23. 2012 Brave as Gordon (voice) 7.0 Movie
24. 2011 Small Fry as Hamm (voice) 6.9 Movie
25. 2011 Hawaiian Vacation as Hamm (voice) 7.0 Movie
26. 2011 Cars 2 as Mack (voice) 6.2 Movie
27. 2011 Franklin & Bash as Judge Elliot Reid 7.3 TV
28. 2010 Fish Hooks as Wilford (voice) 6.4 TV
29. 2010 Toy Story 3 as Hamm (voice) 7.8 Movie
30. 2009 Drop Dead Diva as Larry Kaswell 7.7 TV
31. 2009 Up as Construction Foreman Tom (voice) 8.0 Movie
32. 2008 WALL·E as John (voice) 8.1 Movie
33. 2007 Ratatouille as Mustafa (voice) 7.9 Movie
34. 2006 Cars as Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice) 7.1 Movie
35. 2005 Bones as Bill Schumacher 8.2 TV
36. 2004 The Incredibles as Underminer (voice) 7.7 Movie
37. 2003 Finding Nemo as Fish School (voice) 7.8 Movie
38. 2002 8 Simple Rules as Fred 6.8 TV
39. 2001 Monsters, Inc. as Yeti (voice) 7.9 Movie
40. 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Stu Kirchoff 7.6 TV
41. 1999 Toy Story 2 as Hamm (voice) 7.6 Movie
42. 1998 A Bug's Life as P.T. Flea (voice) 7.0 Movie
43. 1998 That '70s Show as Glen 7.9 TV
44. 1997 The Wonderful World of Disney 6.9 TV
45. 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Bob 7.8 TV
46. 1996 Remember WENN as Mr. Abernathy TV
47. 1995 Toy Story as Hamm (voice) 8.0 Movie
48. 1995 Caroline in the City as Mr. Berman 6.5 TV
49. 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Hinky (voice) TV
50. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Merl 7.2 TV
51. 1994 Sister, Sister as Gus Kilamilikimaka 7.1 TV
52. 1993 Frasier as Cliff Clavin 7.7 TV
53. 1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Rigger (voice) 7.0 TV
54. 1990 Blossom 6.2 TV
55. 1990 Wings as Cliff Clavin 6.9 TV
56. 1989 The Simpsons as Cliff Clavin / CGI Homer Simpson (voice) 8.0 TV
57. 1982 Gandhi as American Lieutenant 7.6 Movie
58. 1982 St. Elsewhere as Cliff Clavin 5.7 TV
59. 1982 Cheers as Cliff Clavin 7.6 TV
60. 1982 Firefox as Chief Peck 6.1 Movie
61. 1981 Outland as Tarlow 6.4 Movie
62. 1981 Hill Street Blues as Phony Cop 7.6 TV
63. 1980 Magnum, P.I. as Walt Brewster 7.3 TV
64. 1980 Superman II as Controller 6.7 Movie
65. 1980 The Empire Strikes Back as Major Derlin 8.4 Movie
66. 1978 Superman as 1st Controller 7.2 Movie
67. 1977 Secret Army as Staff Sergeant Dexter TV
68. 1977 A Bridge Too Far as U.S. Lieutenant 7.2 Movie
69. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Tom Phillips TV
70. 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney as Cliff Clavin 7.9 TV

1. 1994 Sister, Sister 7.1 TV
2. 1990 Evening Shade TV
3. 1982 Cheers 7.6 TV

1. 1967 ITV Playhouse TV

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