John Deszo Ratzenberger was born on April 6, 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is an American actor.

His acting credits include 47 productions and an additional 22 notable television appearances. His first role was a Patron in The Ritz (1976).

Ratzenberger appeared in minor roles in movies including Firefox, A Bridge Too Far, Superman II, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Gandhi (1982).

He is best known for playing mail carrier Clifford Clavin on the classic sitcom Cheers. John has voiced the following roles in Pixar films, including Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007).

Ratzenberger hosts the Travel Channel TV series about things made in the USA called John Ratzenberger's Made in America (2003-present). John also appeared on That 70's Show as Glen and on the covers of the The Complete Idiot's Guide to...

Filmography

• Up (2009) (voice)
• Toy Story 3 (2010) (voice)
• WALL•E (2008) (voice)
• The Village Barbershop (2008)
• Your Friend the Rat (2007) (V)
• Ratatouille (2007) (voice)
• Superman II (2006) (V)
• Mystery Woman: Redemption (2006) (TV)
• Cars (2006) (VG) (voice)
• Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special (2006) (TV)
• Cars (2006) (voice)
• Something New (2006)
• The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer (2005) (VG) (voice)
• All In (2005)
• The Incredibles (2004) (VG) (voice)
• The Incredibles (2004) (voice)
• "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (4 episodes, 2003)
• Extreme Skate Adventure (2003) (VG) (voice)
• Finding Nemo (2003) (voice)
• The Pennsylvania Miners' Story (2002) (TV)
• Monsters, Inc. (2002) (VG) (voice)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 2002)
• Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voice)
• Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (voice)
• "That '70s Show" (1 episode, 2001)
• Toy Story Racer (2001) (VG) (voice)
• Determination of Death (2001)
• "Pigs Next Door" (2000) TV series (voice)
• Tick Tock (2000)
• "Touched by an Angel" (1 episode, 2000)
• Toy Story 2 (1999) (voice)
• Toy Story 2 (1999) (VG) (voice)
• A Bug's Life (1998) (voice)
• "Remember WENN" (1 episode, 1998)
• A Fare to Remember (1998)
• "The Detectives" (1 episode, 1997)
• "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1 episode, 1997)
• One Night Stand (1997)
• Bad Day on the Block (1997)
• That Darn Cat (1997)
• "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1 episode, 1997)
• Dog's Best Friend (1997) (TV)
• Toy Story Activity Centre (1996) (VG) (voice)
• "Caroline in the City" (1 episode, 1996)
• Sister, Sister" (2 episodes, 1995)
• Toy Story (1995) (voice)
• "Murphy Brown" (1 episode, 1995)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1994)
• Locals (1994) (TV)
• "Moon Over Miami" (1 episode, 1993)
• "Cheers" (268 episodes, 1982-1993)
• "Bill Nye, the Science Guy" (1 episode, 1993)
• "Nurses" (1 episode, 1992)
• "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (7 episodes, 1990-1993)
• "Wings" (1 episode, 1990)
• Camp Cucamonga (1990) (TV)
• Friends in Space (1990) (TV)
• "Disneyland" (1 episode, 1990)
• Going to the Chapel (1988)
• Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988) (TV)
• "Small World" (1988) TV mini-series
• House II: The Second Story (1987)
• Timestalkers (1987) (TV)
• "The Tortellis" (1 episode, 1987)
• Combat High (1986) (TV)
• Dot and the Whale (1986)
• "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1985)
• "St. Elsewhere" (1 episode, 1985)
• The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
• Protocol (1984)
• "Magnum, P.I." (1 episode, 1984)
• "Wizards and Warriors" (1 episode, 1983)
• Gandhi (1982)
• Firefox (1982)
• Warlords of the 21st Century (1982)
• "Hill Street Blues" (1 episode, 1982)
• Reds (1981)
• Ragtime (1981)
• Goliath Awaits (1981) (TV)
• "Private Schulz" (1 episode, 1981)
• Outland (1981)
• The Good Soldier (1981) (TV)
• Superman II (1980)
• Motel Hell (1980)
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• "Secret Army" (1 episode, 1979)
• Yanks (1979)
• Arabian Adventure (1979)
• Hanover Street (1979)
• The Bitch (1979)
• Superman (1978)
• Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
• Valentino (1977)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977)
• Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
• The Ritz (1976)