Actor, director, producer, writer, and entrepreneur, John Ratzenberger has had an amazing career thus far. For over 45 years, John has found success in many television shows, most famous for his role as the mail carrier, Cliff Clavin, in Cheers. Arguably, John has reached a new level of stardom as the only actor to be cameoed as a voice or likeness in each Disney-Pixar movie since 1995! Join us as we take a look at his roles in each film.
John’s first role with Pixar was in 1995 as the voice of Hamm in Toy Story. The wisecracking pig is a fan favorite, always at hand with a joke! John would go on to voice Hamm in:
- Toy Story Activity Center (video game)- 1996
- Toy Story Treats (TV shorts)- 1996
- Toy Story 2– 1999
- Toy Story Racer (video game)- 1999
- Extreme Skate Adventure (video game)- 2003
- Toy Story Midway Mania! (short)- 2008
- Toy Story 3– 2010
- Toy Story 3: The Video Game (video game)- 2010
- Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation (short)- 2011
- Toy Story Toons: Small Fry (short)- 2011
- Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (video game)- 2012
- Toy Story Toons” Partysaurus Rex (short)- 2012
- Disney Infinity (video game)- 2013
- Disney Magic Kingdoms (video game)-2016
- Toy Story 4– 2019
- Forky Asks a Question (short)- 2019
Fun Fact- It appears at some point before Toy Story 2, Andy loses Hamm’s original stopper, so he uses a wine cork instead!
P.T. Flea, is a greedy ringmaster of a circus troupe, who is known for his short temper.
- A Bugs Life -1998
- Your Friend the Rat (video short)- 2007
Fun Fact- John has said that P.T. is his favorite Pixar role!
The loveable Yeti finds himself banished to the human world after an incident…perhaps involving the mail??
- Monsters, Inc.- 2001
- Monsters, Inc. (video game)- 2001
- Monsters University- 2013
- Monsters at Work (tv series)- 2021
Fun Fact- The Yeti’s role as a mail sorter at the Monsters, Inc. factory is a homage to John’s role as Cliff Clavin the mailman in Cheers.
In 2003’s Finding Nemo, the school of moonfish may have been minor characters but they provided some big laughs!
Fun Fact- We only learn the name of one of the Moonfish…it is Ted…and he has relatives in Sydney.
Behold…The Underminer!!!
- The Incredibles- 2004
- The Incredibles (video game)- 2004
- The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer (video game)- 2005
- Incredibles 2- 2018
- LEGO The Incredibles (video game)- 2018
Fun Fact- The Underminer is one of the few successful Disney-Pixar villains who is able to rob a bank and get away! Consider yourselves, Undermind!
Mack is Lightning McQueen’s trusted carrier and friend.
- Cars- 2006
- Cars (video game)- 2006
- Cars Race-O-Rama (video game)- 2009
- Cars 2- 2011
- Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (video game)- 2012
- Cars 3- 2017
Fun Fact- Cars not only had John voicing Mack, Lightning McQueen’s trusty hauler, but in an end credit scene he also voices the car version of Hamm Truck, the Abdominal Snow Plow, and PT Cruiser! “Wait a minute here…they’re just using the same actor over and over. What kind of a cut rate production is this?!”- Mack Truck
Mustafa is the easily flustered waiter at Gusteau’s, who upon learning that Remy is the one who is actually doing all the cooking and not Linguini, walks out on the restaurant with the rest of the staff.
- Ratatouille- 2007
- Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (video game)- 2012
Fun Fact- Because of his French accent, Mustafa is hard to recognize as John’s voice! See for yourself!
John, a passenger on the spaceship, Axiom, is the first human who looks beyond the screen to the surroundings around him.
- WALL-E -2008
Fun Fact- This is the first and only character who shares the same name as John, unless you count Juan Orthodoncia which means John in Spanish!
Construction Foreman Tom tries to persuade Carl to go to Shady Oaks Retirement Village, so they can build a shopping center where his home is located.
- Up- 2009
- Up (video game)- 2009
John voices Gordon, a Clansman for King Fergus who announces the arrival of all the visiting lords.
- Brave- 2012
Fun Fact- In this role, Gordon does not even say a complete sentence as he gets slammed by the large doors opening.
Fritz is the handy Mind Worker who installs the newer and larger console (with the PUBERTY) button, at the end of the film. What could go wrong?
- Inside Out- 2015
Fun Fact- This is the fourth character that John has voiced who has a mustache!
John voices Earl, a Velociraptor apart of Bubbha’s gang.
- The Good Dinosaur- 2015
Fun Fact- You have to pay attention or you may miss John’s appearance, as Earl’s line is only three words long!
Good ole’ Bill the Crab helps Dory by explaining where all the Blue Tangs went and how she can get there.
- Finding Dory- 2016
Fun Fact- When Dory meets Bill, he is trimming crab grass
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Juan Orthodoncia is proud to learn he is able to cross the marigold bridge because his dentist has his picture on his ofrenda.
- Coco- 2017
Fun Fact- Juan’s last name means “orthodontics” in Spanish. This is also John’s smallest role in a Pixar movie as his only line is “gracias”.
Fennwick is a cyclops construction worker who tries to stop Barley from climbing on top a fountain.
- Onward- 2020
Fun Fact- Fennwick is the second construction worker John has voiced and the fifth character with a mustache (sixth if you count when Juan Orthodoncia was alive)!
- Soul- 2020
Fun Fact- For the first time, John does not voice a character in a Pixar movie; however, his likeness is used in the movie! It might be true…he does have a mustache afterall!
What an amazing legacy! While it was cool to see his likeness in Soul, I hope that he goes back to voicing characters.
Which Disney-Pixar character that John voices is your favorite? With 22 roles, it is hard to choose just one! Check out the video below of some of his appearances!
