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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Karim Prince to Brad Renfro
John Ratzenberger Biography (1947-)
Full name, John Deszo Ratzenberger; born April 6, 1947, in Bridgeport (one source says Black Rock), CT; son of Deszo Alexander and Bertha (maiden name, Grohowski) Ratzenberger; married Elizabeth Georgia Stiny, September 9, 1984; children: James John, Nina Katherine. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Contact: c/o Stone Manners Agency, 8436 W. 3rd St., Suite 740, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian, writer
- Birth Details
- April 6, 1947
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Clifford C. "Cliff" Clavin, Jr., Cheers, NBC, 1982-1993
- Voice of Rigger, Captain Planet and the Planeteers (animated; alsoknown as The New Adventures of Captain Planet), syndicated and TBS, 1990-1993
- Host, American Hobbies and Pastimes with John Ratzenberger, Home and Garden Television, 1994
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Episodic
- Canadian sergeant, "The Execution," Secret Army, 1979
- Jimmy, "The Good Soldier," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1981
- "Some Like It Hot-Wired," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982
- Archie, "Dungeon of Death," Wizards and Warriors, CBS, 1983
- Walt Brewster, "The Legacy of Garwood Huddle," Magnum P.I., CBS, 1984
- Cliff, "Cheers," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1985
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Improv Tonight, syndicated, 1988
- Cliff, "The Story of Joe," Wings, NBC, 1990
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Blossom, NBC, 1992
- Norman Rust, "Farewell, My Lovelies," Moon over Miami, 1993
- Voice of Cliff Clavin, "Fear of Flying," The Simpsons (animated),Fox, 1994
- Felix, "A Rat's Tale," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1994
- Voice of the Pied Piper, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995
- Gus Kilamilikimaka, "Thanksgiving in Hawaii: Part 1 & 2," Sister,Sister, ABC, 1995
- Mr. Berman, "Caroline and Richard's Mom," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1996
- Bob, "Sabrina Claus," Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, ABC, 1997
- Mr. Abernathy, "And If I Die before I Sleep," Remember WENN, AMC,1998
- Merl, "Monica's Bad Day," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000
- Glen, "Holy Craps," That '70s Show, Fox, 2001
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The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2001
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Movies
- Bill Sweeney, Goliath Awaits, 1981
- Mr. Barnett, Combat High (also known as Combat Academy), NBC, 1986
- General Joseph Brodsky, Timestalkers, CBS, 1987
- Uncle Walt, Wedding Day Blues (also known as Going to the Chapel and Wedding Day), NBC, 1988
- Marvin Schector, Camp Cucamonga (also known as How I Spent My Summer), NBC, 1990
- Tom Phillips, Friends in Space, ITV, 1990
- Voice of Goat, Dog's Best Friend, The Family Channel, 1997
- Also appeared in Songs of a Sourdough.
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Specials
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NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
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Mickey's 60th Birthday Special (also known as The Magical Worldof Disney), NBC, 1988
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Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom, NBC, 1988
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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1990
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Cheers: Special 200th Episode Celebration, NBC, 1990
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Last Call! A Cheers Celebration, NBC, 1993
- Voice of Grenville Dodge, The Wild West, syndicated, 1993
- Jerry Hawthorne, Locals, Fox, 1994
- Host, WOW! The Most Awesome Acts on Earth II, Fox, 1996
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The Frasier Story, Channel 4, 1999
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Television Director
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Episodic
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Cheers, NBC, 1988-1993
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Evening Shade, 1990
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Madman of the People, NBC, 1994
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Sister, Sister, ABC, 1995
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Pearl, CBS, 1996
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Television Executive Producer
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Specials
- (With others) Locals, Fox, 1994
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The World's Most Incredible Animal Rescues, Fox, 1997
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Patron, The Ritz, Warner Bros., 1976
- U.S. lieutenant, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977
- (Uncredited) Sergeant Kopecki, Twilight's Last Gleaming (also known as Nuclear Countdown and Das Ultimatum), Allied Artists, 1977
- Newshound, Valentino, 1977
- Fenn, Warlords of Atlantis (also known as Seven Cities to Atlantis), Columbia, 1978
- First controller, Superman (also known as Superman: The Movie), Warner Bros., 1978
- Corporal Cook, Yanks, Universal, 1979
- Hal Leonard, The Bitch, 1979
- Sergeant John Lucas, Hanover Street, Columbia, 1979
- Achmed, Arabian Adventure, Orion/Warner Bros., 1979
- Controller, Superman II, Warner Bros., 1980
- Drummer, Motel Hell, United Artists, 1980
- Major Derlin, The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars:Episode V--The Empire Strikes Back), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
- Fireman, Ragtime, Paramount, 1981
- Tarlow, Outland (also known as Io), Warner Bros., 1981
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Reds, Paramount, 1981
- Chief Peck, Firefox, Warner Bros., 1982
- Rusty, Warlords of the 21st Century (also known as Battletruck), New World, 1982
- American Lieutenant, Gandhi, Columbia, 1982
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Protocol, Warner Bros., 1984
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The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1985
- Bill Towner, House II: The Second Story, New World, 1987
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She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
- Voice of Hamm, Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995
- Phil, One Night Stand (also known as One Night), New Line Cinema, 1997
- Al Calavito, Bad Day on the Block (also known as Under Pressure), Louie Productions, 1997
- Dusty, That Darn Cat, Buena Vista, 1997
- Voice of P. T. Flea, A Bug's Life (animated; also known as Bugs), Buena Vista, 1997
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A Fare to Remember, Bent Tree Productions, 1998
- Voice of Hamm, Toy Story II (animated), Buena Vista, 1999
- Clay, Tick Tock, Avalanche, 2000
- Voice of Yeti (Abominable Snowman), Monsters, Inc. (animated), Buena Vista, 2001
- Charlie Halloran, Determination of Death, World International Network, 2001
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Stage Appearances
- Made stage debut in Summer and Smoke, Sacred Heart University; appeared in Luv, Stowe Playhouse, VT; also appeared in West Side Story,
Waiting for Godot,
Curse of the Starving Class, and The Connection.
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RECORDINGS
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Singles
- "Do the Jog," Great Britain, 1979
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WRITINGS
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Television Movies
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Friends in Space, ITV, 1990
- Also author of Crown Court, ITV, Great Britain; and The GoldenDreamboat.
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