John Ratzenberger in Empire Strikes Back

Clips of John Ratzenberger in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

[@ChrisMolyneaux93]

WELCOME TO THE PLANET HOTH!!!! Snowcone?

[@CrazyPlatinum92]

Chris Molyneaux really who voice those characters

[@ChrisKogos]

LOL

[@sexobscura]

'Here's a bag of ice'

[@Mac14329]

Imagine if the Wampa started talking in Ratzenberger's voice.

[@fuzzbrain913]

Don't worry. They're lemon!

[@furioussherman7265]

Pardon me: I hate to break up the staff meeting guys, but THEY'RE HERE!!!! IMPERIAL WALKERS AT THREE O' CLOCK!!!!!!!

[@LSTNSCRFN]

Ok everyone calm down

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Look if I send out the speeders will you all calm down?

[@not.supermario]

@@JAKECOT_CENTER YES YES! WE PROMISE!!!

[@jimbodeek]

@@not.supermario Okay! Save your breath!

[@blake5943]

Yeah, very good, Woody! That’s using the old noodle!

[@themurph2000]

Ehh, it's a little known fact that many Bothans died bringing us this information, Normie.

[@jonathanlewis6408]

**Norm Walks in**

[@beerman9473]

@@jonathanlewis6408 NORM!

[@bretztheman]

Hahaha

[@MattJohnsonA]

Listen at the end when he says, "OK, everybody to your stations." That was not overdubbed - sounds just like the Ratzenberger we all know.

[@chrischampagne9469]

His rank is Post Master General of the Rebel Alliance.

[@jacobg8640]

Ratzenberger actually reprised his role as Major Derlin's voice back in 2017. It was in the animated Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. He uses the voice he is much more known for today.

[@matthewroyer1561]

I like that show

[@alexslusher16]

I only learned about John Ratzenberger being in Star Wars last night, and now that I know I'm trying to listen to his voice. If you didn't know it was him then you would be like, and you learned about it you might be like "That doesn't sound anything like Hamm."

[@TwiigssGames]

Wow, that's crazy. I never knew he was in Empire Strikes Back. Sounds nothing like him, so the character he did for Cheers, he might have changed his voice for the show. Rene Auberjonois did this with DS9. Watch Rene in Benson, and then watch DS9, you'll see how he makes his voice kind of raspy like. And I believe he was in productions after DS9, and he doesn't have the raspy voice anymore.

[@zingzangspillip1]

@@TwiigssGames It doesn't sound like him at all, so maybe he was dubbed?

[@TwiigssGames]

@@zingzangspillip1 I'm thinking he probably changed his voice up for Star Wars. He is a judge on an episode of Hell's Kitchen and you can hear the Cliff Clavin in his voice a little bit.

[@theschizoidman]

Dubbed.

[@Novaheart1998]

Probably because the voice of Cliff on Cheers was not his real voice, he changed it a bit for the character.

[@willisapril]

Major Derlin was from a galaxy far far away and then went to a place where everybody knows your name.

[@Jmaul85]

after this he went to the bar for a beer.

[@stevesoldwedel]

Jmaul85 You mean he went to the bah faw a be-ah. 😉

[@Jabberwockybird]

Eh, it's a little known fact, but the singing woman who owns the bah is Bea Aurthah from the golden girls.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@Jabberwockybird We don't talk about that particular you know what around these parts. (I'm not talking about Golden Girls)

[@Jabberwockybird]

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 whip whip stir stir

[@milesknightestrada3286]

I'd hate to break up the staff meeting, but...THEY'RE HERE!!!

[@furioussherman7265]

IMPERIAL WALKERS AT THREE O' CLOCK!

[@Zoomer30]

Don't know how many times I watched ESB and never knew John Ratzenburger was in it until an even bigger Star Wars fan told me.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

You mean you never knew the famous Stache from Empire was in Cheers? That was the same Stache he sported in Cheers. LOL

[@Werewolvians]

When he says everyone to their stations that's definitely his voice. But the other part sounds nothing like him.

[@Bleak5170]

Over-dubbing was pretty common in older movies. Often there were problems with audio and the original actor was not around to fix it. You see a ton of this in old movies and even some T.V. shows. Someone else was totally speaking for him in those other scenes.

[@Aldrius]

@@Bleak5170 Ehh... it sounds like him to me, but he's putting on a very different voice from what he normally does.

[@TBrewer64]

"A lotta people don't know this but, eh, the candy bon-bon is named after certain body parts they get after neutering a tauntaun..."

[@sergiogalindo3024]

That's an INSULT to The Empire Strikes Back! Pendejo!

[@CujoHyer]

God this movie is pure gold.

[@theojenner1902]

wait john ratzenberger can do an accent other than a Boston accent! I am impressed

[@SirBlackReeds]

I take it you didn't see Ratatouille?

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

to me it sounds dubbed. another actor. an 80 year old brit or something.

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

PS he did use a boston accent on Cheers and fit more than others because... it was set in Boston!!!!????

[@AvengerII]

He was overdubbed... That sounds NOTHING like him. Sorry, even with an accent you'd be able to tell it was him. This was definitely another actor overdubbing him. A lot of actors were overdubbed in Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. There was actor (now deceased) who played Rogue Two in TESB who was also overdubbed. He played the gay father in Absolutely Fabulous. He was surprised by the dubbing because he said, "That how I would have sounded if they asked me back into an ADR studio re-record the dialogue!" The reason why they did overdubs was because A) some voices didn't SOUND right for Star Wars (hence why James Earl Jones was hired specifically to do Darth Vader's voice) and B) studios can be noisy or the onset mikes can pick up noises they DON'T want to be pick up. Believe it or not, they have to do ADR for a lot of movies. A lot of times, they simply don't record voices well on the days they shoot these films for one reason or another. They had to re-record at least 80% of the dialogue for Star Trek: The Motion because the set for the Enterprise was noisy with all the electronics built into the set's consoles.

[@bertmustin]

The next Galactic Empire will be named Yelnick McWawa

[@TheNeaL777]

I just spotted him in 'Superman II' this past weekend. He plays one of the mission controllers in Houston when the 3 villains are attacking the astronauts on the moon.

[@robertbecker2538]

Wasn't he also a pilot in the first Superman movie?

[@steamboatwill3.367]

@@robertbecker2538 ) he was in the missile control scene.

[@jedijones]

And the dude who loads R2 into the X-Wing at the end of Star Wars played the other mission controller. He also showed up in Superman III talking about the fire spreading. These were American actors living in England so they got a lot of parts in different movies being filmed at the London studios.

[@OcelotMorris]

I loved that Major Derlin's card, in the old Star Wars collectible card game, included the fact that "At the Mos Eisley Cantina, everybody knows his name".

[@Megacooltommydee]

I came here after Google searching "John Ratzenberger in", and to my surprise, the first result was him in Star Wars.

[@Primaate]

Cool guy. Love him. Was in a bunch of awesome films (A Bridge too far, Firefox, Superman 2, Gandhi ) AND drove the tractor at '69 Woodstock festival!

[@my2cents2u]

I came here because I just found out that he will be one of the celebrities signing autographs during the WDW Star Wars Weekend that I will be attending with my son in May. Never knew he was in the movie. Ray Parks (Darth Maul) will also be there. Can't wait.

[@FrenkTheJoy]

Don't recognize his voice, but sure recognize his mustache!

[@pearljam1984]

when he talks the first time its a voice over by someone else second time its his real voice "ok everybody to your stations let's go"

[@Decker742]

He has a small part in Gandhi, and he sounds exactly the same as he does here.

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

yeah i figured that

[@lordskruben3289]

It’s a little known fact that the tan became popular in what is known as the Bronze Age.

[@sydbarrett5]

Lord Skruben Theoretically, you could actually cut open a tan tan and protect yaself by climbing inside it's innerds. Little word ah warning though... you think they smell bad on dee outside.

[@101moosefan]

Just realized this on a this day is star wars history. Mind blown.

[@monstermastergodzilla6813]

I met John Ratzenberger at SC Comicon. He's a nice man.

[@matthewgresham7060]

I'd die if he walked up to Han and said welcome to the himilayas!! xD xD

[@davidr2082]

Matthew Gresham Why? It was filmed in Norway - and a sound stage...

[@robfinlay8058]

"Cheers" is actually part of Star Wars canon, the bar was on Hoth. If you watch the show closely and pause it at the right moment you can see Admiral Ackbar playing pool in the background in one episode.

[@JediFight]

I just learned this today. Awesome

[@farwoodfarm9296]

Rebels roll up on Hoth “Welcome to the Himalayas!!!!” “Snow Cone?”

[@JDMatthias]

Eh the thing is Normie, that eh the force may not be with yuh buddy.

[@davidmckown3590]

I found out when I saw him in A Bridge Too Far as a US soldier. Looked up his filmography and to my surprise he was in The Empire Strikes Back. He even says a few lines (though I didn't recognize his voice).

[@samslick9000]

His first line is an English accent His second line is a Boston accent

[@WakaWaka2468]

Well y'know, the Romans had an elaborate system of flying through space, Nahmie.

[@væder_volk_veter]

It would be better with his voice he uses in Pixar.

[@Theanonymousbystander]

So this is "the service" Cliff was always bragging about being in

[@toddwilkinson5474]

The audio is slightly higher pitched here, but his first two scenes definitely sound dubbed as many others noted. In the second scene ("the blast doors must be shut"), he sounds like a proper English guy. Only the last scene sounds like Ratzenberger's actual voice - "Ok, everybody to your stations - let's go!"

[@wickedpissa25]

He did spend a good portion of his youth living in London, and got his start acting in British theater.

[@falconeyes9668]

The invading evil Empire: "People who have never been in my kitchen"

[@Cerebralcinema]

He was likely overdubbed. It happened to him in Gandhi too.

[@samwarshawsky7911]

Actually just got done listening to an interview with him on the radio. Apparently he lived in England for part of his childhood. It's possible that it was semi-natural.

[@Cerebralcinema]

I'm pretty sure he was overdubbed. His voice for his role as an American Lieutenant in Gandhi was overdubbed by Martin Sheen according to IMDB. Even though it's not mentioned a IMDB regarding Empire Strike Back, I would say he was overdubbed in the film too. It doesn't even sound remotely like John Ratzenberger. His voice is very distinctive and I don't think he could disguise it that well.

[@Mac14329]

Now we just need him to voice a Gamorrean guard.

[@Indurok]

I almost forgot that guy was in Star Wars.

[@mediamonarchyplus]

I *just* learned about this

[@TJRymer89]

He is also a tech officer in Superman.

[@samuelcapritta1086]

he plays in every pixar film

[@joeybar.]

Who’s here from Tamatoa

[@peternolan4855]

In an episode of Cheers, Frasier gets upset about all the spoilers the guys are talking about in the movies they are watching. Then Frasier pipes up. He tells of the spoiler in ‘Citizen Kane’ and in ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and finally the spoiler in, The Empire Strikes Back.’

[@SiriusMined]

He's also in Ghandi

[@gannable2222]

wow, that is cliff clavin

[@amit790]

Excuse me, I meant It didn't sound like him. Forgot to add the K in like

[@NintendoFanatic2001]

Hamm in a Star Wars film.

[@MajorHalman]

@hulkmeister23 To be honest I have no idea. I found it really hard to find information about this but if you find out tell me. Also, according to Wikipedia due to his tiny roles in The Empire Strikes Back and Superman and his roles in the Pixar films he's the 4th most successful actor of all time at the box office. I found this pretty hard to believe and I tried to research it but it's strangely very difficult.

[@alexslusher16]

It surprises me that John Ratzenberger is a Conservative who Supports/Supported Donald Trump depending on if his views changed or not since then. Mad Respect to actors like John Ratzenberger, Tim Allen, Dean Cain, Lou Ferrigno, James Woods, Gina Carano, etc for being openly Conservative, especially in Modern Hollywood where even thinking about Conservatives could get you cancelled. Heck, Toy Story has both Tim Allen & John Ratzenberger in the films. 2 Conservatives in 4 Disney films. In 2022, that's unheard of.

[@britturk123]

How can you remove the voice from the king of voice ???.

[@martinjkrumm8764]

I feel pretty stupid asking this, but John does have a mustache in this, right?

[@fortherepublic9878]

martin j krumm yep

[@mylifeasateenagerrobotsout5346]

I remember him ,is work on pixar

[@angusng816]

@@CT-Irodion Hamm used to be in Star Wars with Mufasa.

[@binksy69]

Fuck its Cliff!

[@AgnosticProle]

Is John Ratzenberger going to be in episode 7?

[@davidmckown3590]

I wonder if he could reappear in that (maybe expanded) role in Star Wars Episode 8 (if Episode 7 is a success).

[@gothnate]

@doobsdemons Love the Cliff reference.

[@Fireyninjadog]

It's ham, and mac, and the abominable snowman

[@Cerebralcinema]

It is him. He was likely overdubbed and it wouldn't have been the only time. Ever see him in Gandhi? He was overdubbed by Martin Sheen.

[@cgh7337]

0:25 That's John Ratzenberger? It doesn't sound anything like him (and yes, I know he really doesn't talk like Cliff Claven)

[@LetsGoFlyers2011]

He did in everything I've seen him in, except this.

[@willisapril]

without the Boston accent

[@muhammadfawwazabhinaya3131]

He still young in that film

[@hulkmeister23]

@MajorHalman that's impressive!

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

his voice sounds completely dubbed to me

[@rushdi34]

cliff clavin getting it done

[@wabbittwacks3173]

The name of the lunar research base in "2001" is Clavius. John Ratzenberger's alter ego is Cliff Clavin. John Ratzenberger is (sort of) in "2001: A Space Odyssey"!!

[@chrisisnowliftingstuff3248]

Ehhhh hey there Norm.... Whatcha say we fly one of these here space ships...

[@Johny40Se7en]

@hulkmeister23 I think the classic Star Wars films are the best, such a cool feel to them but why the F would they dub someone's voice that's as cool as John Ratzenberger's? dopes. Toy Story's Ham I'll always remember the most, classic.

[@ellnats]

amazing he showed up in a disney property before it was a disney property

[@johnstriker480]

Do you ever read a comment & think... "ah, i wish i commented that" xD

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

Mack/hamm/yeti/p.t. flea from Disney and Pixar

[@samiramarley]

He just so happens to be a bit of an ex-perrt on tauntaun husbandry,.... Too bad Rhea Perlman didn't show up and give him crap. Now THAT alone would certify Empire as the greatest Star Wars movie!

[@willerror]

Why does Leia say "Good luck" instead of "May the Force be with you"? That's always bugged me!

[@ultrahighgain412]

Carrie was so pretty.

[@AmandaDaeley]

Imagine! Im Cliff Vader! Norm I Am Your Father!😃

[@ttandc]

That doesn't sound like him. I know it is him but did they dub over his voice?

[@gacsena]

Yes,it's him, I came here after I saw a picture of him on Star Wars' official page on Facebook (facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=457918594259747) ,but I agree with you,it doesn't sound like him.

[@cryptocrew6456]

Was he dubbed over? It doesn't sound like him

[@hulkmeister23]

Did John fake a british accent or did they dub over his voice, and if so then I bet he wasn't too happy about that.

[@amit790]

I don't think that's John Ratzenberger. It didn't sound lie him

[@hugh2hoob668]

After watching this I still don't see him haha

[@butMydesign]

@willerror because she's not a Jedi.

[@randypotter7442]

Loved your comment that in 4 years , folks will be apologizing to President Trump.

[@ninjapirate123]

what is this

[@jadamsappleseed]

le reddit brought me here

[@skovaretta]

Sluit de Deuren hehehehe

[@common101sense]

Jim Jefferies

[@Lane2268]

he lived in London for many years in the 70's the accent was faked.

[@Zero.freingetei]

. h chart x bma

[@RCAWHICK]

Dont sound like him at all

[@dogma9609]

"your highness. theres nothing more we can do tonight....".........that line does NOT sound like Ratzenberger at all. was it dubbed in by another actor????