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Raye Birk
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Raye Birk
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1943-05-27,Flint, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Raye Birk (born May 27, 1943, Flint, Michigan) is an American film and television actor best known for playing the role of Pahpshmir in the first and last of the Naked Gun movies. He was the main villain in Naked Gun 331⁄3: The Final Insult. He has also starred in Due South as the terrorist Francis Bolt in the Episodes "All the Queens Horses", "Red, White and Blue", "Call of the Wild Part One" and "Call of the Wild Part Two". He also had roles in the X-Files and Babylon 5. His other film credits include roles in Best Defense (1984), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Doc Hollywood (1991) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). In addition to these roles, he had a frequently occurring role as the assistant principal on The Wonder Years; starting with the pilot episode, when he had a conference with Kevin Arnold's parents for throwing food in the cafeteria. While generally antagonist, a more sympathetic role on the show was seen in the award winning episode "Goodbye" where he confides in Kevin that he is Kevin's new math teacher as Kevin's hardnosed algebra teacher has just died. He was also on a pair of Home Improvement episodes as one of Tim's poker buddies. Raye appeared in several episodes on the TV series Night Court. He appeared twice on The Golden Girls, both times playing a wedding caterer. Furthermore, in 1985, 1986 and 1992, he appeared on three episodes of Cheers as Walt Twitchell, a mailman who got into minor altercations with Cliff Clavin. Birk reprised the role of Twitchell in a 2002 episode of the Cheers spinoff series, Frasier, in which the title character (played by Kelsey Grammer) returned to Boston and re-acquainted himself with old friends from the bar. He played a recurring role on Coach as university band director Riley Pringle from 1989 to 1993. He also appeared in an episode of Mr. Belvedere as an accordion player. In 2004–2008, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Raye has been married to his wife Candace Barrett for 41 years. They have one son, Joshua, who is a professor of medieval history.

Filmography

6.085

Class Act
1992-06-05

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

7.3

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988-12-02

The Taming of the Shrew

6.9

The Taming of the Shrew
1976-11-10

Caught in the Act

5.5

Caught in the Act
1993-07-22

Aftermath: A Test of Love

5.2

Aftermath: A Test of Love
1991-03-10

Throw Momma from the Train

6.192

Throw Momma from the Train
1987-12-11

5.204

Burglar
1987-03-20

6.8

Mister Roberts
1984-03-18

The Stepford Children

4.714

The Stepford Children
1987-03-15

5

After Jimmy
1996-09-24

Cries from the Heart

3

Cries from the Heart
1994-10-16

0

Under Cover
1991-01-05

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

6.5

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994-03-18

4.221

Best Defense
1984-07-20

6.361

Doc Hollywood
1991-08-02

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

4.2

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970-09-04

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

7.2

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990-05-06

6.2

Challenger
1990-02-25

A Christmas Carol

0

A Christmas Carol
1981-12-21

6.3

Sweet Land
2005-10-21

Deadly Messages

5.6

Deadly Messages
1985-02-21

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

7.111

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
1989-02-12

Star Trek: Insurrection

6.433

Star Trek: Insurrection
1998-12-11

6.162

Factotum
2005-04-25

5

New Neighbors
2016-09-15

6.717

A Serious Man
2009-10-02

Illegal in Blue

3.417

Illegal in Blue
1995-08-28

My Brother's Keeper

1

My Brother's Keeper
1995-03-19

7.249

North Country
2005-02-12

The Big Squeeze

3.5

The Big Squeeze
1996-09-06

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.369

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

The Twilight Zone

7.76

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

6.874

Wings
1990-04-19

7.674

Frasier
1993-09-16

8.033

Babylon 5
1994-01-26

8.4

The X-Files
1993-09-10

7.685

ALF
1986-09-22

7.685

ALF
1986-09-22

6

Under Cover
1991-01-07

The Popcorn Kid

0

The Popcorn Kid
1987-03-23

8.082

Columbo
1971-09-15

Home Improvement

7.403

Home Improvement
1991-09-17

The Wonder Years

8.318

The Wonder Years
1988-01-31

7.354

Night Court
1984-01-04

5.9

Black Scorpion
2001-01-05

7.077

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

7.567

Nowhere Man
1995-08-28

8.3

Seinfeld
1989-07-05

5.8

Empty Nest
1988-10-08

6.4

Fresno
1986-11-16

7.354

Night Court
1984-01-04

7.354

Night Court
1984-01-04

5.7

Dear John
1988-10-06

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

7.1

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993-08-27

7.554

Due South
1994-09-22

6.465

Murphy Brown
1988-11-14

7.109

Matlock
1986-03-03

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.474

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996-01-09

7.1

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

7.354

Night Court
1984-01-04

5.8

Empty Nest
1988-10-08

6.1

Silk Stalkings
1991-11-07

7.824

ER
1994-09-19

Eisenhower and Lutz

5

Eisenhower and Lutz
1988-03-14

The Golden Girls

7.5

The Golden Girls
1985-09-14

7.562

Cheers
1982-09-30

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Caroline in the City

6.367

Caroline in the City
1995-09-21

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

5.8

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993-09-11

6.778

Coach
1989-02-28

5

Snoops
1989-09-22

7.2

Ned and Stacey
1995-09-11

5

J.J. Starbuck
1987-09-26

6.901

Blue Thunder
1984-01-06