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Raye Birk‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1943-05-27

Popularity

star4.2

Raye Birk

Flint, Michigan, USA

Raye Birk

Flint, Michigan, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1943-05-27

Popularity

star4.2

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 33​1⁄3: 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.

Movie Credits

Class Act

Class Act‌
star6.1
calendar 1992

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!‌
star7.3
calendar 1988

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew‌
star6.9
calendar 1976

Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act‌
star6.0
calendar 1993

Aftermath: A Test of Love

Aftermath: A Test of Love‌
star5.2
calendar 1991

Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train‌
star6.2
calendar 1987

Burglar

Burglar‌
star5.2
calendar 1987

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts‌
star6.8
calendar 1984

The Stepford Children

The Stepford Children‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

After Jimmy

After Jimmy‌
star5.0
calendar 1996

Cries from the Heart

Cries from the Heart‌
star3.0
calendar 1994

Under Cover

Under Cover‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult‌
star6.5
calendar 1994

Best Defense

Best Defense‌
star4.1
calendar 1984

Doc Hollywood

Doc Hollywood‌
star6.4
calendar 1991

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

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.‌
star4.3
calendar 1970

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again‌
star7.2
calendar 1990

Challenger

Challenger‌
star6.2
calendar 1990

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Sweet Land

Sweet Land‌
star6.3
calendar 2005

Deadly Messages

Deadly Messages‌
star5.6
calendar 1985

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson‌
star7.1
calendar 1989

Star Trek: Insurrection

Star Trek: Insurrection‌
star6.4
calendar 1998

Factotum

Factotum‌
star6.2
calendar 2005

New Neighbors

New Neighbors‌
star5.0
calendar 2016

A Serious Man

A Serious Man‌
star6.7
calendar 2009

Illegal in Blue

Illegal in Blue‌
star2.5
calendar 1995

My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper‌
star1.0
calendar 1995

Tv Credits

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation‌
star8.4
calendar 1987

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star7.7
calendar 1985

Wings

Wings‌
star6.9
calendar 1990

Frasier

Frasier‌
star7.7
calendar 1993

Babylon 5

Babylon 5‌
star8.1
calendar 1994

The X-Files

The X-Files‌
star8.4
calendar 1993

ALF

ALF‌
star7.7
calendar 1986

ALF

ALF‌
star7.7
calendar 1986

Under Cover

Under Cover‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

The Popcorn Kid

The Popcorn Kid‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Columbo

Columbo‌
star8.1
calendar 1971

Home Improvement

Home Improvement‌
star7.4
calendar 1991

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years‌
star8.3
calendar 1988

Night Court

Night Court‌
star7.3
calendar 1984

Black Scorpion

Black Scorpion‌
star5.9
calendar 2001

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man‌
star7.5
calendar 1995

Seinfeld

Seinfeld‌
star8.3
calendar 1989

Empty Nest

Empty Nest‌
star5.7
calendar 1988

Fresno

Fresno‌
star6.4
calendar 1986

Night Court

Night Court‌
star7.3
calendar 1984

Night Court

Night Court‌
star7.3
calendar 1984

Dear John

Dear John‌
star5.8
calendar 1988

Futurama

Futurama‌
star8.4
calendar 1999

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Due South

Due South‌
star7.5
calendar 1994

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown‌
star6.5
calendar 1988

Matlock

Matlock‌
star7.2
calendar 1986

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun‌
star7.5
calendar 1996

L.A. Law

L.A. Law‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Night Court

Night Court‌
star7.3
calendar 1984

Empty Nest

Empty Nest‌
star5.7
calendar 1988

Silk Stalkings

Silk Stalkings‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

ER

ER‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

Eisenhower and Lutz

Eisenhower and Lutz‌
star5.0
calendar 1988

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

Cheers

Cheers‌
star7.6
calendar 1982

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class‌
star5.8
calendar 1993

Coach

Coach‌
star6.9
calendar 1989

Snoops

Snoops‌
star5.0
calendar 1989