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Raye Birk

Actor • Born 1943

Raye Birk

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About

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....

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The X-Files posterThe X-FilesSeries • 1993Frasier posterFrasierSeries • 1993Seinfeld posterSeinfeldSeries • 1989Star Trek: The Next Generation posterStar Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987Columbo posterColumboSeries • 1971Cheers posterCheersSeries • 1982ER posterERSeries • 1994Babylon 5 posterBabylon 5Series • 1994Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969L.A. Law posterL.A. LawSeries • 1986Home Improvement posterHome ImprovementSeries • 19913rd Rock from the Sun poster3rd Rock from the SunSeries • 1996The Wonder Years posterThe Wonder YearsSeries • 1988Wings posterWingsSeries • 1990St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereSeries • 1982Coach posterCoachSeries • 1989Night Court posterNight CourtSeries • 1984Touched by an Angel posterTouched by an AngelSeries • 1994Newhart posterNewhartSeries • 1982Matlock posterMatlockSeries • 1986The Golden Girls posterThe Golden GirlsSeries • 1985Murphy Brown posterMurphy BrownSeries • 1988ALF posterALFSeries • 1986Due South posterDue SouthSeries • 1994