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Raye Birk

Acting
May 27, 1943 (83 years old)
Flint, Michigan, USA
Popularity: 0
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

Ray Birk

Known For

Seinfeld series poster (1989)
8.3

Seinfeld

Mr. Pless

The X-Files series poster (1993)
8.4

The X-Files

Dr. Jeff Eckerle

Columbo series poster (1971)
8.1

Columbo

Howard Seltzer

ER series poster (1994)
7.8

ER

Mr. Hartley

Star Trek: The Next Generation series poster (1987)
8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Wrenn

Frasier series poster (1993)
7.7

Frasier

Walt Twitchell

Cheers series poster (1982)
7.6

Cheers

Walt Twitchell

Babylon 5 series poster (1994)
8.0

Babylon 5

William

Home Improvement series poster (1991)
7.4

Home Improvement

Fred

The Wonder Years series poster (1988)
8.3

The Wonder Years

Mr. Diperna

The Golden Girls series poster (1985)
7.6

The Golden Girls

Caterer

ALF series poster (1986)
7.6

ALF

Officer Griswald

Filmography

2010s

New Neighbors movie poster (2016)
5.0

New Neighbors

2000s

A Serious Man movie poster (2009)
6.7

A Serious Man

Dr. Shapiro

North Country movie poster (2005)
7.2

North Country

Tom Motel Clerk

Factotum movie poster (2005)
6.2

Factotum

Heathercliff

Sweet Land movie poster (2005)
6.3

Sweet Land

Postal Clerk

1990s

Star Trek: Insurrection movie poster (1998)
6.4

Star Trek: Insurrection

Son'a Doctor

The Big Squeeze movie poster (1996)
4.3

The Big Squeeze

Contractor

Illegal in Blue movie poster (1995)
3.9

Illegal in Blue

Gary Dedmarch

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult movie poster (1994)
6.5

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Papshmir

Cries from the Heart movie poster (1994)
6.0

Cries from the Heart

Barbarians at the Gate movie poster (1993)
6.9

Barbarians at the Gate

Travis Gaines

Caught in the Act movie poster (1993)
6.1

Caught in the Act

Sterling

Class Act movie poster (1992)
6.2

Class Act

Principal Kratz

Doc Hollywood movie poster (1991)
6.4

Doc Hollywood

Simon Tidwell, First Patient

Under Cover movie poster (1991)
8.0

Under Cover

Grimbach

Aftermath: A Test of Love movie poster (1991)
5.9

Aftermath: A Test of Love

Dr. Frenzel

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again movie poster (1990)
7.4

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

Judge Brown

Challenger movie poster (1990)
6.5

Challenger

Joseph Kilminster

1980s

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson movie poster (1989)
7.0

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

Sam Morgan

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! movie poster (1988)
7.3

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Pahpshmir

Throw Momma from the Train movie poster (1987)
6.2

Throw Momma from the Train

Pinsky

Burglar movie poster (1987)
5.2

Burglar

The Jogger

The Stepford Children movie poster (1987)
5.0

The Stepford Children

George Larson

Deadly Messages movie poster (1985)
5.8

Deadly Messages

Harding

Best Defense movie poster (1984)
4.3

Best Defense

Sonny

Mister Roberts movie poster (1984)
7.5

Mister Roberts

Dowdy

1970s

The Taming of the Shrew movie poster (1976)
6.9

The Taming of the Shrew

Gremio

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. movie poster (1970)
4.3

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

Mort Catafalque