Raye Birk

Raye Birk

Acting

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…

Filmography

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New Neighbors ★ 5.0 New Neighbors 2016 A Serious Man ★ 6.7 A Serious Man 2009 Sweet Land ★ 6.3 Sweet Land 2005 Factotum ★ 6.2 Factotum 2005 North Country ★ 7.2 North Country 2005 Black Scorpion ★ 5.9 Black Scorpion 2001 Star Trek: Insurrection ★ 6.4 Star Trek: Insurrection 1998 After Jimmy ★ 3.5 After Jimmy 1996 The Big Squeeze ★ 4.3 The Big Squeeze 1996 3rd Rock from the Sun ★ 7.5 3rd Rock from the Sun 1996 Caroline in the City ★ 6.5 Caroline in the City 1995 Illegal in Blue ★ 3.9 Illegal in Blue 1995 Nowhere Man ★ 7.8 Nowhere Man 1995 My Brother's Keeper ★ 1.0 My Brother's Keeper 1995 Cries from the Heart ★ 6.0 Cries from the Heart 1994 Due South ★ 7.6 Due South 1994 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult ★ 6.5 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 1994 Babylon 5 ★ 8.0 Babylon 5 1994 Frasier ★ 7.7 Frasier 1993 Saved by the Bell: The New Class ★ 5.9 Saved by the Bell: The New Class 1993 The X-Files ★ 8.4 The X-Files 1993 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. ★ 7.1 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 1993 Caught in the Act ★ 6.1 Caught in the Act 1993 Barbarians at the Gate ★ 6.9 Barbarians at the Gate 1993 Class Act ★ 6.2 Class Act 1992 Silk Stalkings ★ 6.1 Silk Stalkings 1991 Home Improvement ★ 7.4 Home Improvement 1991 Doc Hollywood ★ 6.4 Doc Hollywood 1991 Aftermath: A Test of Love ★ 5.9 Aftermath: A Test of Love 1991 Under Cover ★ 7.5 Under Cover 1991 Under Cover ★ 8.0 Under Cover 1991 Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again ★ 7.4 Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again 1990 Wings ★ 6.8 Wings 1990 Working Girl ★ 7.8 Working Girl 1990 Challenger ★ 6.5 Challenger 1990 Snoops ★ 6.3 Snoops 1989 Seinfeld ★ 8.3 Seinfeld 1989 Coach ★ 6.7 Coach 1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson ★ 7.0 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson 1989 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! ★ 7.3 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988 Murphy Brown ★ 6.4 Murphy Brown 1988 Empty Nest ★ 6.0 Empty Nest 1988 Dear John ★ 5.7 Dear John 1988 Eisenhower and Lutz ★ 6.5 Eisenhower and Lutz 1988 The Wonder Years ★ 8.3 The Wonder Years 1988 Throw Momma from the Train ★ 6.2 Throw Momma from the Train 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation ★ 8.4 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 J.J. Starbuck ★ 6.0 J.J. Starbuck 1987 Beauty and the Beast ★ 7.4 Beauty and the Beast 1987 The Popcorn Kid ★ 8.0 The Popcorn Kid 1987 Burglar ★ 5.2 Burglar 1987 The Stepford Children ★ 5.0 The Stepford Children 1987 Fresno ★ 6.7 Fresno 1986 ALF ★ 7.6 ALF 1986 L.A. Law ★ 7.1 L.A. Law 1986 Matlock ★ 7.1 Matlock 1986 The Twilight Zone ★ 7.7 The Twilight Zone 1985 The Golden Girls ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985 Deadly Messages ★ 5.8 Deadly Messages 1985 Best Defense ★ 4.3 Best Defense 1984 Mister Roberts ★ 7.5 Mister Roberts 1984 Blue Thunder ★ 6.9 Blue Thunder 1984 Night Court ★ 7.3 Night Court 1984 St. Elsewhere ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982 Cheers ★ 7.6 Cheers 1982 A Christmas Carol ★ 7.0 A Christmas Carol 1981 The Taming of the Shrew ★ 6.9 The Taming of the Shrew 1976 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. ★ 4.3 Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. 1970 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 Seed of Doubt Seed of Doubt