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Raye Birk 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).
Born
Thursday, 27 May 1943
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Serious Man | Dr. Shapiro | 2009 |
| Sweet Land | Postal Clerk | 2005 |
| Factotum | Heathercliff | 2005 |
| North Country | Tom Motel Clerk | 2005 |
| My Sister's Keeper | Justice of the Peace | 2002 |
| Black Scorpion | Dr. Phineas Phoenix | 2001 |
| Star Trek: Insurrection | Son'a Doctor | 1998 |
| Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Gustav Granville-Dawes | 1997 |
| After Jimmy | John Davies | 1996 |
| The Big Squeeze | Contractor | 1996 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Serious Man | Dr. Shapiro | 2009 |
| Sweet Land | Postal Clerk | 2005 |
| Factotum | Heathercliff | 2005 |
| North Country | Tom Motel Clerk | 2005 |
| My Sister's Keeper | Justice of the Peace | 2002 |
| Black Scorpion | Dr. Phineas Phoenix | 2001 |
| Star Trek: Insurrection | Son'a Doctor | 1998 |
| Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Gustav Granville-Dawes | 1997 |
| After Jimmy | John Davies | 1996 |
| The Big Squeeze | Contractor | 1996 |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Jeweler | 1996 |
| Caroline in the City | Danny | 1995 |
| Ned and Stacey | Earl | 1995 |
| Illegal in Blue | Gary Dedmarch | 1995 |
| Nowhere Man | Tobe Alder | 1995 |
| My Brother's Keeper | Dr. Roth | 1995 |
| Cries from the Heart | 1994 | |
| Touched by an Angel | Mr. McFarlane | 1994 |
| ER | Mr. Hartley | 1994 |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | Mayor | 1994 |
| Untamed Love | 1994 | |
| Due South | Francis Bolt | 1994 |
| Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | Papshmir | 1994 |
| The George Carlin Show | Inspector Driscoll | 1994 |
| Josh and S.A.M. | Hotel Manager | 1993 |
| Frasier | Walt Twitchell | 1993 |
| Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Superintendent Stoneman | 1993 |
| The X-Files | Dr. Jeff Eckerle | 1993 |
| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Prosecuting Attorney | 1993 |
| Caught in the Act | Sterling | 1993 |
| Barbarians at the Gate | Travis Gaines | 1993 |
| Babylon 5 | William | 1993 |
| Shaky Ground | Derek | 1992 |
| Picket Fences | Mike Caton | 1992 |
| Class Act | Principal Kratz | 1992 |
| Silk Stalkings | Atticus Dunn / Earl Elliott | 1991 |
| Home Improvement | Fred | 1991 |
| Nurses | Mr. Eckworth / Chaplain | 1991 |
| Doc Hollywood | Simon Tidwell, First Patient / Simon Tidwell | 1991 |
| Morton & Hayes | Reginald / Butler | 1991 |
| Sisters | Carlton Brunell | 1991 |
| Aftermath: A Test of Love | Dr. Frenzel | 1991 |
| Under Cover | Grimbach | 1991 |
| True Colors | Mr. Warner | 1990 |
| Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again | Judge Brown | 1990 |
| Martians Go Home | Speaker on TV | 1990 |
| Wings | Prince Restivon | 1990 |
| Challenger | Joseph Kilminster | 1990 |
| Snoops | Mr. Nelson | 1989 |
| Life Goes On | Dr. Bryant | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Mr. Pless | 1989 |
| Baywatch | William Lanning | 1989 |
| Coach | Riley Pringle | 1989 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson | Sam Morgan | 1989 |
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Pahpshmir | 1988 |
| Murphy Brown | Barney / Judge Quinn | 1988 |
| Empty Nest | Albert / Judge Talmadge | 1988 |
| Dear John | Dr. Hendricks | 1988 |
| Eisenhower & Lutz | Bjorn | 1988 |
| The Wonder Years | Mr. Diperna | 1988 |
| Throw Momma from the Train | Pinsky | 1987 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Wrenn | 1987 |
| Marblehead Manor | Hansel | 1987 |
| Amazon Women on the Moon | Vanya / Vanya (segment "Peter Pan Theatre" [TV cut & DVD only]) | 1987 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Edmonton | 1987 |
| Duet | Dr. Dellerton / Vladimir Horowitz | 1987 |
| The Popcorn Kid | Leonard Brown | 1987 |
| Burglar | The Jogger | 1987 |
| The Stepford Children | George Larson | 1987 |
| Fresno | Mr. Loats | 1986 |
| My Sister Sam | Dave Carmichael | 1986 |
| Amen | Mr. Evans | 1986 |
| ALF | Officer Griswald / Lenny Scott | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Judge Steven Lang | 1986 |
| Throb | John | 1986 |
| Perfect Strangers | McNulty | 1986 |
| Matlock | Simon Le Simple | 1986 |
| Mary | Waiter | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Time-Traveller (segment "Lost and Found") / Bearded Man (segment "Wordplay") | 1985 |
| Stir Crazy | Caterer Herbert | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Caterer / The Caterer | 1985 |
| Mr. Belvedere | Mr. Grant / Earl | 1985 |
| Deadly Messages | Harding | 1985 |
| Off the Rack | Crimmins | 1984 |
| Hunter | Lt. Fifer | 1984 |
| The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Reporter | 1984 |
| Best Defense | Sonny, Dynatechnics | 1984 |
| Mister Roberts | Dowdy | 1984 |
| The New Mike Hammer | Harry Stark | 1984 |
| Blue Thunder | Martin C. Sharp | 1984 |
| Night Court | Frank Pepitone / Ward / God No. 1 / Dworkin | 1984 |
| Newhart | Dean Dackman / Whitley McVeigh | 1982 |
| Remington Steele | Maitre d' / Cecil Cosgrove | 1982 |
| Cheers | Walt Twitchell | 1982 |
| Hill Street Blues | Singer | 1981 |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Gremio | 1976 |
| Columbo | Howard Seltzer | 1971 |
| Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. | Mort Catafalque | 1970 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Parole Officer | 1968 |
