Raye Birk

Biography

Raye Birk is an American film and television actor. Born in Flint, he is known for playing the villain Pahpshmir in the first and third Naked Gun movies, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), and his film credits also include Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Doc Hollywood (1991) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). On television he had a recurring part on The Wonder Years as Mr. Diperna, an assistant principal, and played the mailman Walt Twitchell in three episodes of Cheers, a role he revived on the spinoff Frasier in 2002. He also appeared on Coach as the university band director Riley Pringle, and guested on Night Court, The Golden Girls, ALF, Wings and The X-Files. At the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis he performed as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol from 2004 to 2008.

83years old

Turns 84 on May 27in 197 days

Born May 27, 1943Flint
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 25 years1970 to 1995

Genres

Comedy90%, 9 films
Crime50%, 5 films
Drama30%, 3 films
Action10%, 1 film
Biography10%, 1 film

First and latest

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Beyond film
Raye Birk took on the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, performing the part from 2004 to 2008.

Raye Birk movies on Netflix

Illegal in Blue1995IMDb rating 4.5as Gary Dedmarch
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult1994IMDb rating 6.5as Papshmir
Barbarians at the Gate1993IMDb rating 7.2as Travis Gaines
Class Act1992IMDb rating 6.1as Principal Kratz
Doc Hollywood1991IMDb rating 6.3as Simon Tidwell, First Patient
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again1990IMDb rating 5.3as Judge Brown
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988IMDb rating 7.6as Pahpshmir
Burglar1987IMDb rating 5.2as The Jogger
Throw Momma from the Train1987IMDb rating 6.3as Pinsky
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.1970IMDb rating 4.2as Mort Catafalque

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988 Comedy, Crimeas Pahpshmir
IMDb rating 7.6226K votes
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult1994 Comedy, Crimeas Papshmir
IMDb rating 6.5130K votes
Throw Momma from the Train1987as Pinsky
IMDb rating 6.345K votes
Doc Hollywood1991as Simon Tidwell, First Patient
IMDb rating 6.343K votes
Class Act1992as Principal Kratz
IMDb rating 6.18.8K votes
Burglar1987as The Jogger
IMDb rating 5.25.1K votes
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.1970as Mort Catafalque
IMDb rating 4.21.9K votes
Barbarians at the Gate1993as Travis Gaines
IMDb rating 7.23.7K votes

Most often with

Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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George Kennedy

Leslie Nielsen

O.J. Simpson

Andre Rosey Brown

Priscilla Presley

Philip Perlman

Films together

George Kennedy2 films together, 1988 to 1994
George Kennedy's page
- Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult1994IMDb rating 6.5Birk as PapshmirKennedy as Ed Hocken
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988IMDb rating 7.6Birk as PahpshmirKennedy as Ed Hocken
Leslie Nielsen2 films together, 1988 to 1994
Leslie Nielsen's page
- Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult1994IMDb rating 6.5Birk as PapshmirNielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988IMDb rating 7.6Birk as PahpshmirNielsen as Frank Drebin
O.J. Simpson2 films together, 1988 to 1994
O.J. Simpson's page
- Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult1994IMDb rating 6.5Birk as PapshmirSimpson as Nordberg
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988IMDb rating 7.6Birk as PahpshmirSimpson as Nordberg
Andre Rosey Brown2 films together, 1987 to 1992
Andre Rosey Brown's page
- Class Act1992IMDb rating 6.1Birk as Principal KratzBrown as Jail Guard
- Throw Momma from the Train1987IMDb rating 6.3Birk as PinskyBrown as Rosey
Priscilla Presley2 films together, 1988 to 1994
Priscilla Presley's page
- Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult1994IMDb rating 6.5Birk as PapshmirPresley as Jane Spencer
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988IMDb rating 7.6Birk as PahpshmirPresley as Jane Spencer
Philip Perlman2 films together, 1987 to 1992
Philip Perlman's page
- Class Act1992IMDb rating 6.1Birk as Principal KratzPerlman as Teacher
- Throw Momma from the Train1987IMDb rating 6.3Birk as PinskyPerlman as Mr. Perlman
Also two films together2 more actors
- Ed WilliamsNaked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- Lorali HartNaked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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