
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 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).
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. While generally antagonist, a more sympathetic role on the show was seen in the award winning episode "Goodbye" where he confides in Kevin that he is Kevin's new math teacher as Kevin's hardnosed algebra teacher has just died. He was also on a pair of Home Improvement episodes as one of Tim's poker buddies. Raye appeared in several episodes on the TV series Night Court. He appeared twice on The Golden Girls, both times playing a wedding caterer.
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as Dr. Shapiro
as Postal Clerk
as Heathercliff
as Tom Motel Clerk
as Dr. Phineas Phoenix · 1 episode
as Son'a Doctor
as John Davies

as Contractor
as Jeweler · 1 episode
as Danny · 1 episode

as Gary Dedmarch
as Tobe Alder · 1 episode
as Dr. Roth
as Auctioneer (uncredited)

as Mr. Nelson · 1 episode
as Mr. Pless · 1 episode
as Riley Pringle · 5 episodes
as Sam Morgan
as Pahpshmir
as Barney · 1 episode
as Judge Talmadge · 1 episode

as Gremio
as Howard Seltzer · 1 episode
as Mort Catafalque
as Parole Officer · 1 episode
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