Raye Birk In "The Wonder Years": 
Mr. A. Diperna (assistant principal of the junior high school) 1, 16, 18, 22, 23, 33, 43, 63, 65, 68 

In the end titles of episode 68 his name was spelled wrong: Ray Birk.


From episode 1 (courtesy RTL2).
 

Trivia:
  • Raye Birk, the assistent principal of Robert Francis Kennedy Junior High, appeared together with Robert Picardo, coach Ed Cutlip, in Amazon Women on the Moon.
  • He is Professor of Theatre at the University of Southern California (1996). 
Filmography:
Original Title Character Year Type
Star Trek: Insurrection Son'a Doctor 1998 Movie
Columbo: A Trace of Murder Howard 1997 TV movie
The Big Squeeze
aka Body of a Woman
Contractor 1996 Movie
Illegal in Blue Gary Dedmarch 1995 Movie
Cries from the Heart
aka Touch of Truth
unknown 1994 TV movie
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
other link
Papshmir 1994 Movie
Untamed Loved unknown 1994 TV movie
Barbarians at the Gate Travis Gaines 1993 TV movie
Caught in the Act Sterling 1993 TV movie
Josh and S.A.M. Hotel Manager 1993 Movie
Class Act Principal Kratz 1992 Movie
"Silk Stalkings" Atticus Dunn 1991 TV series
"Under Cover" Grimbach 1991 TV series
Aftermath: A Test of Love Dr. Frenzel 1991 TV movie
Doc Hollywood Simon Tidwell 1991 Movie
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
aka Weekend Reunion
unknown 1990 TV movie
Challenger Joseph Kilminster 1990 TV movie
Martians Go Home Speaker on TV 1990 Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson unknown 1989 TV movie
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
aka The Naked Gun
Papshmir 1988 Movie
Amazon Women on the Moon
aka Cheeseburger Film Sandwich
Vanya 1987 Movie
Burglar The Jogger 1987 Movie
"The Popcorn Kid" Leonard Brown 1987 TV series
The Stepford Children unknown 1987 TV movie
Throw Momma from the Train Pinsky 1987 Movie
Fresno Mr. Loats 1986 mini TV series
Deadly Messages Harding 1985 TV movie
Best Defense Sonny 1984 Movie
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
aka Buckaroo Banzai
Reporter 1984 Movie

Guest Appearance in:

TV Series  as in Episode Date
"Great Scott!"  not confirmed publisher of yearbooks ? ?
"Remington Steele" not confirmed ? Red Holt Steele 
Lofty Steele

?
"Black Scorpion"  Dr. Phoenix Crime Time (1.8)
An Officer and A Prankster (1.10)
02/23/01
"Touched by an Angel" Mr. McFarlane Monica's Bad Day (6.23) 04/30/00
"Ned and Stacey" Earl I Like Your Moxie (2.18) 07/08/99
"Babylon 5"  William Intersections in Real (4.18) 06/16/97
"Baywatch"  William Lanning Trial By Fire (7.19) 04/21/97
"Caroline in the City"  Danny Caroline and the Critics (2.45) 04/15/97
"3rd Rock from the Sun" Jeweler A Dick On One Knee (2.16) 02/16/97
"ER"  Mr. Hartley Let The Games Begin (3.2) 10/03/96
"Due South" Francis Bolt Red, White, or Blue (2.17) 05/24/96
"X-Files" Dr. Jeff Eckerle War of the Coprophages (3.12) 05/01/96
"Wings" 3 Prince Restivon A Tale of Two Sister Cities (7.20) 03/26/96
"Nowhere Man" Tobe Alder The Enemy Within (1.11) 11/20/95
"Seinfeld" Mr. Pless The Face Painter (6.22) 05/11/95
"Saved by the Bell: The New Class" Superintendant Belding's Prank (2.9) 10/08/94
"The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." Prosecuting Attorney High Treason: Part 1 (1.26)  05/13/94
"Shaky Ground" not confirmed Derek  Toupee, Or Not Toupee 05/09/93
"Silk Stalkings"  Earl Elliott Was It Good For You, Too? (2.14) 01/21/93
Picket Fences ? (the pilot movie) 09/18/92
"Sisters"  Carlton Brunell Empty Rooms (2.19) 04/11/92
"Home Improvement"  Fred Luck Be a Taylor Tonight (1.22) 04/07/92
"Matlock" Simon Le Simple The Clown (4.5) 10/24/89
"Coach"  Riley Pringle I'm in Love With a Boy Named Stuart (1.4)
Dauber's Blowout (1.13)
The Curley O'Brien Award (2.10)
Belly of the Beast  (6.2)
03/15/89
06/07/89
01/23/90
09/21/93
"Newhart" Dean Dackman Another Saturday Night (7.13) 02/23/89
"The Golden Girls" ?
Caterer 
Sophia's Wedding: Part 1 (4.6)
There Goes the Bride: Part 2 (6.17)
11/19/88
02/09/91
"L.A. Law" Judge Steven Lang Open Heart Perjury (2.18)
Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not (3.11)
Whatever Happened to Hannah? (4.13)
Silence of the Lambskins (6.19)
Come Rain or Come Schein (7.18)
04/21/88
02/16/89
02/15/90
04/30/92
04/22/93
"Marblehead Manor"  ? Tea for Tuba (1.13) 01/24/88
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Wrenn Haven (1.9) 11/28/87
"Hunter" ? City of Passion (4.6) 11/07/87
"Night Court"  Dr. Lawrence Osbourne
God No. 1
Ward
Frank Pepitone 
Frank Pepitone 
Nuts About Harry (2.14) 
A Day in the Life (4.15)
Jung and the Restless (5.19)
A Guy Named Phantom - Part 1 (9.1)
A Guy Named Phantom - Part 2 (9.2)
1985
1987
1988
09/18/91
"The Twilight Zone" Bearded Man
Time Traveller
Wordplay (1.3)
Lost and Found (2.8)
10/04/85
10/18/86
"Cheers"  Walt Twitchell Executive Executioner (3.21) 
Knights Of The Scimitar (5.8)
Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff (10.17)
03/07/85 
11/20/86
02/06/92
"Hawaii Five-O" Mr. Atwater, Parole Officer Target -- A Cop (9.202) 12/23/76
 

(Movie Database checked September 2001, check again)

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