▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁Night ▁Court . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁twice ▁on ▁The ▁Golden ▁Girls , ▁both ▁times ▁playing ▁a ▁wed ding ▁c ater er . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁three ▁episodes ▁of ▁Cheers ▁as ▁W alt ▁Tw itch ell , ▁a ▁mail man ▁who ▁got ▁into ▁minor ▁alter c ations ▁with ▁Cl iff ▁Cla vin . ▁ ▁B irk ▁repr ised ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Tw itch ell ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁Cheers ▁sp ino ff ▁series , ▁F ras ier , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁( play ed ▁by ▁K else y ▁Gram mer ) ▁returned ▁to ▁Boston ▁and ▁re - ac qu aint ed ▁himself ▁with ▁old ▁friends ▁from ▁the ▁bar . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁on ▁Co ach ▁as ▁university ▁band ▁director ▁R iley ▁Pr ing le ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Bel ved ere ▁as ▁an ▁accord ion ▁player . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁played ▁Eb ene zer ▁Sc ro oge ▁in ▁A ▁Christmas ▁Carol ▁at ▁the ▁Gut hr ie ▁Theater ▁in ▁Min ne apolis . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁Best ▁Def ense ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁- ▁Son ny , ▁D yn ate chn ics ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of