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Tim Reid

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12/19/1944, Norfolk, Virginia USA

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Tim Reid born December 19, 1944, is one of the greatest African American actor and film directors of all time. Tim Reid is known mostly by his role in television programs. Tim Reid starred in roles such as the hip DJ, from "Venus Flytrap" on WKRP, in Cincinnati,…more

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Star (24)

Role
- For Real
  Star
  2006
- The Reading Room
  Douglas
- Preaching to the Choir
  Star
  2005
- Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
  Star
  2001
- Alley Cats Strike
  Mayor McLemore
  2000
  - S 1: Ep 1
    3/18/00
- Linc's
  Priest
  - S 2: Ep 22 People Like Us
    2/13/00
  - S 2: Ep 21 East Meets West
    2/6/00
  - S 2: Ep 20 I Just Want to Testify
    1/30/00
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Music in Me
    1/23/00
  - S 2: Ep 18 A Dry White Season
    1/16/00
  - + 32 More Credits
- Sister, Sister
  Ray Campbell
  - S 6: Ep 21 The Road Less Traveled
    5/16/99
  - S 6: Ep 20 Let Them Eat Cupcakes
    5/9/99
  - S 6: Ep 19 Before There Was Hip Hop...
    5/2/99
  - S 6: Ep 18 FreakNik
    2/28/99
  - S 6: Ep 17 Double Talk
    2/21/99
  - + 112 More Credits
- Out of Sync
  Star
  1995
- Stephen King's It
  Michael 'Mikey' Hanlon
  - S 1: Ep 2 Stephen King's It (2)
    11/20/90
  - S 1: Ep 1 Stephen King's It (1)
    11/18/90
- Snoops (1989)
  Chance Dennis
  - S 1: Ep 13 Rough Justice
    7/6/90
  - S 1: Ep 12 Don't Try This at Home
    6/29/90
  - S 1: Ep 11 Someone to Lay Down Beside Me
    6/22/90
  - S 1: Ep 10 Tango, Dance of Death
    12/8/89
  - S 1: Ep 9 Twice Dead
    12/1/89
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Fourth War
  Star
  1990
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
  Star
  1990
- Dead-Bang
  Star
  1989
- Frank's Place
  Frank Parrish
  - S 1: Ep 22 The King of Wall Street
    3/22/88
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Recruiting Game
    3/15/88
  - S 1: Ep 20 Cultural Exchange
    3/7/88
  - S 1: Ep 19 Frank's Place—The Movie
    2/22/88
  - S 1: Ep 18 Shorty's Belle
    2/15/88
  - + 17 More Credits
- CBS Summer Playhouse
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 12 Infiltrator
    8/14/87
- Simon & Simon
  Det. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown (Seasons 3-6)
  - S 6: Ep 21 Lost Lady
    3/12/87
  - S 6: Ep 20 I Thought the War Was Over
    3/5/87
  - S 6: Ep 18 Ancient Echoes
    2/19/87
  - S 6: Ep 15 Opposites Attack
    1/29/87
  - S 6: Ep 12 Tonsillitis
    12/18/86
  - + 7 More Credits
- Simon & Simon
  Detective Marcel 'Downtown' Brown
  - S 6: Ep 19 Second-Story Simons
    2/26/87
  - S 5: Ep 16 Family Forecast
    2/6/86
  - S 5: Ep 15 Mobile Home of the Brave
    1/30/86
  - S 5: Ep 14 Something for Sarah
    1/23/86
  - S 5: Ep 13 The Blue Chip Stomp
    1/16/86
  - + 4 More Credits
- Simon & Simon
  Downtown Brown
  - S 5: Ep 19 Full Moon Blues
    3/6/86
- Simon & Simon
  Detective Marcel "Downtown" Brown
  - S 5: Ep 10 Walk a Mile in My Hat
    12/12/85
  - S 5: Ep 9 Quint Is Out
    12/5/85
  - S 5: Ep 7 Reunion at Alcatraz
    11/14/85
  - S 5: Ep 6 Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?
    11/7/85
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Skull of Nostradamus
    10/31/85
  - + 38 More Credits
- Teachers Only
  Michael Horne (1983)
  - S 2: Ep 13 Loss of Innocence
    5/14/83
  - S 2: Ep 12 Dead Mice Don't Wear Plaid
    5/7/83
  - S 2: Ep 11 It's My Party, and I'll Cry If I Want To
    4/30/83
  - S 2: Ep 10 Leather and Lace
    4/23/83
  - S 2: Ep 9 Beetlemania
    4/16/83
  - + 17 More Credits
- WKRP in Cincinnati
  Gordon "Venus Flytrap" Sims
  - S 4: Ep 22 Up and Down the Dial
    4/21/82
  - S 4: Ep 21 To Err is Human
    4/14/82
  - S 4: Ep 20 The Impossible Dream
    4/7/82
  - S 4: Ep 19 The Creation of Venus
    3/31/82
  - S 4: Ep 18 Dear Liar
    3/24/82
  - + 81 More Credits
- Simon & Simon
  Detective Marcel 'Downtown' Brown (Seasons 3-6)
- Easy Does It Starring Frankie Avalon
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 unknown title
    9/15/76
  - S 1: Ep 3 unknown title
    9/8/76
  - S 1: Ep 2 unknown title
    9/1/76
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Pilot
    8/25/76
  - — September 1, 1976
- CBS Summer Playhouse
  Himself/Host
  - — Baby on Board
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- That '70s Show
  W.B.
  - S 7: Ep 22 2000 Light Years From Home
    5/4/05
- CBS Summer Playhouse
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Saint in Manhattan
    6/12/87
Guest Star (39)

Role
- The Brian McKnight Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 18 March 13, 2010
    3/13/10
- Roommates
  Stanley Daniels
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Break In
    4/13/09
- D.L. Hughley Breaks the News
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 November 8 2008
    11/8/08
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 11 Show #2986
    9/23/08
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Top 10 TV Spinoffs
    6/7/06
  - S 1: Ep 11 Top 10 Holiday Moments
    12/11/05
- That's So Raven
  Sheriff Jefferson
  - S 4: Ep 7 Driving Miss Lazy
    4/21/06
- That '70s Show
  William Barnett (W.B.)
- That '70s Show
  W.B.
- That '70s Show
  William Barnett
- Touched by an Angel
  Buddy Baker
  - S 3: Ep 23 Last Call
    3/30/97
- Highlander
  Bennett
  - S 1: Ep 12 Eyewitness
    2/6/93
  - S 1: Ep 10 Revenge is Sweet
    12/12/92
- Highlander
  Bennet
  - S 1: Ep 11 See No Evil
    12/19/92
- Perry Mason
  Jack Barnett
  - S 11: Ep 6 The Case of the Silenced Singer
    5/20/90
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 142 Show #1227
    11/23/89
  - S 7: Ep 107 Show #1082
    1/13/89
  - S 7: Ep 19 Show #0994
    3/2/88
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 185 October 12, 1989
    10/12/89
  - S 1: Ep 106 June 8, 1989
    6/8/89
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 September 21, 1989
    9/21/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 57 Show #3984
    6/2/89
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 1 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/88
- Matlock
  Danny Miller
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Court-Martial, Part 2
    2/24/87
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Court-Martial, Part 1
    2/17/87
- Simon & Simon
  Frenchy (one eyed bartender)
  - S 5: Ep 24 The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree
    5/1/86
- Battle of the Network Stars
  CBS Team
  - S 9: Ep 1 Special #17
    12/20/84
  - S 6: Ep 1 Special #11
    11/20/81
  - S 5: Ep 2 Special #10
    5/8/81
  - S 3: Ep 1 Special #5
    11/18/78
- Just Men!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Week 8
    2/21/83
  - S 1: Ep 1 Week 1
    1/3/83
- Benson
  Russell, Benson's Brother
  - S 4: Ep 4 Thy Brother's Keeper
    11/5/82
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 5 February 15, 1982
    2/15/82
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 60 April 7-11, 1980 (NBC-TV)
    4/7/80
  - S 14: Ep 59 March 31-April 6, 1980 (2)
    3/31/80
  - S 14: Ep 47 February 18-24, 1980 (2)
    2/18/80
  - S 14: Ep 45 February 11-17, 1980 (2)
    2/11/80
  - S 14: Ep 12 October 15-19, 1979 (NBC-TV)
    10/15/79
  - + 1 More Credits
- Solid Gold
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 0 Solid Gold '79
    2/28/80
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 40 Week of October 29, 1979
    10/29/79
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 174 May 28, 1979
    5/28/79
  - S 5: Ep 149 April 20, 1979
    4/20/79
- ABC Weekend Specials
  Tillson
  - S 2: Ep 6 Little Lulu
    11/4/78
- Maude
  Policeman
  - S 6: Ep 11 Maude's Christmas Surprise
    12/19/77
- What's Happening!!
  Dr. Claymore
  - S 2: Ep 2 It's All in Your Head
    9/29/77
- Lou Grant
  TV Cameraman
  - S 1: Ep 2 Hostages
    9/27/77
- Fernwood 2Night
  Dr. Matthew Johnston
  - S 1: Ep 43 Sex Therapy
    8/29/77
- Fernwood 2Night
  Matthew Johnson
- Rhoda
  Kitchen Helper
  - S 3: Ep 13 Guess Who I Saw Today
    12/27/76
- That's My Mama
  Minister
  - S 1: Ep 10 Clifton's Persuasion
    11/6/74
- Soul Train
  Guest
- Soul Train
  Presenter
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 135 April 8, 1971
    4/8/71
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- That '70s Show
  William Barnett
  - S 8: Ep 21 Love Of My Life
    5/18/06
  - S 8: Ep 14 Son And Daughter
    3/23/06
  - S 7: Ep 9 You Can't Always Get What You Want
    11/24/04
  - S 7: Ep 8 Angie
    11/17/04
  - S 7: Ep 6 Rip This Joint
    11/3/04
  - + 3 More Credits
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati
  Gordon "Venus Flytrap" Simms
  - S 1: Ep 13 Venus, We Hardly Knew Ya
    1/11/92
Writer (3)

Role
- Samurai Pizza Cats
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 14 Those Transformin' Felines
    9/20/90
- Simon & Simon
  Writer
  - S 6: Ep 18 Ancient Echoes
    2/19/87
  - S 4: Ep 22 Out-of-Town Brown
    3/28/85
- WKRP in Cincinnati
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 16 Circumstantial Evidence
    2/24/82
  - S 2: Ep 14 A Family Affair
    1/7/80
Director (7)

Role
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Feature
  Director
  2010
- For Real
  Director
  2006
- Asunder
  Director
  2003
- Linc's
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Why Can't We Be Friends?
    8/15/98
- Ozma of Oz
  Director
  1987
- The Marvelous Land of Oz
  Director
  1987
- The Emerald City of Oz
  Director
  1987
Story (2)

Role
- Frank's Place
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 19 Frank's Place—The Movie
    2/22/88
- WKRP in Cincinnati
  Story
  - S 3: Ep 20 Nothing to Fear But...
    3/28/81
Producer (1)

Role
- Asunder
  Producer
  2003
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Linc's
  Executive Producer

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- He is the father of Tim Reid II.
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- He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
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- In 1990, he won an Image Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series."
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- Tim is the father of Tori Reid.
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- Tim is married to Daphne Reid. They have been married since 1982.
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- Tim Reid played a very small part in the Disney Channel Original Movie You Wish.
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Fan Reviews (1)

Always shows up his fellow co-stars

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By fluffybear, Apr 25, 2006

Tim Reid has always been the more talented co-star on just about anything he has ever done. As Venus Flytrap in WKRP or ' Downtown ' Brown in Simon & Simon or even today as Steven's Dad in ' That 70's show '. When Tim Reid is on the screen, he out classes and out acts his fellow co-stars. I did not enjoy him in his own show, Franks Place but maybe that was because he was the STAR that all you saw was him and no one else. Tim is so talented that he needs smaller co-starring roles in order to show off what a real talent he is.moreless
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