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Biography

Tim Reid born December 19, 1944, is one of the greatest African American actor and film directors of all time. Tim Reid is known…more

Born

12/19/1944, Norfolk, Virginia USA

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (14)

Role
- 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 22 Fly Away Home
    5/23/99
  - 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
  - + 112 More Credits
- 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
- 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
- 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 (34)

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
- 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
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati
  Gordon "Venus Flytrap" Simms
  - S 1: Ep 13 Venus, We Hardly Knew Ya
    1/11/92
- 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 20 The Court-Martial (2)
    2/24/87
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Court-Martial (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 18: 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
- Fernwood 2Night
  Matthew Johnson
  - S 1: Ep 43 Sex Therapy
    8/29/77
- 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
  Presenter
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 135 April 8, 1971
    4/8/71
Special Guest Star (1)

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
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 (1)

Role
- Linc's
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Why Can't We Be Friends?
    8/15/98
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
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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