Tim Reid

Tim Reid

Known for
Acting
Born
December 19, 1944 (age 81)
Birthplace
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Biography

Timothy L. "Tim" Reid (born December 19, 1944) is an American actor, comedian and film director best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82), Marcel "Downtown" Brown on Simon & Simon (1983-87), Ray Campbell on Sister, Sister (1994-99) and William Barnett on That 70's Show (2004-2006).

Known For

Filmography

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The Cashier poster

The Cashier

Movie · as Charles

2024
Stream poster

Stream

Movie · as Dave

2023
Stranger Next Door poster

Stranger Next Door

Movie · as Ernest Sellers

2022
A New Orleans Noel poster

A New Orleans Noel

Movie · as Marcel

2021
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ poster

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

Movie · as Himself

2020
A Welcome Home Christmas poster

A Welcome Home Christmas

Movie · as General O'Toole

2019
Radio Christmas poster

Radio Christmas

Movie · as Garrett

2019
Check Inn to Christmas poster

Check Inn to Christmas

Movie · as Blake

2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings poster

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings

TV · 1 ep

2018
My Christmas Inn poster

My Christmas Inn

Movie · as Perry Taylor

2016
TRI poster

TRI

Movie · as Miles

2016
Chasing Waterfalls poster

Chasing Waterfalls

Movie · as Quincy

2016
The Rooftop Christmas Tree poster

The Rooftop Christmas Tree

Movie · as Dale Landis

2016
93 Days poster

93 Days

Movie · as Dr. Adeniyi Jones

2016
Greenleaf poster

Greenleaf

TV · as Bishop Lionel Jeffries · 5 eps

2012
The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man

TV · as Henry · 1 ep

2010
Treme poster

Treme

TV · 1 ep

2007
Trade poster

Trade

Movie · as Hank Jefferson

2005
The Reading Room poster

The Reading Room

Movie · as Douglas

2005
Black in the 80s poster

Black in the 80s

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Julian · 1 ep

2003
You Wish! poster

You Wish!

Movie · as Larry

2003
For Real poster

For Real

Movie

2003
That's So Raven poster

That's So Raven

TV · as Sheriff Jefferson · 1 ep

2000
Alley Cats Strike poster

Alley Cats Strike

Movie · as Mayor McLemore

1998
That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show

TV · as William Barnett · 9 eps

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1995
Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again poster

Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again

Movie · as Downtown Brown

1995
Out-of-Sync poster

Out-of-Sync

Movie · as Det. Wilson

1994
Sister, Sister poster

Sister, Sister

TV · as Ray Campbell · 119 eps

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Buddy Baker · 1 ep

1993
Highlander: The Gathering poster

Highlander: The Gathering

Movie · as Sgt. Bennett

1992
Color Adjustment poster

Color Adjustment

Movie · as Self

1992
Mastergate poster

Mastergate

Movie · as Chip Chatworth

1992
You Must Remember This poster

You Must Remember This

Movie · as Joe

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series

TV · as Sgt. Bennett · 3 eps

1991
The New WKRP in Cincinnati poster

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · 1 ep

1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

Movie · as Jack Barnett

1990
The Fourth War poster

The Fourth War

Movie · as Lt. Col. Clark

1990
It poster

It

TV · as Mike Hanlon · 2 eps

1989
Dead Bang poster

Dead Bang

Movie · as Chief Dixon

1989
Snoops poster

Snoops

TV · as Chance Dennis · 13 eps

1987
Frank's Place poster

Frank's Place

TV · as Frank Parrish · 22 eps

1987
CBS Summer Playhouse poster

CBS Summer Playhouse

TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Danny Miller · 2 eps

1983
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever poster

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Movie · as Self

1982
Teachers Only poster

Teachers Only

TV · as Michael Horne · 13 eps

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · as Marcel "Downtown" Brown, Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown · 11 eps

1979
You Can't Take it With You poster

You Can't Take it With You

Movie · as Donald

1978
Little Lulu poster

Little Lulu

Movie · as Tillson

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · as Venus Flytrap · 90 eps

1977
The Richard Pryor Show poster

The Richard Pryor Show

TV · 5 eps

1976
Battle of the Network Stars poster

Battle of the Network Stars

TV · 2 eps

1976
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon

Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon

TV · 4 eps

1976
What's Happening!! poster

What's Happening!!

TV · as Dr. Claymore · 1 ep

1974
Rhoda poster

Rhoda

TV · 1 ep

1974
That's My Mama poster

That's My Mama

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps