
Tim Reid
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).
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Known For
Acting History
2024
Stream as Dave
2023Stranger Next Door as Ernest Sellers
2022A New Orleans Noel as Marcel
2021Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ as Himself
2020A Welcome Home Christmas as General O'Toole
2019Check Inn to Christmas as Blake
2019Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019Radio Christmas as Garrett
2018My Christmas Inn as Perry Taylor
2016The Rooftop Christmas Tree as Dale Landis
2016Greenleaf as Bishop Lionel Jeffries
2016Chasing Waterfalls as Quincy
2016TRI as Miles
201693 Days as Dr. Adeniyi Jones
2012The Soul Man as Henry
2010Treme
2007Trade as Hank Jefferson
2005The Reading Room as Douglas
2005Grey's Anatomy as Julian
2005Black in the 80s
2003For Real
2003That's So Raven as Sheriff Jefferson
2003You Wish! as Larry
2000Alley Cats Strike as Mayor McLemore
1998That '70s Show as William Barnett
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1995Out-of-Sync as Det. Wilson
1995Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again as Downtown Brown
1994Touched by an Angel as Buddy Baker
1994Sister, Sister as Ray Campbell
1992Mastergate as Chip Chatworth
1992Highlander: The Series as Sgt. Bennett
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1992Color Adjustment as Self
1992You Must Remember This as Joe
1991The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1990It as Mike Hanlon
1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer as Jack Barnett
1990The Fourth War as Lt. Col. Clark
1989Snoops as Chance Dennis
1989Dead Bang as Chief Dixon
1987Frank's Place as Frank Parrish
1987CBS Summer Playhouse as Self - Host
1986Matlock as Danny Miller
1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
1982Teachers Only as Michael Horne
1981Simon & Simon
1981Simon & Simon as Marcel "Downtown" Brown
1981Simon & Simon as Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown
1979You Can't Take it With You as Donald
1978WKRP in Cincinnati as Venus Flytrap
1977The Richard Pryor Show
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1976Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
1976What's Happening!!
1974Rhoda
1974That's My Mama
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self







