Timothy Lee Reid Sr. (December 19, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and director best known for WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982), Sister, Sister (1994-1999), and Simon & Simon (1983-1987).
He was married to Rita Sykes, currently married to Daphne Reid and has two children with Sykes.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1976: Mother, Jugs & Speed as Unity Dispatcher (Uncredited Role)
- 1979: You Can't Take It With You as Donald
- 1987: Comic Cabby as John
- 1989: Dead Bang as Chief Dixon
- 1990: The Fourth War as Lt. Col. Clark
- 1990: Perry Mason The Case Of The Silenced Singer as Jack Barnett
- 1990: It as Mike Hanlon
- 1992: Just Deserts as Scott Waring
- 1992: Mastergate as Chip Chatworth
- 1992: You Must Remember This as Joe
- 1993: Say A Little Prayer as Thug
- 1994: Race To Freedom The Underground Railroad as Frederick Douglass
- 1995: Simon And Simon In Trouble Again as Downtown Brown
- 1995: Out Of Sync as Det. Wilson (also producer)
- 2000: Alley Cats Strike as Mayor McLemore
- 2002: Las Vegas Warrior as Doorman #2
- 2003: You Wish as Larry Pendragon
- 2003: For Real as Mac (also director and writer)
- 2005: Preaching To The Choir as Prophet
- 2005: The Reading Room as Douglas
- 2007: Trade as Hank Jefferson
- 2010: The Cost Of Heaven as Richard Ginyard
- 2013: Troop 491 The Adventures Of The Muddy Lions as Pastor Brown (also producer)
- 2016: By The Grace Of Bob as JJ Barnes
- 2016: Tri as Miles
- 2016: Ninety Three Days as Dr. Adeniyi Jones
- 2016: Chasing Waterfalls as Quincy
- 2016: The Rooftop Christmas Tree as Dale Landis
- 2016: Crushed as Russell Black
- 2018: My Christmas Inn as Perry Taylor
- 2019: Radio Christmas as Garrett
- 2019: Check Inn To Christmas as Blake
- 2019: Blake Christmas as Phillip
- 2020: A Welcome Home Christmas as Gen. O'Toole
- 2022: Stranger Next Door as Ernest Sellers
- 2022: A New Orleans Noel as Marcel
- 2024: Stream as Dave Burnham
Television Roles
- 1974: Thats My Mama as Rev. Armbruster
- 1976: Rhoda as Kitchen Helper
- 1977: Fernwood Tonight as Matthew Johnson
- 1977: The Richard Pryor Show as Various
- 1977: Lou Grant as TV Cameraman
- 1977: What's Happening!! as Dr. Claymore
- 1977: Maude as Policeman
- 1978: ABC Weekend Specials as Tillson
- 1978-1982: WKRP in Cincinnati as Venus Flytrap/Ghost of Christmas Present
- 1992: The New WKRP in Cincinnati as Gordon Sim/Venus Flytrap
- 1982: Benson as Russell DeBois
- 1983: Teachers Only as Michael Horne
- 1983-1987: Simon & Simon as Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown (79 episodes)
- 1987: Matlock as Danny Miller
- 1987-1988: Franks Place as Frank Parrish (also producer)
- 1989-1990: Snoops as Chance Dennis (also producer and writer)
- 1991: Zorro as Dr. Lorenzo Lozano
- 1992-1993: Highlander as Sgt. Bennett (3 episodes)
- 1994-1999: Sister, Sister as Ray Campbell
- 1997: Touched by an Angel as Buddy Baker
- 1998: Lincs as Priest
- 2004-2006: That '70s Show as William Barnett (9 episodes)
- 2006: That's So Raven as Sheriff Jefferson
- 2009: Roommates as Mr. Stanley Daniels
- 2010-2012: Treme as Judge John A. Gatling (4 episodes)
- 2012: The Soul Man as Henry
- 2016: Limitless as Sturgeon Reid
- 2017-2018: Me, Myself, and I as Older Darryl (3 episodes)
- 2017-2018: Greenleaf as Bishop Lionel Jeffries (5 episodes)
- 2018: Love Is as 'Wiser' Sean
- 2019: Grey's Anatomy as Julian
- 2019: Dolly Patrons Christmas as Kendall
- 2021: Swagger as Clyde Sawyer
Shorts
- 1977: Bumpers as Jay
- 2013: Habeas Corpus as Ray Senior
- 2019: Slave Cry as Marvin
Producer
- 1995: Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored (also director)
- 1996: Spirit Lost
- 1998: About Sarah
- 1998-1999: Lincs (also director)
- 1999: Blue Moon
- 1999: Asunder (also director)
- 2000: The Contender
- 2001: The Red Ball Express (short) (also director and writer)
- 2002: Paul Mooney Analyzing White America
- 2010: The Enduring Legacy Of Pocahontas Island (short)
- 2013: Hear My Son (short)
- 2014: Cutting Edge (short)
- 2015: Choices (short)
- 2018: Out Of Gas
Director
- 2004: Valaida Snow Queen Of The Trumpet (short) (also writer)
- 2010: Moton Museum Strike (short)
- 2012: Keepers Of The Flame
- 2013: Blues In The Night (short) (also writer)
- 2014: The Life And Times Of Elizabeth Keckly (short)
Writer
- 1980-1982: WKRP in Cincinnati (3 episodes)
- 1985-1987: Simon & Simon (2 episodes)
- 1986: Stop the Madness (Music Video) (also composer)
- 1988: Franks Place
- 1999: Lincs
Self
- 1998: Memories Then And Now
- 1992: Color Adjustment
- 1994: Will You Marry Me
- 2004: Macked Hammered Slaughtered And Shafted
- 2012: Sunset Strip
- 2021: Live At Mister Kellys
- 2021: History Of The Sitcom
- 2021: Pennywise The Story Of It
- 2023: Out Of The Loop
