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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Dave
2024
Stranger Next Door
Ernest Sellers
2023
A New Orleans Noel
Marcel
2022
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Himself
2021
A Welcome Home Christmas
General O'Toole
2020
Check Inn to Christmas
Blake
2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
(1 episode)
2019
Radio Christmas
Garrett
2019
My Christmas Inn
Perry Taylor
2018
The Rooftop Christmas Tree
Dale Landis
2016
Greenleaf
Bishop Lionel Jeffries · (5 episodes)
2016
Chasing Waterfalls
Quincy
2016
TRI
Miles
2016
93 Days
Dr. Adeniyi Jones
2016
Treme
(1 episode)
2010
Trade
Hank Jefferson
2007
The Reading Room
Douglas
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Julian · (1 episode)
2005
Black in the 80s
(3 episodes)
2005
For Real
2003
That's So Raven
Sheriff Jefferson · (1 episode)
2003
You Wish!
Larry
2003
Alley Cats Strike
Mayor McLemore
2000
That '70s Show
William Barnett · (9 episodes)
1998
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996
Out-of-Sync
Det. Wilson
1995
Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again
Downtown Brown
1995
Touched by an Angel
Buddy Baker · (1 episode)
1994
Sister, Sister
Ray Campbell · (119 episodes)
1994
Mastergate
Chip Chatworth
1992
Highlander: The Series
Sgt. Bennett · (3 episodes)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Color Adjustment
Self
1992
You Must Remember This
Joe
1992
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
(1 episode)
1991
It - Eso
1990
It
Mike Hanlon · (2 episodes)
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Jack Barnett
1990
The Fourth War
Lt. Col. Clark
1990
Snoops
Chance Dennis · (13 episodes)
1989
Dead Bang
Chief Dixon
1989
Frank's Place
Frank Parrish · (22 episodes)
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
1987
Matlock
(2 episodes)
1986
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Self
1983
Teachers Only
Michael Horne · (14 episodes)
1982
Simon & Simon
(12 episodes)
1981
Simon & Simon
Marcel "Downtown" Brown · (91 episodes)
1981
Simon & Simon
Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown · (2 episodes)
1981
You Can't Take it With You
Donald
1979
WKRP in Cincinnati
Venus Flytrap · (90 episodes)
1978
The Richard Pryor Show
(5 episodes)
1977
Battle of the Network Stars
(2 episodes)
1976
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
(4 episodes)
1976
What's Happening!!
(1 episode)
1976
Rhoda
(1 episode)
1974
That's My Mama
(1 episode)
1974
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962