Tim Reid Biography (1944-)

Full name, Timothy L. Reid; born December 19, 1944, in Norfolk, VA; son of William Lee and Augustine (maiden name, Wilkins) Reid; married second wife, Daphne Maxwell (an actress), c. 1982; children: (first marriage) Tim, Jr. (an actor), Tori LeAnn (an actress); (second marriage) Christopher Tubbs (stepson).Addresses: Office: New Millennium Studios, 1 New Millennium Dr., Petersburg, VA 23805.; Agent: Christopher Barrett, Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4526 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director, writer, executive
Birth Details: December 19, 1944; Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
(With the War Babies) Easy Does It ... Starring Frankie Avalon (also known as Easy Does It), CBS, 1976
The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Show, CBS, 1977
The Richard Pryor Show, NBC, 1977
Gordon Sims (Venus Flytrap), WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, 1978-1982
Detective Marcel P. "Downtown" Brown, Simon & Simon, CBS, 1982-1987
Michael Horne, Teachers Only, NBC, 1983
Host, CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1987
Frank Parrish, Frank's Place, CBS, 1987-1988
Chance Dennis, The Snoops, CBS, 1989-1990
The Tim and Daphne Show, syndicated, 1991
Ray Campbell, Sister, Sister, ABC, 1994-1996, The WB, 1996-1999
Host, Save Our Streets (also known as SOS in America), 1995
Priest, Linc's, Showtime, 1998-2000
Movies
Jack Barnett, Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer, 1990
Michael "Mike" Hanlon, Stephen King's "It" (also known as It), 1991
The Family Business, 1991
Frederick Douglass, Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad, 1994
Downtown Brown, Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again, 1995
Mayor McLemore, Alley Cats Strike, The Disney Channel, 2000
Specials
CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars V, ABC, 1978
Counselor Tilson, "Little Lulu," ABC Weekend Special, ABC, 1978
Donald, You Can't Take It with You, CBS, 1979
CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars X, ABC, 1981
CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars XI, ABC, 1981
Gordon Sims (Venus Flytrap), Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever(also known as Motown 25), 1983
Philadelphia host, The CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1984
CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars XVII, ABC, 1984
Host, The CBS Cotton Bowl Parade, CBS, 1987
Host from Disneyland, The CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1987
The 4th Annual CBS Easter Parade, CBS, 1988
The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1988
CBS Premiere Preview Spectacular, CBS, 1989
Us Magazine--Live at the Emmys!, Fox, 1989
Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade, TBS, 1990
Rich and Famous: 1990 World's Best, syndicated, 1990
A Laugh, a Tear, syndicated, 1990
The American Red Cross Emergency Test, ABC, 1990
All New Circus of the Stars & Side Show, CBS, 1991
(In archive footage) Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America, 1993
Will You Marry Me?, ABC, 1994
An African American Salute to the Academy Awards, syndicated, 1998
Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier, Lifetime, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Loni Anderson, Lifetime, 1999
Loni Anderson: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television, TV Land, 2002
Episodic
Minister, "Clifton's Persuasion," That's My Mama, ABC, 1974
Kitchen helper, "Guess Who I Saw Today?," Rhoda, CBS, 1976
Matthew Johnson, "Sex Therapy," Fernwood 2-Night, syndicated, 1977
Policeman, "Maude's Christmas Surprise," Maude, CBS, 1977
Dr. Claymore, "It's All in Your Head," What's Happening?, ABC, 1977
Russell, "Thy Brother's Keeper," Benson, ABC, 1982

One Day at a Time, CBS, 1984
Code Name: Foxfire, 1985
Soul Train, 1986
Danny Miller, "The Court-Martial: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, NBC,1987
Late Night with David Letterman, 1989
Gordon Sims (Venus Flytrap), "Venus, We Hardly Knew Ya," The New WKRPin Cincinnati, syndicated, 1992
Sergeant Bennett, "Revenge Is Sweet," Highlander, syndicated, 1992
Sergeant Bennett, "Eyewitness," Highlander, syndicated, 1992
Sergeant Bennett, "See No Evil," Highlander, syndicated, 1993
Buddy Baker, "Last Call," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
Appeared in "Wicked, Wicked Zorro," an episode of The New Zorro; appeared as guest panelist on Battlestars, The Hollywood Squares, and The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour; also appeared in episodesof Lou Grant, CBS, and Solid Gold, syndicated.
Pilots
Jay, Bumpers, NBC, 1977
Solid Gold '79, syndicated, 1980
Scott Waring, Just Deserts, ABC, 1992
Awards Presentations
The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1988
The 10th Annual American Black Achievement Awards, syndicated, 1989
The 10th Annual ACE Awards, multiple networks, 1989
The 22nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1990
Host, The 4th Annual Trumpet Awards, TBS, 1996
Other
Joe, You Must Remember This, 1992
Chip Chatworth, Mastergate, 1992
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, Frank's Place, CBS, 1987-1988
Cocreator and executive producer, The Snoops, CBS, 1989
Creator and producer, The Tim and Daphne Show, syndicated, 1991
Cocreator, co-executive producer, and director of multiple episodes, Linc's, Showtime, 1998-2000
Movies
Co-executive producer, Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad,Black Entertainment Television/The Family Channel, 1994
Producer, Spirit Lost, 1996
Executive producer, About Sarah, CBS, 1998
Co-executive producer, Blue Moon, CBS, 1999
Other
Producer, Men of Courage (special), syndicated, 1991
Cocreator and co-executive producer, The Contender (pilot), UPN, 2000
Film Appearances
Uptown Saturday Night, Warner Bros., 1974
Mother, Jugs, and Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
Chief Dixon, Dead Bang, Warner Bros., 1989
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Clark, The Fourth War, Cannon, 1990
Himself, Color Adjustment, California Newsreel, 1991
Thug, Say a Little Prayer, 1993
Detective Wilson, Out-of-Sync, Live Entertainment, 1995
Second doorman, Mu Sa Do (also known as Las Vegas Warrior),Allied Entertainment Group, 2002
For Real, Obsidian Productions, 2002
Also appeared in The Union.
Film Work
Producer, Out-of-Sync, Live Entertainment, 1995
Producer, Spirit Lost, Live Entertainment, 1996
Producer and director, Once upon a Time ... When We Were Colored,Republic, 1996
Producer and director, Asunder, Buena Vista Home Video/New Millennium Releasing, 1998
Director, For Real, Obsidian Productions, 2002
RECORDINGS
Videos
Creator and producer, Stop the Madness (anti-drug video), 1986
Director, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1987
Director, Ozma of Oz, 1987
Director, The Marvelous Land of Oz, 1987
Director, The Emerald City of Oz, 1987
WRITINGS
Television Series
The Richard Pryor Show, NBC, 1977
Linc's, multiple episodes, Showtime, 1998-2000
Television Episodes
WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, between 1978 and 1982
Frank's Place, CBS, between 1987 and 1988
The Snoops, CBS, between 1989 and 1990
Also wrote three episodes for the series Simon & Simon.
Television Pilots
Jimmy Mack, 1989
Screenplays
For Real, Obsidian Productions, 2002
Videos
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1987
Ozma of Oz, 1987
The Marvelous Land of Oz, 1987
The Emerald City of Oz, 1987
Other
As I Feel It (book of poems and photographs), 1982
Also coauthor (with Daphne Maxwell Reid) of In the Spirit of Food: Timand Daphne's Cookin' Book.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

American Film, October, 1990, pp. 20-25
Black Issues in Higher Education, January 11, 1996, p. 18
Hollywood Reporter, July 31, 1996, p. 6
Jet, July 1, 1996, p. 40
Markee, April, 2001
Mediaweek, October 28, 1996, p. 39
People Weekly, September 7, 1998, p. 103

Electronic

Tim Reid Productions, http://www.timreidproductions.com, January 2, 2003

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