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).
Filmography
Cast Credits

Stream
Character: Dave
MOVIE • 2024

Stranger Next Door
Character: Ernest Sellers
MOVIE • 2023

A New Orleans Noel
Character: Marcel
MOVIE • 2022

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2021

A Welcome Home Christmas
Character: General O'Toole
MOVIE • 2020

Check Inn to Christmas
Character: Blake
MOVIE • 2019

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Character:
TV • 2019

Radio Christmas
Character: Garrett
MOVIE • 2019

My Christmas Inn
Character: Perry Taylor
MOVIE • 2018

The Rooftop Christmas Tree
Character: Dale Landis
MOVIE • 2016

Greenleaf
Character: Bishop Lionel Jeffries
TV • 2016

Chasing Waterfalls
Character: Quincy
MOVIE • 2016

TRI
Character: Miles
MOVIE • 2016

93 Days
Character: Dr. Adeniyi Jones
MOVIE • 2016

The Soul Man
Character: Henry
TV • 2012

Treme
Character:
TV • 2010

Trade
Character: Hank Jefferson
MOVIE • 2007

The Reading Room
Character: Douglas
MOVIE • 2005

Grey's Anatomy
Character: Julian
TV • 2005
Black in the 80s
Character:
TV • 2005
Crew
Crew Credits

Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024

Out of Gas
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2018

For Real
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2003

For Real
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2003

Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2002

Asunder
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1998

About Sarah
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1998
Linc's
Role: Creator
TV • 1998

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1996

Snoops
Role: Producer
TV • 1989

Snoops
Role: Creator
TV • 1989

Frank's Place
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 1987

Frank's Place
Role: Creator
TV • 1987

The Emerald City of Oz
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987

Ozma of Oz
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1987

Ozma of Oz
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987

The Marvelous Land of Oz
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987

The Marvelous Land of Oz
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1987

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1987