Tim Reid


Actor, Producer

About

Also Known As
Timothy L. Reid
Birth Place
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Born
December 19, 1944

Family & Companions

Daphne Maxwell Reid
Wife
Actor. Second wife; married in 1982; played opposite Reid in "Snoops" and "Frank's Place".

Bibliography

"In the Spirit of Food: Tim and Daphne's Cookin' Book"
Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid

Biography

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Asunder (1998)
Director
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995)
Director
The Little Mermaid (1975)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

My Christmas Inn (2018)
The Rooftop Christmas Tree (2016)
Chasing Waterfalls (2016)
Caitlin Plays Herself (2011)
Trade (2007)
Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again (1995)
Detective Marcel "Downtown" Brown
Mastergate (1992)
Color Adjustment (1991)
Himself
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
The Fourth War (1990)
Dead Bang (1989)
You Can't Take It With You (1979)

Producer (Feature Film)

Blue Moon (1999)
Executive Producer
About Sarah (1998)
Executive Producer
Asunder (1998)
Producer
Spirit Lost (1996)
Producer
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995)
Producer
Out of Sync (1995)
Producer

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Color Adjustment (1991)
Other

Cast (Special)

Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002)
Interviewee
Loni Anderson: The E! True Hollywood Story (2001)
Interviewee
Intimate Portrait: Loni Anderson (1999)
1996 Trumpet Awards (1996)
Host
Will You Marry Me? (1994)
Just Deserts (1992)
All New Circus of the Stars & Side Show (1991)
Rich and Famous: 1990 World's Best (1990)
The American Red Cross Emergency Test (1990)
The 22nd Annual NAACP Image Awards (1990)
Performer
A Laugh, a Tear (1990)
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Parade (1990)
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (1989)
Parade Host (Disneyland)
CBS Premiere Preview Spectacular (1989)
10th Annual Ace Awards (1989)
Performer
The 10th Annual American Black Achievement Awards (1989)
Performer
US Magazine -- Live at the Emmys! (1989)
The Hollywood Christmas Parade (1988)
The Fourth Annual CBS Easter Parade (1988)
The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards (1988)
Performer
Reno and Yolanda (1987)
Barrington (1987)
King of the Building (1987)
Host ("Cbs Summer Playhouse")
Mabel and Max (1987)
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (1987)
The CBS Cotton Bowl Parade (1987)
Host
Kung Fu: The Next Generation (1987)
Sawdust (1987)
Kingpins (1987)
Host ("Cbs Summer Playhouse")
Sirens (1987)
The Time of Their Lives (1987)
Host ("Cbs Summer Playhouse")
Changing Patterns (1987)
Host ("Cbs Summer Playhouse")
Puppetman (1987)
Host ("Cbs Summer Playhouse")
The Doctors Wilde (1987)
In the Lion's Den (1987)
Infiltrator (1987)
Mickey and Nora (1987)
Day to Day (1987)
Sons of Gunz (1987)
Travelling Man (1987)
The Saint (1987)
Battle of the Network Stars XVII (1984)
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (1984)
Host (Philadelphia)
Battle of the Network Stars XI (1981)
Battle of the Network Stars X (1981)
Solid Gold '79 (1980)
Battle of the Network Stars V (1978)
Little Lulu (1978)
Counselor Tilson
Bumpers (1977)

Misc. Crew (Special)

An African American Salute to the Academy Awards (1998)
Interviewee

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

You Wish! (2003)
Alley Cats Strike! (2000)
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)
You Must Remember This (1992)
Stephen King's It (1990)

Producer (TV Mini-Series)

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)
Executive Producer

Life Events

1968

Worked as a sales representative for DuPont Corp.

1976

TV series debut as regular (with the War Babies) on the summer variety series "Easy Does It . . . Starring Frankie Avalon" (CBS)

1977

Appeared as regular on "The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr Show", a CBS summer variety series

1977

Was ensemble player on the short-lived NBC variety show "The Richard Pryor Show"

1979

Founded Timalove Enterprises

1983

Joined the cast of the revamped and short-lived NBC sitcom "Teachers Only"

1989

Feature acting debut, "Dead Bang"

1991

Formed United Image Entertainment in partnership with Black Entertainment Television founder and president Bob Johnson

1995

First feature as producer, "Out of Sync"

1995

Feature film directing debut, "Once Upon a Time . . . When We Were Colored" (exhibited at film festivals in 1995; released in 1996)

1998

Co-created and executive produced the Showtime series "Linc's"

1999

Produced "Asunder", a romantic suspense thriller

2003

Wrote, directed and starred in the feature "For Real"

2004

Joined the cast of Fox's "That '70s Show" as a record producer who turns out to be the father of Danny Masterson's Steven character

Family

William Lee Reid
Father
Augustine Reid
Mother
Christopher Tubbs
Step-Son
Mother, Daphne Maxwell Reid.
Timothy L Reid Jr
Son
From Reid's first marriage.
Tori Reid
Daughter
Actor. Born c. 1975; from Reid's first marriage.

Companions

Daphne Maxwell Reid
Wife
Actor. Second wife; married in 1982; played opposite Reid in "Snoops" and "Frank's Place".

Bibliography

"In the Spirit of Food: Tim and Daphne's Cookin' Book"
Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid