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Tim Reid

Tim Reid

Actor and director, also producer · Born December 19, 1944 (81) · Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 19, 1944 (81)
From
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Tim Reid's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Society
24%
Self
16%
Morality
14%
Survival
8%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Community10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 8 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 8
Herald
2 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
11
Tense
7
Hopeful
9
Joyful
9
Dread
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tim Reid's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tim Reid's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

65 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stream(2024)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Stranger Next Door(2022)

    as Ernest Sellers

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A New Orleans Noel(2022)

    as Marcel

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Welcome Home Christmas(2020)

    as General O'Toole

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Check Inn to Christmas(2019)

    as Blake

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Radio Christmas(2019)

    as Garrett

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Baking Christmas(2019)

    as Phillip

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • My Christmas Inn(2018)

    as Perry Taylor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Out of Gas(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Rooftop Christmas Tree(2016)

    as Dale Landis

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Greenleaf(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Bishop Lionel Jeffries

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Waterfalls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Quincy

  • Tri(2016)

    as Miles

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 93 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dr. Adeniyi Jones

  • The Soul Man(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Treme(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Trade(2007)

    as Hank Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Reading Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Douglas

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Julian

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Black in the 80s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • For Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • That's So Raven(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • You Wish!(2003)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Alley Cats Strike(2000)

    as Mayor McLemore

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Asunder(1999)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • About Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • That '70s Show(1998)

    Show 9 episodes · as William Barnett

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Linc's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show Creator

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored(1995)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Out-of-Sync(1995)

    Producer · as Det. Wilson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Downtown Brown

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Buddy Baker

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Sister, Sister(1994)

    Show 119 episodes · as Ray Campbell

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Highlander: The Gathering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Sgt. Bennett

  • Mastergate(1992)

    as Chip Chatworth

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sgt. Bennett

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • You Must Remember This(1992)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The New WKRP in Cincinnati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • IT(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mike Hanlon

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer(1990)

    as Jack Barnett

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Fourth War(1990)

    as Lt. Col. Clark

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Producer · as Chance Dennis

  • Dead Bang(1989)

    as Chief Dixon

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Frank's Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 22 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Frank Parrish

  • The Emerald City of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Ozma of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer

  • The Marvelous Land of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz(1987)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Danny Miller

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Teachers Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 13 episodes · as Michael Horne

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 91 episodes · as Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown · as Marcel "Downtown" Brown

  • You Can't Take It with You(1979)

    as Donald

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Tillson

  • WKRP in Cincinnati(1978)

    Show 90 episodes · as Venus Flytrap

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Richard Pryor Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Battle of the Network Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • What's Happening!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Claymore

  • Rhoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • That's My Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Cashier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Charles

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 63 of them dated from 1974 to 2024; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Pennywise: The Story of It (2021)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

IT (1990)

Film career

19742024

Peak 2019 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 64: 50 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting8 of 64: 4 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 64: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing5 of 64: 3 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 64: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

64 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s9 · acting1980s10 · 6 acting · 6 crew1990s18 · 14 acting · 4 crew2000s9 · 8 acting · 2 crew2010s12 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
8914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1988.

  1. 1988
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tim Reid's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Out of Gas (2018)

99th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

That '70s Show (1998)

Midcredits 91st · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tim Reid work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tim Reid's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daphne Reid shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles