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Television actor, law enforcement official. Years active. 1969–1982 (as actor) 1959–1983 (in law enforcement) Albert Reed Jr. (January 27, 1922 – May 31, 1986) was an American actor and law enforcement officer. He was mostly known for his recurring role as Alderman Fred C. Davis on Good Times.
Jul 19, 2021 · Albert Reed Jr. died in 1986. CBS. Having appeared on "Good Times" as dubious and disreputable local politician Fred C. Davis, Albert Reed Jr. died aged 76 in 1986 — the first of the...
Oct 16, 2019 · Albert Reed, Jr. As he shuffled from one maximum-security facility to the next, Albert Reed Jr.’s quarter-century-long journey through America’s prison system provided him with a...
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Albert Reed, Jr. (January 28, 1910 - May 31, 1986) was a veteran actor, voice over artist and, asides from his career in entertainment, a respected law enforcement officer. He is best known for his recurring role as Alderman Fred C. Davis in Seasons 3-9 of Good Times.
Albert also had a recurring role on the children's adventure series The Secret of Isis as Dr. Joshua Barnes and made guest appearances on The Jeffersons, where he made a guest appearance as Louise's Uncle Ward in the Season 1 episode "Lionel Cries Uncle", and Sanford and Son. On Sanford & Son, he appeared in the role of Cousin Grady, a cousin of Fred's, a part he played in the Season 2 episode titled "The Dowry"; another role which involved a character named Grady, or Grady Wilson, a longtime friend of Fred, would later go to actor Whitman Mayo. He portrayed "Lieutenant Ned Ordway" in the original Airport movie (1970), a case of art imitating life, as Reed was also an airport law enforcement official.
Outside of his acting career, Reed also served with the Security Division at Los Angeles International Airport from 1959–1983, ending his career as the Chief of Security, 1979–1983. (The Security Division later grew into what is now known as the "Los Angeles Airport Police.")
Oct 14, 2020 · His name was Albert Reed, Jr. and the thing we never knew was that all the while we were crackin’ up off of ‘Alderman Davis’ a.k.a. ‘Baldy’ as ‘Willona’ would call him, he had a real life 9-to-5 job that he reported to every day, even during his stint on Good Times and all of his other acting gigs. I guess he had to make sure he ...
Albert Reed Jr. (born January 28, 1910 - died May 31, 1986) was a veteran actor, voice over artist and, asides from his career in entertainment, a respected law enforcement officer. He is best known for his recurring role as Alderman Fred Davis on the 1970s sitcom, Good Times.
Alderman Fred C. Davis (Albert Reed Jr.) is a local politician with a slightly shady disposition whom the Evans generally despise. Spoofing President Richard M. Nixon, he would state in a speech, "I am not a crook." He frequently relies on the support of the Evans family (his "favorite project family") for reelection or support and resorts to ...
