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Albert Reed Jr.

1910 – 1986 · Texas, USA · Active 1968–1981

Albert Reed Jr. was an American actor and law enforcement officer. He is best known for his recurring role as Alderman Fred Davis on the 1970s sitcom, Good Times. He 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 and Sanford & Son. On Sanford & Son, he appeared in the role of Grady Wilson, a cousin of Fred's, a part he played for just one episode; another role which involved a character named Grady Wilson, a longtime friend of Fred, would later go to actor Whitman Mayo. He portrayed "Lieutenant N...

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A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

1977 ★ 5.4
as Randolph Ballard

Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell are two high-class sneak thieves who have never been caught. Joshua Burke is a retired detective who has enough evidence on the both of them to put them behind bars. Instead, he offers to maintain his silence if the crooks will go straight and do work at a youth center for delinquents. At first, the crooks are reluctant and unwilling (and so are the kids). As time goes by they gain the trust and admiration of the kids and they start to enjoy the job. All goes well until someone out of the past tells them they have to do one last heist...or else.

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Filmography

7 credits
1980s 1 credit
1981
Movie ★ 8.0
1970s 5 credits
1977
A Piece of the Action as Randolph Ballard
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
Kingston as Coroner
Movie ★ 10.0
1975
Isis as Dr. Barnes
TV ★ 6.4
1973
Chase as Chief Dawson
Movie ★ 7.0
1970
Airport as Ned Ordway
Movie ★ 6.5
1960s 1 credit
1968
Here's Lucy as Attendant
TV ★ 6.7