Career
He was mostly known for his recurring role as Alderman Fred C. Davis on Good Times. He also had a recurring role on the children"s adventure series The Secret of Isis as Doctor Joshua Barnes and made guest appearances on The Jeffersons and Sanford & Son. 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").
