Albert Reed, Jr.

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Albert Reed, Jr.
Born	January, 1910 California
Died	May 31, 1990 (aged 80)
Occupation	Television actor

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Albert Reed Jr.(January 1910 – May 31, 1990) was an American actor and law enforcement officer. He is probably 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. Barnes and made guest appearances on The Jeffersons and Sanford & Son. On Sanford & Son, he originated the role of Grady Wilson, a part he played for just one episode. The role 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.

He 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.")

According to the Screen Actors' Guild, Reed died in November, 1990. The 1986 death-date posted on IMDB is, presumably, the death date for a different Albert Reed, perhaps the one appeared in the 1982 Spanish film that is erroneously credited to THIS Albert Reed.