Robert Reed (October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American character actor of stage, film and television, widely identified with his fatherly role as Mike Brady on the iconic ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974 and in later reunion programs. Earlier he played Kenneth Preston on the popular 1960s TV legal drama, The Defenders, alongside E. G. Marshall. He was one of several international celebrities to die with HIV infection in the early 1990s, drawing more sympathetic public attention to AIDS.
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