may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. (February 2011) This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. (June 2010) Robert Reed Reed in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Born John Robert Rietz, Jr. October 19, 1932(1932-10-19) Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. Died May 12, 1992(1992-05-12) (aged 59) Pasadena, California, U.S. Spouse Marilyn Rosenberg (1954–1959) Robert Reed (October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was a prolific American character actor of stage, film and television. In his four decades on television, he played Lawrence Preston's (played by E.G. Marshall) lawyer partner and son, Kenneth Preston, on the popular 1960s TV legal drama, The Defenders. But he was best remembered for portraying the father, Mike Brady, on the long-running 1970s sitcom, The Brady Bunch, from 1969 to 1974. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Adam Tobias on Mannix..