Milton Reid

Milton Reid
Born	Milton Rutherford Reid April 29, 1917(1917-04-29) Bombay, India
Died	1982 (aged 65) India
Spouse	Bertha Lilian Guyett (1939-1997)

Milton Rutherford Reid (April 29, 1917 – c. 1986) was an Indian-born English actor and professional wrestler. He was born in India, the son of a Scottish-born Customs and Excise inspector and an Indian woman.^[1] He wrestled in England under the name of The Mighty Chang.^[2]

As an actor, Reid was known for playing thugs, henchmen and brutes,^[3] typified by his role as Yen in the film Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) that starred Curt Jurgens and Orson Welles. He played the big pirate in Swiss Family Robinson (film) (1960). Reid appeared in two official James Bond movies as Dr. No's Guard in Dr. No (1962) and as Sandor, Roger Moore's opponent in a roof top fight in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He also appeared in the original non-canonical spoof Bond film Casino Royale (1967) in which he had a bit part as a guard. Reid also appeared as a henchmen in the Bulldog Drummond film Deadlier Than the Male (1966).

Reid attempted to secure the role of Oddjob in Goldfinger (1964). He challenged fellow professional wrestler Harold "Tosh Togo" Sakata to a wrestling match; the outcome of which would determine who would get the role.^[1] As Reid had already appeared in Dr. No, the producers decided to go with Sakata, and the wrestling match did not take place.

In the early 1970s he appeared as a bodyguard in a TV commercial for St Bruno pipe tobacco, a role which he reprised in a spoof advert for "Butch" tobacco in Kitten Kong, an episode of the BBC series The Goodies. He also appeared in Dr. Phibes Rises Again.

Reid appeared in over 53 films and television programs from 1953 to 1979. He traveled back to India where his mother and sister resides, and he supposedly died of a heart attack in 1982, but his son was still receiving written correspondence from him in 1986.^[1] His death is something of a mystery due to the conflicting dates of death and also because he died in relative obscurity in India.^[1] No death certificate was recorded.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "IMDB.com Bio". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717374/bio. 
2. ^ Online World of Wrestling Profile
3. ^ MovieMorlocks.com Bio

External links

• MILTON REID “The Mighty Chang”
• Milton Reid at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Reid, Milton
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Date of birth	April 29, 1917
Place of birth	Bombay, India
Date of death	1987
Place of death	India