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{{Infobox person
| name = Milton Reid
| image = Milton Reid.gif
| imagesize = 200px
| caption =
| birth_name = Milton Rutherford Reid
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|04|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = 1987 (aged 70)
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| spouse = Bertha Lilian Guyett (1939–?)
| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]]
| yearsactive = 1958–1982
}}

'''Milton Rutherford Reid''' (29 April 1917 – c. 1987) was an Indian-born British actor and professional wrestler. He was born in [[India]], the son of a Scottish-born Customs and Excise inspector and an Indian woman.<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717374/bio|title= IMDB.com Bio}}</ref> He wrestled in England under the name of '''The Mighty Chang'''.<ref name=OWWP>{{cite web | url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/mighty-chang.html | title=Online World of Wrestling Profile}}</ref>

==Film career==

As an actor, Reid was known for playing thugs, henchmen and brutes,<ref name=MM>{{cite web | url=http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/01/19/milton-reid-the-mighty-chang/ | title= MovieMorlocks.com Bio}}</ref> typified by his role as Yen in the film ''[[Ferry to Hong Kong]]'' (1959) that starred [[Curd Jürgens]] and [[Orson Welles]]. He played the big pirate in ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960) and had a memorable role as the mute Mulatto in the [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]] film ''[[Captain Clegg (film)|Captain Clegg]]'' (1962). Reid appeared in three [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] films: as Dr. No's Guard in ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' (1962), as a temple guard in ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967), and as Sandor, [[Roger Moore]]'s opponent in a roof top fight in ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' (1977). Reid also appeared as a henchman in the 1967 Bulldog Drummond film ''[[Deadlier Than the Male]]'' and as Eye Patch in the 1977 Bond spoof ''[[No. 1 of the Secret Service]]''.

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

He appeared briefly as a circus strongman in ''[[The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus]]'', which was filmed in 1968 but delayed for release until 1996. 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]]''. Reid also appeared in a handful of cult horror movies including ''[[Dr. Phibes Rises Again]]'' and ''[[Terror (1978 film)|Terror]]'', fantasy/adventure films such as ''[[The People That Time Forgot (film)|The People That Time Forgot]]'' and ''[[Arabian Adventure]]'', and several British sex films such as ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' and ''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]''. Additionally Reid accepted non-sexual roles in a couple of hardcore porn films including ''Arabian Knights'', shot in London in 1979 and released by [[Color Climax]].

Reid appeared in over 53 films and television programmes from 1953 to 1979. He travelled back to India where his mother and sister resided, and he supposedly died of a heart attack in 1987, and his son was still receiving written correspondence from him in 1986.<ref name=IMDB /> His death is something of a mystery due to the conflicting dates of death and also because he died in relative obscurity in India.<ref name=IMDB />

==Filmography==
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* ''[[Undercover Girl (1958 film)|Undercover Girl]]'' (1958) - Mac, thug with beard
*''[[The Camp on Blood Island]]'' (1958) - Japanese Executioner (uncredited)
*''[[Blood of the Vampire]]'' (1958) - Executioner
*''[[Ferry to Hong Kong]]'' (1959) - Yen, Sing-Up's Partner
*''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960) - Big Pirate
*''[[The Terror of the Tongs]]'' (1961) - Guardian (uncredited)
*''[[Passport to China|Visa to Canton]]'' (1961) - Bodyguard
*''[[The Wonders of Aladdin]]'' (1961) - Omar
*''[[Captain Clegg (film)|Captain Clegg]]'' (1962) - Mulatto
*''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' (1962) - Dr.No's Guard (uncredited)
*''[[Panic (1963 film)|Panic]]'' (1963) - Dan
*''[[55 Days at Peking]]'' (1963) - Boxer (uncredited)
*''[[The Ten Gladiators]]'' (1963) - Baldhead Wrestler
*''[[A Stitch in Time (film)|A Stitch in Time]]'' (1963) - The Mighty Chang in Photograph (uncredited)
*''[[Desperate Mission (1965 film)|Desperate Mission]]'' (1965) - To-go
*''[[Deadlier Than the Male]]'' (1967) - Chang
*''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) - Temple Guard (uncredited)
*''[[Berserk!]]'' (1967) - Strong Man
*''[[The Mini-Affair]]'' (1967) - Fisherman
*''[[Great Catherine (film)|Great Catherine]]'' (1968) - Henchman (uncredited)
*''[[The Assassination Bureau]]'' (1969) - Elevator victim Leonardi (uncredited)
*''[[Target: Harry]]'' (1969) - Kemal
*''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) - Henchman (uncredited)
*''Rekvijem'' (1970) - Officer
*''[[The Nameless Knight]]'' (1970) - Dev (uncredited)
*''[[The Blood on Satan's Claw]]'' (1971) - Dog Handler (uncredited)
*''[[Carry on Henry]]'' (1971) - Executioner (uncredited)
*''[[The Horsemen (1971 film)|The Horsemen]]'' (1971) - Aqqul (uncredited)
*''[[Au Pair Girls]]'' (1972) - The Guard
*''[[Dr. Phibes Rises Again]]'' (1972) - Manservant - Cheng
*''[[The Return of the Pink Panther]]'' (1975) - Japanese Restaurant Owner
*''[[Adventures of a Private Eye]]'' (1978) - Bodyguard
*''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) - Tough
*''[[The People That Time Forgot (film)|The People That Time Forgot]]'' (1977) - Sabbala
*''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' (1977) - Sandor
*''[[No. 1 of the Secret Service]]'' (1977) - Eye Patch
*''[[Terror (1978 film)|Terror]]'' (1978) - Club Bouncer
*''[[What's Up Superdoc!]]'' (1978) - Louie
*''[[Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair]]'' (1979) - Eddie
*''[[Arabian Adventure]]'' (1979) - Jinnee
*''[[Queen of the Blues]]'' (1979) - Ricky
*''Arabian Knights'' (1979) - Servant
*''Westcountry Tales'' (1981) - The Monster
*''[[Mard (1985 film)|Mard]]'' (1985) - Villain (uncredited)
*''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' (1986) - (final film role)
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==References==
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==Further reading==

''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'' by Simon Sheridan (fourth edition) (Titan Publishing, London) (2011)

==External links==
*[http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/01/19/milton-reid-the-mighty-chang/ MILTON REID “The Mighty Chang”]
*[http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=20087 Milton Reid at Aveleyman]
*{{IMDb name|id=0717374}}

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