Milton Reid

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 12:58

Milton Reid in Deadlier than the Male (1967)

Milton Rutherford Reid was, according to all available sources, born in Bombay, India on April 29th 1917. He is presumed to have died in India around 1987, however his death remains an unsolved mystery.

While he may have appeared in a film while serving in the army in 1944, his film career proper kicked off with three roles in 1958. Over the next 28 years he worked predominantly in British productions, but also turned up in films from Italy, Yugoslavia, Turkey and India. He is undoubtedly best remembered for his appearances in 2 James Bond movies, but along the way his career took in everything from Walt Disney, via Hammer horror, to hardcore pornography, with his exotic looks tending to get him cast as Orientals or Arabs and he also played more than his fair share of executioners. From the 40's through the 60's he also worked as a professional wrestler under the name "The Mighty Chang" (beware that there was another wrestler who also used this name in the 80's, and it is this one who is seen in clips on You Tube). There is always the slight possibility that undocumented appearances by Milton could still be found, maybe bit parts in 50's British films, small roles in obscure international productions or further Bollywood appearances.

There is a lot of conflicting information about Milton to be found on various blogs and forums with some people, including reportedly his son, Milton Jr., having done extensive research with little results. What we can be fairly sure about, since these things can be easily checked, is that he was the son of an Edgar William Reid, married a woman named Bertha Guyett in 1939, and had a son, the aforementioned Milton Jr.. From his sports career we can be sure of his height (5'11"), his chest size (52") and waist (42"). We can also be certain of his close, presumed to be platonic, friendship with British sex siren Mary Millington in the 70's, since there is plenty of photographic evidence to support it and he has his own entry on the website dedicated to Millington. Additionally we can be certain that he did not die in 1982, as some would have us believe, and did return to live in India, where it is believed he still had family and he was certainly still alive in 1986 when he made his last known film. Aside from that most of the information about him seems to be mostly speculative and so should be treated with caution. I would recommend taking a look at the two links below, plus the mini-bio on IMDb, and put together the jigsaw puzzle of Milton's life as best possible.

The life, career and disappearance of Milton Reid
Milton & Mary - The Odd Couple

FILMOGRAPHY

1944

The Way Ahead (uncredited) .... Sergeant (uncertain identification)

1958
Blood of the Vampire (credited as Milton Reed) .... Executioner
The Camp on Blood Island (uncredited) .... Japanese executioner
Undercover Girl (credited) .... Mac

1959
Ferry to Hong Kong (credited) .... Yen

1960
Swiss Family Robinson (credited) .... Big Pirate
Visa to Canton (uncredited) .... Security guard

1961
Le meraviglie di Aladino (credited) .... Omar
Sir Francis Drake (TV series, appearing in 15 episodes) (credited in 13 episodes) .... Diego
The Terror of the Tongs (uncredited) .... Chung King's bodyguard

1962
Captain Clegg (credited) .... Mulatto
Dr. No (uncredited) .... Dr. No's guard

1963
55 Days at Peking (uncredited) .... Boxer
Il crollo di Roma (uncredited) .... Champion gladiator
Panic (credited) .... Dan

1964
Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori (uncredited) .... Chimbro

1965
Agente Z 55 missione disperata (credited as Milton Reed) .... Togo

1967
Berserk (credited) .... Strong man
Casino Royale (uncredited) .... Temple guard
Deadlier than the Male (credited) .... Chang
I Spy (TV series, season 3, episode 11 -Oedipus at Colonus) (credited) .... Abdal Rahman

1968
Great Catherine (uncredited) .... Man in Royal Palace
Theatre 625 (TV series, season 5, episode 20 -The Fanatics) (uncredited) .... Executioner
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (uncredited) .... Strongman (released 1996)

1969
Target: Harry (credited) .... Kemal
The Assassination Bureau (uncredited) .... Human cannonball
The Best House in London (uncredited) .... Henchman

1970
Adsiz cengaver (uncredited) .... Dev
Department S (TV series, season 2, episode 15 - Spencer Bodily Is Sixty Years Old) (credited) .... Arab
Rekvijem (credited) .... Guard collecting bodies

1971
Carry On Henry (uncredited) .... Executioner
Get Away with Cliff (TV special) (credited) .... Follower
Jason King (TV series, season 1, episode 7 - To Russia with... Panache) (credited) .... Janis
The Blood on Satan's Claw (uncredited) .... Mute dog handler
The Goodies (TV series, season 2, episode 7 - Kitten Kong) (uncredited) .... Man attracted by Butch tobacco
The Horseman (uncredited) .... Aqqul

1972
Au Pair Girls (credited) .... The guard
Blinky's Spy Spotter (credited) .... East
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (credited) .... Cheng

1973
Whoops Baghdad! (TV series, season 1, episode 6 - The Caliph's New Concubine) (credited) .... Randy hairdresser

1975
The Return of the Pink Panther (credited) .... Japanese restaurant owner

1977
Adventures of a Private Eye (credited) .... Bodyguard
Come Play with Me (credited) .... Tough
No.1 of the Secret Service (credited) .... Eye Patch
The People That Time Forgot (credited) .... Sabbala
The Spy Who Loved Me (credited) .... Sandor

1978
Terror (credited) .... Club bouncer
What's Up Superdoc? (credited) .... Louie

1979
Arabian Adventure (credited) .... Jinnee
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (credited) .... Eddie
Queen of the Blues (credited) .... Ricky

1982
West Country Tales (TV series, season 1, episode 6 - The Beast) (credited as Milton Gaylord Reid) .... The Beast

1985
Mard (uncredited) .... Prison camp overseer

1986
Kala Dhanda Goray Log (credited) .... Sattey Kappu

Additional credits

A Stitch in Time (1963) feature film, seen in a poster image
St. Bruno tobacco (late 60's or early 70's) TV commercial
Arabian Nights (1979) Hardcore stag film
Schoolgirl Holiday (1979) Hardcore stag film
Bustman's Holiday (1979) Softcore stag film
The Spy Who Loved Me: 007 in Egypt (2006) Documentary
Respectable - The Mary Millington Story (2015) Theatrically-released documentary

More Milton!

There are a number of further appearances listed online, mostly in British television shows. Given that the British, and in particular the BBC, tended to wipe their old shows in the 60's and early 70's, it is probable that many of these shows may no longer exist.

Glencannon (1959) TV series, season 1, episode 14: The Masked Monster
Aladdin (1960) TV movie, as Slave of the Lamp
Zero One (1963) TV series, season 1, episode 13: Deadly Angels, as Chang
Bootsie and Smudge (1963) TV series, season 3, episode 24: Get Him to the Church
Z Cars (1963) TV series, season 2, episode 40: Come on the Lads, as Gym instructor
Espionage (1963) TV series, season 1, episode 7: The Dragon Slayer, as Big pedestrian
Festival (1964) TV series, season 1, episode 25: Justin Thyme, as Big's chief henchman
The Mini-Affair (1967) as Fisherman
Virgin of the Secret Service (1968) TV series, season 1, episode 13: Wings Over Glencraig, as Taro
Christ Recrucified (1969) TV mini-series, episodes 2 & 3, as Hussein
Dombey and Son (1969) TV series, season 1, episode 7: The Second Mrs. Dombey, as The Game Chicken
The World of Beachcomber (1969) TV series, season 2, episode 5
Hassan (1969) TV movie, as Masrur
Frost on Sunday (1970) TV series, season 2, episode 7
Play for Today (1971) TV series, season 2, episode 8: Pal, as Contact man
Aladdin (1971) TV movie, as The Slave
Sez Les (1971) TV series, season 5, episode 1
The Des O'Connor Show (1971) TV series, 04/09/71 episode
Whodunnit? (1978) TV series, season 6, episode 9: Instant Coffee, as Abdul
The Losers (1978) TV series, season 1, episode 2: The Naming of Parts, as The Thing from Catford
Cannon and Ball (1979) TV series, season 1, episode 5
World of Sport (various years) Milton appeared as a wrestler on this British sports show on a number of occasions

Milton is missing!

There always has to be one!

Telephone (1985) - Credited on IMDb with no role given. There is an actor in the film who, from a distance, bears a strong resemblance to Milton, but when seen in close-up is clearly a younger actor

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 13:00

The Way Ahead (1944) as Sergeant. This British wartime propaganda film is mentioned in Jim Marshall's mini-bio on IMDb with no role given, though it does not appear in his filmography there. Since the film utilises actual British soldiers as extras and since Milton was serving in the military at the time then I suppose his appearance could be quite possible. I have looked through the film and the only likely-looking candidate I saw is the actor here, but the print I watched was poor quality so most actors who were not seen in close-up are impossible to identify. Mark this as an uncertain identification.

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 13:48

Undercover Girl (1958) credited, as Mac. Milton has hair!

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 13:52

The Camp on Blood Island (1958) as Japanese executioner

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 13:56

Blood of the Vampire (1958) credited as Milton Reed, as Executioner in the pre-credit sequence

Images upgraded

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 14:05

Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) credited, as Yen

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 14:10

Swiss Family Robinson (1960) credited, as Big Pirate

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 14:14

Visa to Canton (1960) as Security guard

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 14:22

The Terror of the Tongs (1961) as Chung King's bodyguard

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 30/11/2019, 14:31

Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961) credited, as Omar.

This title has been announced for a (long overdue) blu-ray release in early 2020, so with any luck a beautiful image upgrade will be forthcoming!