Milton Reid
clifton james
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hi everybody, i am really interested in finding out about milton reid who was a henchman in dr.no and was sandor in the spy who loved me, i am also trying to find autographs of him, i know bondcollectibles has two from him but i just can't afford them, can anyone help me?
thanks john
thanks john
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717374/
www.allstarautographs.co.uk - Autographs, Private Signings & Events
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I have come across a good US website "Movies Unlimited" and have obtained some otherwise unavailable films starring Milton.
I understand he was also a professional wrestler although I do not know what name he wrestled under.
Do you know of any sites with good quality photos?
Like Strode , Milton Reid was once a professional wrestler with a powerful physique and also shaved his head bald.
Both played similar roles playing different ethnicities including chinese but Woody Strode obviously got more in the acting mode.
Milton Reid was an unusual actor , very menacing looking at times.
He had that look that he could crush you in an instant.
In the Curt Jurgens film "Ferry To Hong Kong" When playing Mr Yen the partner in crime of Johnny ? played by Roy Chiao , he was the original mean dude , the best moment in the film is when you hear the footsteps come up the gang way onto the ferry and Ried appears.
He looked very convincing as an Asian and even though there was some make up to make him look more Asian for the part , I always wondered what his ethnic background was.
Was he mixed race ?
He had more than 100 credits
From memory I can recall a few roles that Milton Reid played.
He was in
* The Spy Who Loved Me (Sandor)
* Dr No - ( Guard ? )
* Casino Royale - ( Guard ? )
* Blood On Satans Claw (Dog Handler)
* Ferry To Hong Kong (Yen , (Johnny ?'Played by Roy Chiao') partner in crime.)
* Confessions Of A Pop Performer (Heavy)
* Circus Of Death (Circus Strongman)
* Target Harry (Henchman)
* 55 Days At Peking (Boxer ?)
* Night Creatures (Mulatto)
* Swiss Family Robinson ? (Pirate)
* Dr Phibes (Which one ?) (Guard / Servant)
and many more and some Hammer films.
Also appeared in an episode or two of Jason King.
More than likely The Avengers and others similar.
I have a feeling that he may also have appeared in Dr Who at some time in the sixties.
He was also in the released or unreleased film Rock n Roll Circus .
In the book of the film there is a picture of him sitting with The Rolling Stones .
Possiby next to Mick Jagger.
I think that Milton Reid , Woody Strode and a couple of others were the Prototype of the modern physical movie tough guy.
And in real life !
I suppose that I had a memory for actors that I liked watching.
Even though I saw the Swiss Family Robinson film first , I remembered Milton Reid mostly for his role as Johnny Sing-Up's partner in Ferry To Hong Kong.
Even though Miltion Reid's carachter "Yen" sort of fades and has a nasty end , the impact in the beginning is great.
Certainly one Menacing guy .
Anyway I saw a picture of Milton Reid fighting with Roger Moore in Australasian Fighting Arts magazine in the late 70's or Early 80's , and that reminded me at the time that he was still around.
Then of course I saw him from time to time in various movies.
Milton Reid is ... well was the kind of guy that you would easily recognise.
Bald head very strong shoulders and stocky powerful physique.
What I didn't know though was that he was born in India.
Possibly he may be Anglio-Indian then.
I always thought that he may have been Eurasian.
I would like to know more on him.
He is a bit obscure , by the way a few years before he died Woody Strode co wrote his Biography "Goal Dust" with Sam Young.
Interesting to discover along with the common knowledge that Strode had Native American blood as well as African American , that he married a Hawaiian princess.
Also his transition from Football to Pro Wrestling to acting.
Well Milton Reid doesn't seem to have anything written about him in book form.
But I would say that his story could be just as interesting s that of Woody Strode.
Ayway a classic menace of a James Bond Villain.
I remember the St Bruno Pipe Tobacco ads in the 70s. Behind the guy being chased by the women, there was always a squat, bald heavy. I think this was Milton but cannot find any reference to this anywhere.
He played the ultimate menacing thug; certainly not someone to mess with.
http://www.bondcollectibles.de/catalogue/products.php?product=4244
As you quite rightly pointed out, they are highly expensive. But it's unlikely you'll find autographs anywhere else.
I have him but only on an Index Card.
I'm after Adolfo Celi's but his autograph is extortionate, around £400 - £690. Ouch!
It's a nice letter he's written too, and the photo is nice also (makes a change from the Bond shots.)
Yourself, Mark, Alex (BondCollectibles) and Laurence (who has since 'retired' from collecting) - have amazing collections! How many signatures do you have in your collection?
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