Wrestler/Actor Milton Reid aka The Mighty Chang

Another story from Dwight. He was overseas with Milton, I think it was India once again. Milton and Dwight went to a club. They were having a drink and could hear a commotion outside. They thought nothing of it until the club manager came over to them and asked them to accompany him. He took them upstairs and out onto a balcony. There was a throng of people chanting "Chang! Chang! Chang!"

Thanks Phil

Can we somehow like the old file with this one?

This could be my memory playing tricks on me, but I seem to recall that Gerry Anderson mentioned that Milton Reid (or one of the characters he played in a film) was the inspiration behind the 1960's Thunderbirds villain, "The Hood".

Oh no you didn't

I saw him on a Paul Lincoln bill at Ryde Town Hall on my native Isle of Wight. His opponent was Dave Larsen. I have no real memories of the bout one way or the other.

On a separate occasion, I saw him walking up Ryde High Street, although I have no idea why he was there.

And I saw him playing Genie of the Lamp in Aladdin at no less a venue that The London Palladium.

I only saw him at the end of his career at the Ritz Potters Bar. I don't remember his opponent but it was pretty poor stuff. Paul Lincoln said he could only last about 4 minutes by then. What he could do was revolve his pectorals and he was a great favourite with children who would ask him to 'Roll your titties Uncle Milt.' One of the stories I heard about his death was that it was following a beating in a prison in India where he was alleged to have been held on a jewel smuggling case. I have no knowledge of whether this was true. Tell us more Phil and bkendo.

We've discussed Milton Reid at length on here previously so there is little point in going over old ground but my abiding memory of him will be with a towel wrapped around him looking forward to a massage from the late Mary Millington in "Come Play With Me" only to be bopped over the head with a frying pan.

Oh, and Cardew Robinson played a Scotsman who became very embarrassed when Mary and her friend Suzy Mandel lifted up his kilt and burst into laughter.

Hi,

Dwight J. Ingleburgh has told us lots of stories at the Blackpool reunion, when he travelled with Milton, mainly when they were together in India. Some very funny and some not so funny.

Cheers and

keep safe

Well you can always learn something.

For one I had not realized his death was such a mystery. Quite a story.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717374/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

And can anyone tell me who the next Mighty Chang was. From the bio it seems to be Crusher Mason.

There's bigger mysteries than if he worked for joint,his disaperance was one.

I watched Milton this week in a programme I didn't realise he appeared in , Sir Francis Drake, being shown on talking pictures . He was one of the crew.

Milton Reid used the name Jungle Boy in the 1950s before he became Mighty Change. Jungle Boy worked first for Joint and then the independents. Assuming they were the same Jungle Boys then he did work for Joint, but not as Chang as far as I can see.

He was indeed the St. Bruno bodyguard! (in the sort of TV ads you couldn't make these days)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVTFDhue6pQ