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Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Born: 1874-10-02 • Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

Charles Brown Middleton (October 3, 1874 – April 22, 1949) was an American stage and film actor. During a film career that began at age 46 and lasted almost 30 years, he appeared in nearly 200 films as well as numerous plays. Sometimes credited as Charles B. Middleton, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as the villainous emperor Ming the Merciless in the three Flash Gordon serials made between 1936 and 1940.

Filmography
The Boy from Mercury poster
The Boy from Mercury
1996 • Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s poster
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 • (archive footage)
Dance of the Cookoos poster
Dance of the Cookoos
1982 • Commandant
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' poster
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973 • Self (archive footage)
Peril from the Planet Mongo poster
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966 • Ming the Merciless
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars poster
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966 • Ming the Merciless
Purple Death from Outer Space poster
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966 • Ming the Merciless
Spaceship to the Unknown poster
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966 • Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
The Last Bandit poster
The Last Bandit
1949 • Blindfolded Circuit Rider
The Decision of Christopher Blake poster
The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948 • President in Dream (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court poster
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948 • Mr. Burton, an Attorney
Station West poster
Station West
1948 • Sheriff
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' poster
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948 • Townsman (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 • Wrecker (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble poster
Here Comes Trouble
1948 • Reporter (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa poster
My Girl Tisa
1948
The Pretender poster
The Pretender
1947 • William the butler
Gunfighters poster
Gunfighters
1947 • Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger poster
Welcome Stranger
1947 • Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass poster
The Sea of Grass
1947 • Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
The Killers poster
The Killers
1946 • Farmer (uncredited)
Spook Busters poster
Spook Busters
1946 • Mr. Stiles
Strangler of the Swamp poster
Strangler of the Swamp
1946 • Ferryman Douglas
How DOooo You Do poster
How DOooo You Do
1945 • Sheriff Hayworth
Northwest Trail poster
Northwest Trail
1945 • Pierre
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes poster
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945 • Mr. Jensen
Hollywood and Vine poster
Hollywood and Vine
1945 • Attorney
The Town Went Wild poster
The Town Went Wild
1944 • Sam, Midvale District Attorney
The Desert Hawk poster
The Desert Hawk
1944 • Koda Bey
Black Arrow poster
Black Arrow
1944 • Tom Whitney
Wagon Wheels West poster
Wagon Wheels West
1943 • Phineas Hook
Crazy House poster
Crazy House
1943 • Sheriff
Oklahoma Outlaws poster
Oklahoma Outlaws
1943 • Judge Ringle
Batman poster
Batman
1943 • Ken Colton
Boobs in the Night poster
Boobs in the Night
1943
The Black Raven poster
The Black Raven
1943 • Sheriff
Spook Louder poster
Spook Louder
1943 • Graves' Valet
Perils of Nyoka poster
Perils of Nyoka
1942 • Cassib
Men of San Quentin poster
Men of San Quentin
1942 • Saunderson
The Mystery of Marie Roget poster
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942 • Curator
Wild Bill Hickok Rides poster
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 • Claim Jumping Leader
Sergeant York poster
Sergeant York
1941 • Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jungle Man poster
Jungle Man
1941 • Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
Stick to Your Guns poster
Stick to Your Guns
1941 • Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
Belle Starr poster
Belle Starr
1941 • Carpetbagger
Wild Geese Calling poster
Wild Geese Calling
1941 • Doctor Jed Sloan
The Shepherd of the Hills poster
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941 • Blacksmith (uncredited)
Western Union poster
Western Union
1941 • Stagecoach Rider
Santa Fe Trail poster
Santa Fe Trail
1940 • Gentry
Eyes of the Navy poster
Eyes of the Navy
1940 • Farmer (uncredited)
Rangers of Fortune poster
Rangers of Fortune
1940 • Water Thug
Brigham Young poster
Brigham Young
1940 • Mob Member
Gold Rush Maisie poster
Gold Rush Maisie
1940 • Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
Women in Hiding poster
Women in Hiding
1940 • Alice's Father (uncredited)
Island of Doomed Men poster
Island of Doomed Men
1940 • Captain Cort
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise poster
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940 • Jeremiah Walters
Shooting High poster
Shooting High
1940 • Hod Carson
Virginia City poster
Virginia City
1940 • Jefferson Davis
The Grapes of Wrath poster
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 • Leader
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe poster
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 • Emperor Ming
Abe Lincoln in Illinois poster
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 • Tom Lincoln
No Image
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1939 • Lars Olsen
Gone with the Wind poster
Gone with the Wind
1939 • Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Cowboys from Texas poster
Cowboys from Texas
1939 • Kansas Jones
Allegheny Uprising poster
Allegheny Uprising
1939 • Dr. Stoke
The Flying Deuces poster
The Flying Deuces
1939 • Commandant
$1,000 a Touchdown poster
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939 • Stage Manager (uncredited)
Blackmail poster
Blackmail
1939 • Southern Deputy (uncredited)
One Against the World poster
One Against the World
1939 • Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
Way Down South poster
Way Down South
1939 • Cass
Wyoming Outlaw poster
Wyoming Outlaw
1939 • Luke Parker
Daredevils of the Red Circle poster
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939 • 39013
Captain Fury poster
Captain Fury
1939 • Mergon
The Oklahoma Kid poster
The Oklahoma Kid
1939 • Alec Martin
Jesse James poster
Jesse James
1939 • Doctor
Kentucky poster
Kentucky
1938 • Southerner
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade poster
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938 • Lacey
Mars Attacks the World poster
Mars Attacks the World
1938 • Ming the Merciless
Dick Tracy Returns poster
Dick Tracy Returns
1938 • Pa Stark
Flaming Frontiers poster
Flaming Frontiers
1938 • Ace Daggett
Joaquin Murrieta poster
Joaquin Murrieta
1938 • Politician (uncredited)
Jezebel poster
Jezebel
1938 • Officer (uncredited)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars poster
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938 • Emperor Ming
Rocket Ship poster
Rocket Ship
1938 • Emperor Ming
The Man Without a Country poster
The Man Without a Country
1937 • President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Stand-In poster
Stand-In
1937 • Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
The Last Train from Madrid poster
The Last Train from Madrid
1937 • Warden (uncredited)
Slave Ship poster
Slave Ship
1937 • Slave Dealer
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge poster
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937 • Gene Autry Sr.
The Good Earth poster
The Good Earth
1937 • Banker (uncredited)
Hollywood Cowboy poster
Hollywood Cowboy
1937 • 'Doc' Kramer
Two Gun Law poster
Two Gun Law
1937 • Wolf Larson
We're on the Jury poster
We're on the Jury
1937 • Mr. Martin
Empty Saddles poster
Empty Saddles
1936 • Cim White
Career Woman poster
Career Woman
1936 • Matt Clay
Wedding Present poster
Wedding Present
1936 • Turnbull
Ramona poster
Ramona
1936 • American Settler (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers poster
The Texas Rangers
1936 • Lawyer (uncredited)
Jailbreak poster
Jailbreak
1936 • Dan Stone
A Son Comes Home poster
A Son Comes Home
1936 • Prosecutor