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
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Dance of the Cookoos
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Peril from the Planet Mongo
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
Purple Death from Outer Space
Spaceship to the Unknown
The Last Bandit
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Station West
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Here Comes Trouble
My Girl Tisa
The Pretender
Gunfighters
Welcome Stranger
The Sea of Grass
The Killers
Spook Busters
Strangler of the Swamp
How DOooo You Do
Northwest Trail
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Hollywood and Vine
The Town Went Wild
The Desert Hawk
Black Arrow
Wagon Wheels West
Crazy House
Oklahoma Outlaws
Batman
Boobs in the Night
The Black Raven
Spook Louder
Perils of Nyoka
Men of San Quentin
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Sergeant York
Jungle Man
Stick to Your Guns
Belle Starr
Wild Geese Calling
The Shepherd of the Hills
Western Union
Santa Fe Trail
Eyes of the Navy
Rangers of Fortune
Brigham Young
Gold Rush Maisie
Women in Hiding
Island of Doomed Men
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Shooting High
Virginia City
The Grapes of Wrath
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
No Image
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Gone with the Wind
Cowboys from Texas
Allegheny Uprising
The Flying Deuces
$1,000 a Touchdown
Blackmail
One Against the World
Way Down South
Wyoming Outlaw
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Captain Fury
The Oklahoma Kid
Jesse James
Kentucky
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Mars Attacks the World
Dick Tracy Returns
Flaming Frontiers
Joaquin Murrieta
Jezebel
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Rocket Ship
The Man Without a Country
Stand-In
The Last Train from Madrid
Slave Ship
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
The Good Earth
Hollywood Cowboy
Two Gun Law
We're on the Jury
Empty Saddles
Career Woman
Wedding Present
Ramona
The Texas Rangers
Jailbreak
A Son Comes Home