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Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Actor · Born 1874-10-02 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Gone with the Wind (1939) — Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
  2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Leader
  3. Duck Soup (1933) — Prosecutor
  4. The Killers (1946) — Farmer (uncredited)
  5. Sergeant York (1941) — Mountaineer (uncredited)
  6. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) — Train Conductor (uncredited)
  7. Jezebel (1938) — Officer (uncredited)
  8. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) — Wrecker (uncredited)
  9. The Flying Deuces (1939) — Commandant
  10. Batman (1943) — Ken Colton
  11. Jesse James (1939) — Doctor
  12. Western Union (1941) — Stagecoach Rider
  13. The Good Earth (1937) — Banker (uncredited)
  14. Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) — Welfare Association Officer
  15. Santa Fe Trail (1940) — Gentry
  16. Beau Hunks (1931) — Commandant
  17. The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) — Blacksmith (uncredited)
  18. The Miracle Woman (1931) — Simpson
  19. The Sign of the Cross (1932) — Tyros
  20. Show Boat (1936) — Sheriff Ike Vallon
  21. Flash Gordon (1936) — Ming the Merciless
  22. Safe in Hell (1931) — Lawyer Jones
  23. The Fixer Uppers (1935) — Pierre Gustave
  24. Virginia City (1940) — Jefferson Davis
  25. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) — Blacksmith
  26. The Oklahoma Kid (1939) — Alec Martin
  27. Allegheny Uprising (1939) — Dr. Stoke
  28. The Sea of Grass (1947) — Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
  29. Station West (1948) — Sheriff
  30. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) — Tom Lincoln
  31. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) — Emperor Ming
  32. Strangler of the Swamp (1946) — Ferryman Douglas
  33. Gunfighters (1947) — Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
  34. Broadway Bill (1934) — Veterinarian (uncredited)
  35. The Texas Rangers (1936) — Lawyer (uncredited)
  36. Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) — Jeremiah Walters
  37. Welcome Danger (1929) — John Thorne / The Dragon
  38. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) — Mr. Jensen
  39. The Black Raven (1943) — Sheriff
  40. Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) — Fleety Belle's Father