Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 2, 1874
Place of Birth:
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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Charles Middleton
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) |
| 1982 | Dance of the Cookoos | Commandant |
| 1973 | A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1966 | Purple Death from Outer Space | Ming the Merciless |
| 1966 | Spaceship to the Unknown | Ming the Merciless (archive footage) |
| 1949 | The Last Bandit | Blindfolded Circuit Rider |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa | |
| 1948 | Station West | Sheriff |
| 1948 | Here Comes Trouble | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Wrecker (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Decision of Christopher Blake | President in Dream (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Mr. Burton, an Attorney |
| 1947 | The Pretender | William the butler |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Farmer Pinkett (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Gunfighters | Sheriff #1 (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Strangler of the Swamp | Ferryman Douglas |
| 1946 | Spook Busters | Mr. Stiles |
| 1946 | The Killers | Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Northwest Trail | Pierre |
| 1945 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | Mr. Jensen |
| 1945 | How DOooo You Do | Sheriff Hayworth |
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine | Attorney |
| 1944 | The Town Went Wild | Sam, Midvale District Attorney |
| 1944 | Black Arrow | Tom Whitney |
| 1944 | The Desert Hawk | Koda Bey |
| 1943 | Boobs in the Night | |
| 1943 | The Black Raven | Sheriff |
| 1943 | Spook Louder | Graves' Valet |
| 1943 | Wagon Wheels West | Phineas Hook |
| 1943 | Oklahoma Outlaws | Judge Ringle |
| 1943 | Batman | Ken Colton |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Sheriff |
| 1942 | Perils of Nyoka | Cassib |
| 1942 | Men of San Quentin | Saunderson |
| 1942 | The Mystery of Marie Roget | Curator |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Claim Jumping Leader |
| 1941 | Belle Starr | Carpetbagger |
| 1941 | Wild Geese Calling | Doctor Jed Sloan |
| 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hills | Blacksmith (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Jungle Man | Rev. James 'Jim' Graham |
| 1941 | Stick to Your Guns | Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Mountaineer (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Western Union | Stagecoach Rider |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Leader |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Gentry |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Tom Lincoln |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Jeremiah Walters |
| 1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Emperor Ming |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Hod Carson |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Jefferson Davis |
| 1940 | Women in Hiding | Alice's Father (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Rangers of Fortune | Water Thug |
| 1940 | Eyes of the Navy | Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Mob Member |
| 1940 | Island of Doomed Men | Captain Cort |
| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie | Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Flying Deuces | Commandant |
| 1939 | Cowboys from Texas | Kansas Jones |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | 39013 |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Doctor |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Alec Martin |
| 1939 | Allegheny Uprising | Dr. Stoke |
| 1939 | Way Down South | Cass |
| 1939 | Wyoming Outlaw | Luke Parker |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blackmail | Southern Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Lars Olsen |
| 1939 | Captain Fury | Mergon |
| 1939 | $1,000 a Touchdown | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| 1939 | One Against the World | Mr. Crumley (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Strange Case of Dr. Meade | Lacey |
| 1938 | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Emperor Ming |
| 1938 | Dick Tracy Returns | Pa Stark |
| 1938 | Flaming Frontiers | Ace Daggett |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Southerner |
| 1938 | Rocket Ship | Emperor Ming |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Mars Attacks the World | Ming the Merciless |
| 1938 | Joaquin Murrieta | Politician (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars | Ming the Merciless |
| 1937 | The Good Earth | Banker (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Stand-In | Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln |
| 1937 | Hollywood Cowboy | 'Doc' Kramer |
| 1937 | We're on the Jury | Mr. Martin |
| 1937 | Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge | Gene Autry Sr. |
| 1937 | Slave Ship | Slave Dealer |
| 1937 | Two Gun Law | Wolf Larson |
| 1937 | The Man Without a Country | President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Last Train from Madrid | Warden (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Flash Gordon | Ming the Merciless |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Sheriff Ike Vallon |
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Blacksmith |
| 1936 | Ramona | American Settler (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Song of the Saddle | Phineas P. Hook |
| 1936 | Road Gang | Grayson |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Empty Saddles | Cim White |
| 1936 | Sunset of Power | Neil Brannum |
| 1936 | A Son Comes Home | Prosecutor |
| 1936 | Rose of the Rancho | Horse Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Jailbreak | Dan Stone |
| 1936 | Wedding Present | Turnbull |
| 1936 | Career Woman | Matt Clay |
| 1935 | The Fixer Uppers | Pierre Gustave |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid | Speaker (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Miracle Rider | Zaroff |
| 1935 | Reckless | District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Hop-a-long Cassidy | Buck Peters |
| 1935 | Square Shooter | Miller |
| 1935 | Special Agent | State Police Commander (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend | Fleety Belle's Father |
| 1935 | In Spite of Danger | Mr. Merritt |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities | Homer Boothby |
| 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mr. Bagby |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Veterinarian (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Massacre | Sheriff Scatters |
| 1934 | The Last Round-up | Sheriff |
| 1934 | David Harum | Deacon |
| 1934 | Red Morning | Stanchon |
| 1934 | Whom the Gods Destroy | Constable Malcolm (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Behold My Wife! | Juan Storm Cloud |
| 1933 | Duck Soup | Prosecutor |
| 1933 | Lone Cowboy | U.S. Marshal |
| 1933 | This Day and Age | District Attorney |
| 1933 | Destination Unknown | Turk |
| 1933 | Tomorrow at Seven | Jerry Simons |
| 1933 | Pick-up | Mr. Brewster |
| 1933 | The Road Is Open Again | Abraham Lincoln |
| 1933 | White Woman | Fenton |
| 1933 | The Three Musketeers | El Shaitan (voice) |
| 1933 | Mr. Skitch | Joe |
| 1933 | Sunset Pass | Williams |
| 1933 | Disgraced! | District Attorney |
| 1933 | At Twelve Midnight | Roger Thurston |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Doctor Bull | Mr. Upjohn |
| 1933 | Big Executive | Sheriff |
| 1932 | High Pressure | Mr. Banks |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross | Tyros |
| 1932 | Hell's Highway | Matthew the Hermit |
| 1932 | Breach of Promise | Joe Pugmire |
| 1932 | The Hatchet Man | Lip Hop Fat |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Police Capt. Slade |
| 1932 | Mystery Ranch | Henry Steele |
| 1932 | Too Busy to Work | Chief of Police |
| 1932 | Rockabye | District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Welfare Association Officer |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Phantom President | Abe Lincoln (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Silver Dollar | Jenkins |
| 1931 | The Miracle Woman | Simpson |
| 1931 | Beau Hunks | Commandant |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | Lawyer Jones |
| 1931 | Caught Plastered | Sheriff Flint |
| 1931 | A House Divided | Minister |
| 1931 | Palmy Days | Yolando |
| 1931 | X Marks the Spot | Kirby |
| 1931 | Manhattan Parade | Sheriff Casey |
| 1931 | A Dangerous Affair | Tupper |
| 1931 | Ships of Hate | Captain Lash |
| 1931 | An American Tragedy | Attorney Reuben Jephson |
| 1931 | The Ruling Voice | Board Member (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Sob Sister | City Editor Baker |
| 1930 | The Devil's Cabaret | Mr. Satan (uncredited) |
| 1930 | East Is West | Dr. Fredericks |
| 1930 | Way Out West | Buck Rankin |
| 1930 | Beau Bandit | Lucius J. Perkins |
| 1929 | Welcome Danger | John Thorne / The Dragon |
| 1929 | The Far Call | Kris Larsen |
| 1929 | The Bellamy Trial | District Attorney |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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