Charles Middleton
Known for Acting · 177 credits
- Born
- 1874-10-02
- Died
- 1949-04-22
- Place of birth
- Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Charles B. Middleton · Charlie Middleton · Chas. Middleton · Charles Middletown · Charles Brown 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
Movies (177)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jezebel
1938
as Officer (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Leader
High Pressure
1932
as Mr. Banks
Beau Hunks
1931
as Commandant
White Woman
1933
as Fenton
Silver Dollar
1932
as Jenkins
Sunset Pass
1933
as Williams
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Tyros
Stand-In
1937
as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Massacre
1934
as Sheriff Scatters
Crazy House
1943
as Sheriff
Career Woman
1936
as Matt Clay
Caught Plastered
1931
as Sheriff Flint
Oklahoma Outlaws
1943
as Judge Ringle
The Killers
1946
as Farmer (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Doctor
Frisco Kid
1935
as Speaker (uncredited)
Big Executive
1933
as Sheriff
Empty Saddles
1936
as Cim White
Joaquin Murrieta
1938
as Politician (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Commandant
Disgraced!
1933
as District Attorney
Batman
1943
as Ken Colton
Duck Soup
1933
as Prosecutor
Blackmail
1939
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Jailbreak
1936
as Dan Stone
Flash Gordon
1936
as Ming the Merciless
Special Agent
1935
as State Police Commander (uncredited)
Western Union
1941
as Stagecoach Rider
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Station West
1948
as Sheriff
Virginia City
1940
as Jefferson Davis
Gunfighters
1947
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
The Ruling Voice
1931
as Board Member (uncredited)
Welcome Danger
1929
as John Thorne / The Dragon
Captain Fury
1939
as Mergon
Kentucky
1938
as Southerner
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Wrecker (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Slave Ship
1937
as Slave Dealer
The Good Earth
1937
as Banker (uncredited)
Belle Starr
1941
as Carpetbagger
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Gentry
Destination Unknown
1933
as Turk
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
as Curator
Behold My Wife!
1934
as Juan Storm Cloud
Rockabye
1932
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Allegheny Uprising
1939
as Dr. Stoke
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Blacksmith
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Alec Martin
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Ramona
1936
as American Settler (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
The Miracle Woman
1931
as Simpson
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Welfare Association Officer
The Miracle Rider
1935
as Zaroff
Wild Geese Calling
1941
as Doctor Jed Sloan
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Police Capt. Slade
Reckless
1935
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1933
as El Shaitan (voice)
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Warden (uncredited)
Red Morning
1934
as Stanchon
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
as Mr. Jensen
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
as Emperor Ming
The Black Raven
1943
as Sheriff
Wagon Wheels West
1943
as Phineas Hook
The Road Is Open Again
1933
as Abraham Lincoln
David Harum
1934
as Deacon
Doctor Bull
1933
as Mr. Upjohn
Brigham Young
1940
as Mob Member
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as 39013
Spook Louder
1943
as Graves' Valet
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Claim Jumping Leader
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
as Luke Parker
Lone Cowboy
1933
as U.S. Marshal
Mars Attacks the World
1938
as Ming the Merciless
Beau Bandit
1930
as Lucius J. Perkins
Show Boat
1936
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
An American Tragedy
1931
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
The World Changes
1933
as Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
Rocket Ship
1938
as Emperor Ming
Wedding Present
1936
as Turnbull
Safe in Hell
1931
as Lawyer Jones
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Emperor Ming
The Bowery
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
The Boy from Mercury
1996
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
as Self (archive footage)
The Pretender
1947
as William the butler
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Jeremiah Walters
This Day and Age
1933
as District Attorney
Palmy Days
1931
as Yolando
Broadway Bill
1934
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
as Jerry Simons
Pick-up
1933
as Mr. Brewster
Too Busy to Work
1932
as Chief of Police
Flaming Frontiers
1938
as Ace Daggett
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Lacey
Hell's Highway
1932
as Matthew the Hermit
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Fleety Belle's Father
Shooting High
1940
as Hod Carson
The Texas Rangers
1936
as Lawyer (uncredited)
The Last Bandit
1949
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Homer Boothby
One Against the World
1939
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
Road Gang
1936
as Grayson
The Devil's Cabaret
1930
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
1948
Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Attorney
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Tom Lincoln
Black Arrow
1944
as Tom Whitney
Way Out West
1930
as Buck Rankin
Sunset of Power
1936
as Neil Brannum
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
as Buck Peters
Sob Sister
1931
as City Editor Baker
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
About Charles Middleton
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. With 177 credits spanning from 1928 to 1996, Charles Middleton has appeared in 177 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Middleton Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Mountaineer (uncredited)
- Jezebel (1938) — as Officer (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Leader
- High Pressure (1932) — as Mr. Banks
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