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)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Leader
Beau Hunks
1931
as Commandant
Sob Sister
1931
as City Editor Baker
Sergeant York
1941
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jungle Man
1941
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
Batman
1943
as Ken Colton
The Killers
1946
as Farmer (uncredited)
Brigham Young
1940
as Mob Member
Pick-up
1933
as Mr. Brewster
Caught Plastered
1931
as Sheriff Flint
Duck Soup
1933
as Prosecutor
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Belle Starr
1941
as Carpetbagger
Gunfighters
1947
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
1933
as Joe
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Special Agent
1935
as State Police Commander (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Commandant
Jezebel
1938
as Officer (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Doctor
Western Union
1941
as Stagecoach Rider
Behold My Wife!
1934
as Juan Storm Cloud
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Good Earth
1937
as Banker (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Tyros
At Twelve Midnight
1933
as Roger Thurston
Flash Gordon
1936
as Ming the Merciless
Road Gang
1936
as Grayson
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
The Road Is Open Again
1933
as Abraham Lincoln
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Gentry
Empty Saddles
1936
as Cim White
Safe in Hell
1931
as Lawyer Jones
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Wrecker (uncredited)
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
as Buck Peters
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Claim Jumping Leader
Island of Doomed Men
1940
as Captain Cort
Virginia City
1940
as Jefferson Davis
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Alec Martin
Rose of the Rancho
1936
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
1934
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
Women in Hiding
1940
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
The Bowery
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Emperor Ming
The Three Musketeers
1933
as El Shaitan (voice)
A House Divided
1931
as Minister
An American Tragedy
1931
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Fleety Belle's Father
The Farmer's Daughter
1928
as Hiram Flint
Show Boat
1936
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
as Mr. Jensen
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Welfare Association Officer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Tom Lincoln
Allegheny Uprising
1939
as Dr. Stoke
Palmy Days
1931
as Yolando
Way Down South
1939
as Cass
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
Station West
1948
as Sheriff
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Homer Boothby
Hell's Highway
1932
as Matthew the Hermit
Boobs in the Night
1943
The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
as President in Dream (uncredited)
The Devil's Cabaret
1930
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
Stand-In
1937
as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
1938
as Southerner
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Warden (uncredited)
The Hatchet Man
1932
as Lip Hop Fat
Destination Unknown
1933
as Turk
The Pretender
1947
as William the butler
Ramona
1936
as American Settler (uncredited)
Wedding Present
1936
as Turnbull
Slave Ship
1937
as Slave Dealer
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as Pierre Gustave
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Jeremiah Walters
When Strangers Meet
1934
as John Tarman
Frisco Kid
1935
as Speaker (uncredited)
Eyes of the Navy
1940
as Farmer (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Sheriff
The Boy from Mercury
1996
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
as Ming the Merciless
Doctor Bull
1933
as Mr. Upjohn
This Day and Age
1933
as District Attorney
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
as Ming the Merciless
The Texas Rangers
1936
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels West
1943
as Phineas Hook
Blackmail
1939
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
as Emperor Ming
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Stick to Your Guns
1941
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
The Black Raven
1943
as Sheriff
The Phantom President
1932
as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
as Jerry Simons
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as Mr. Bagby
The Miracle Woman
1931
as Simpson
High Pressure
1932
as Mr. Banks
Reckless
1935
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Blacksmith
Captain Fury
1939
as Mergon
White Woman
1933
as Fenton
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
as Luke Parker
The Man Without a Country
1937
as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
Sunset Pass
1933
as Williams
Northwest Trail
1945
as Pierre
In Spite of Danger
1935
as Mr. Merritt
Spook Louder
1943
as Graves' Valet
Rockabye
1932
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
Career Woman
1936
as Matt Clay
East Is West
1930
as Dr. Fredericks
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Phineas P. Hook
David Harum
1934
as Deacon
Spook Busters
1946
as Mr. Stiles
The Last Bandit
1949
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Attorney
Mars Attacks the World
1938
as Ming the Merciless
Shooting High
1940
as Hod Carson
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)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Leader
- Beau Hunks (1931) — as Commandant
- Sob Sister (1931) — as City Editor Baker
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Mountaineer (uncredited)
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