Charles Middleton

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 2, 1874
Day of Death: April 22, 1949 (75 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
1984
1982
1973
1966
1949
1948

Actor
My Girl Tisa

Actor Sheriff
Station West

Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble

Actor Wrecker (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Actor President in Dream (uncredited)
The Decision of Christopher Blake

Actor Townsman (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Actor Mr. Burton, an Attorney
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940

Actor Leader
The Grapes of Wrath

Actor Gentry
Santa Fe Trail

Actor Tom Lincoln
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Actor Jeremiah Walters
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Actor Emperor Ming
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Actor Hod Carson
Shooting High

Actor Jefferson Davis
Virginia City

Actor Alice's Father (uncredited)
Women in Hiding

Actor Water Thug
Rangers of Fortune

Actor Farmer (uncredited)
Eyes of the Navy

Actor Mob Member
Brigham Young

Actor Captain Cort
Island of Doomed Men

Actor Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
1939

Actor Commandant
The Flying Deuces

Actor Kansas Jones
Cowboys from Texas

Actor 39013
Daredevils of the Red Circle

Actor Doctor
Jesse James

Actor Alec Martin
The Oklahoma Kid

Actor Dr. Stoke
Allegheny Uprising

Actor Cass
Way Down South

Actor Luke Parker
Wyoming Outlaw

Actor Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind

Actor Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Blackmail
Actor Lars Olsen
Thou Shalt Not Kill

Actor Mergon
Captain Fury

Actor Stage Manager (uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown

Actor Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
One Against the World
1938

Actor Lacey
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

Actor Emperor Ming
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

Actor Pa Stark
Dick Tracy Returns

Actor Ace Daggett
Flaming Frontiers

Actor Southerner
Kentucky

Actor Emperor Ming
Rocket Ship

Actor Officer (uncredited)
Jezebel

Actor Ming the Merciless
Mars Attacks the World

Actor Politician (uncredited)
Joaquin Murrieta

Actor Ming the Merciless
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1937

Actor Banker (uncredited)
The Good Earth

Actor Actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Stand-In

Actor 'Doc' Kramer
Hollywood Cowboy

Actor Mr. Martin
We're on the Jury

Actor Gene Autry Sr.
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

Actor Slave Dealer
Slave Ship

Actor Wolf Larson
Two Gun Law

Actor President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
1936

Actor Ming the Merciless
Flash Gordon

Actor Sheriff Ike Vallon
Show Boat

Actor Blacksmith
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

Actor American Settler (uncredited)
Ramona

Actor Phineas P. Hook
Song of the Saddle

Actor Grayson
Road Gang

Actor Lawyer (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers

Actor Cim White
Empty Saddles

Actor Neil Brannum
Sunset of Power

Actor Prosecutor
A Son Comes Home

Actor Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Rose of the Rancho

Actor Dan Stone
Jailbreak

Actor Turnbull
Wedding Present

Actor Matt Clay
Career Woman
1935

Actor Pierre Gustave
The Fixer Uppers

Actor Speaker (uncredited)
Frisco Kid

Actor Zaroff
The Miracle Rider

Actor District Attorney (uncredited)
Reckless

Actor Buck Peters
Hop-a-long Cassidy

Actor Miller
Square Shooter

Actor State Police Commander (uncredited)
Special Agent

Actor Fleety Belle's Father
Steamboat Round the Bend

Actor Mr. Merritt
In Spite of Danger
1934

Actor Homer Boothby
Murder at the Vanities

Actor Mr. Bagby
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Actor Veterinarian (uncredited)
Broadway Bill

Actor Sheriff Scatters
Massacre

Actor Sheriff
The Last Round-up

Actor Deacon
David Harum

Actor Stanchon
Red Morning

Actor Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy

Actor Juan Storm Cloud
Behold My Wife!
1933

Actor Prosecutor
Duck Soup

Actor U.S. Marshal
Lone Cowboy

Actor District Attorney
This Day and Age

Actor Turk
Destination Unknown

Actor Jerry Simons
Tomorrow at Seven

Actor Mr. Brewster
Pick-up

Actor Abraham Lincoln
The Road Is Open Again

Actor Fenton
White Woman

Actor El Shaitan (voice)
The Three Musketeers

Actor Joe
Mr. Skitch

Actor Williams
Sunset Pass

Actor District Attorney
Disgraced!

Actor Roger Thurston
At Twelve Midnight

Actor Detective (uncredited)
The Bowery

Actor Mr. Upjohn
Doctor Bull

Actor Sheriff
Big Executive
1932

Actor Mr. Banks
High Pressure

Actor Tyros
The Sign of the Cross

Actor Matthew the Hermit
Hell's Highway
Actor Joe Pugmire
Breach of Promise

Actor Lip Hop Fat
The Hatchet Man

Actor Police Capt. Slade
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

Actor Henry Steele
Mystery Ranch

Actor Chief of Police
Too Busy to Work

Actor District Attorney (uncredited)
Rockabye

Actor Welfare Association Officer
Pack Up Your Troubles

Actor Train Conductor (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Actor Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
The Phantom President

Actor Jenkins
Silver Dollar
1931

Actor Simpson
The Miracle Woman

Actor Commandant
Beau Hunks

Actor Lawyer Jones
Safe in Hell

Actor Sheriff Flint
Caught Plastered

Actor Minister
A House Divided

Actor Yolando
Palmy Days

Actor Kirby
X Marks the Spot

Actor Sheriff Casey
Manhattan Parade

Actor Tupper
A Dangerous Affair

Actor Captain Lash
Ships of Hate

Actor Attorney Reuben Jephson
An American Tragedy

Actor Board Member (uncredited)
The Ruling Voice

Actor City Editor Baker
Sob Sister