Charles Middleton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1874-10-02
Day of Death
1949-04-22 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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
Acting
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1982)
Dance of the Cookoos
as Commandant
(1973)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self (archive footage)
(1966)
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Ming the Merciless
(1966)
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
(1949)
The Last Bandit
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
(1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Wrecker (uncredited)
(1948)
Station West
as Sheriff
(1948)
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as President in Dream (uncredited)
(1948)
(1948)
Here Comes Trouble
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1948)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
(1948)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
(1947)
Gunfighters
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
(1947)
Welcome Stranger
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
(1947)
The Pretender
as William the butler
(1946)
The Killers
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1946)
Spook Busters
as Mr. Stiles
(1946)
Strangler of the Swamp
as Ferryman Douglas
(1945)
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Mr. Jensen
(1945)
Hollywood and Vine
as Attorney
(1945)
Northwest Trail
as Pierre
(1945)
How DOooo You Do
as Sheriff Hayworth
(1944)
The Town Went Wild
as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
(1944)
Black Arrow
as Tom Whitney
(1944)
The Desert Hawk
as Koda Bey
(1943)
Batman
as Ken Colton
(1943)
The Black Raven
as Sheriff
(1943)
Crazy House
as Sheriff
(1943)
Spook Louder
as Graves' Valet
(1943)
Oklahoma Outlaws
as Judge Ringle
(1943)
(1943)
Wagon Wheels West
as Phineas Hook
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Claim Jumping Leader
(1942)
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Curator
(1942)
Men of San Quentin
as Saunderson
(1942)
Perils of Nyoka
as Cassib
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
(1941)
Western Union
as Stagecoach Rider
(1941)
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
(1941)
Belle Starr
as Carpetbagger
(1941)
Jungle Man
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
(1941)
Stick to Your Guns
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
(1941)
Wild Geese Calling
as Doctor Jed Sloan
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Leader
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Gentry
(1940)
Virginia City
as Jefferson Davis
(1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Emperor Ming
(1940)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Mob Member
(1940)
Island of Doomed Men
as Captain Cort
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Tom Lincoln
(1940)
Shooting High
as Hod Carson
(1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Jeremiah Walters
(1940)
Rangers of Fortune
as Water Thug
(1940)
Women in Hiding
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
(1940)
Eyes of the Navy
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
(1939)
Jesse James
as Doctor
(1939)
The Flying Deuces
as Commandant
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Alec Martin
(1939)
Captain Fury
as Mergon
(1939)
Allegheny Uprising
as Dr. Stoke
(1939)
Blackmail
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
(1939)
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as 39013
(1939)
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1939)
Way Down South
as Cass
(1939)
Wyoming Outlaw
as Luke Parker
(1939)
Cowboys from Texas
as Kansas Jones
(1939)
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Lars Olsen
(1939)
One Against the World
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
(1938)
Jezebel
as Officer (uncredited)
(1938)
Dick Tracy Returns
as Pa Stark
(1938)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Emperor Ming
(1938)
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Lacey
(1938)
Kentucky
as Southerner
(1938)
Mars Attacks the World
as Ming the Merciless
(1938)
Rocket Ship
as Emperor Ming
(1938)
Joaquin Murrieta
as Politician (uncredited)
(1938)
Flaming Frontiers
as Ace Daggett
(1938)
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Ming the Merciless
(1937)
The Good Earth
as Banker (uncredited)
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Warden (uncredited)
(1937)
Stand-In
as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
(1937)
Slave Ship
as Slave Dealer
(1937)
The Man Without a Country
as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
(1937)
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Gene Autry Sr.
(1937)
Hollywood Cowboy
as 'Doc' Kramer
(1937)
We're on the Jury
as Mr. Martin
(1937)
Two Gun Law
as Wolf Larson
(1936)
Flash Gordon
as Ming the Merciless
(1936)
Show Boat
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
(1936)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Blacksmith
(1936)
Ramona
as American Settler (uncredited)
(1936)
Jailbreak
as Dan Stone
(1936)
Wedding Present
as Turnbull
(1936)
Rose of the Rancho
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
(1936)
Sunset of Power
as Neil Brannum
(1936)
The Texas Rangers
as Lawyer (uncredited)
(1936)
Song of the Saddle
as Phineas P. Hook
(1936)
Empty Saddles
as Cim White
(1936)
Career Woman
as Matt Clay
(1936)
A Son Comes Home
as Prosecutor
(1936)
Road Gang
as Grayson
(1935)
Special Agent
as State Police Commander (uncredited)
(1935)
Frisco Kid
as Speaker (uncredited)
(1935)
Reckless
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1935)
The Fixer Uppers
as Pierre Gustave
(1935)
Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Buck Peters
(1935)
Square Shooter
as Miller
(1935)
The Miracle Rider
as Zaroff
(1935)
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle's Father
(1935)
In Spite of Danger
as Mr. Merritt
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
(1934)
David Harum
as Deacon
(1934)
Murder at the Vanities
as Homer Boothby
(1934)
Massacre
as Sheriff Scatters
(1934)
The Last Round-up
as Sheriff
(1934)
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
(1934)
Behold My Wife!
as Juan Storm Cloud
(1934)
Red Morning
as Stanchon
(1934)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mr. Bagby
(1933)
Duck Soup
as Prosecutor
(1933)
The Three Musketeers
as El Shaitan (voice)
(1933)
The Bowery
as Detective (uncredited)
(1933)
Lone Cowboy
as U.S. Marshal
(1933)
Sunset Pass
as Williams
(1933)
Doctor Bull
as Mr. Upjohn
(1933)
Big Executive
as Sheriff
(1933)
Pick-up
as Mr. Brewster
(1933)
Mr. Skitch
as Joe
(1933)
Destination Unknown
as Turk
(1933)
At Twelve Midnight
as Roger Thurston
(1933)
Tomorrow at Seven
as Jerry Simons
(1933)
Disgraced!
as District Attorney
(1933)
This Day and Age
as District Attorney
(1933)
White Woman
as Fenton
(1933)
The Road Is Open Again
as Abraham Lincoln
(1932)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Police Capt. Slade
(1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1932)
The Sign of the Cross
as Tyros
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Welfare Association Officer
(1932)
Hell's Highway
as Matthew the Hermit
(1932)
Rockabye
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1932)
Silver Dollar
as Jenkins
(1932)
High Pressure
as Mr. Banks
(1932)
The Phantom President
as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
(1932)
The Hatchet Man
as Lip Hop Fat
(1932)
Too Busy to Work
as Chief of Police
(1932)
Mystery Ranch
as Henry Steele
(1932)
Breach of Promise
as Joe Pugmire
(1931)
Safe in Hell
as Lawyer Jones
(1931)
The Miracle Woman
as Simpson
(1931)
An American Tragedy
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
(1931)
Manhattan Parade
as Sheriff Casey
(1931)
Palmy Days
as Yolando
(1931)
A House Divided
as Minister
(1931)
The Ruling Voice
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1931)
A Dangerous Affair
as Tupper
(1931)
Beau Hunks
as Commandant
(1931)
Caught Plastered
as Sheriff Flint
(1931)
Sob Sister
as City Editor Baker
(1931)
Ships of Hate
as Captain Lash
(1931)
X Marks the Spot
as Kirby
(1930)
Way Out West
as Buck Rankin
(1930)
The Devil's Cabaret
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
(1930)
Beau Bandit
as Lucius J. Perkins
(1930)
East Is West
as Dr. Fredericks
(1929)
Welcome Danger
as John Thorne / The Dragon
(1929)
The Bellamy Trial
as District Attorney
(1929)
The Far Call
as Kris Larsen