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