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