Charles Middleton
Born October 2, 1874 · 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.
Notable Appearances
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Jezebel
Duck Soup
Western Union
Jesse James
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
The Sign of the Cross
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Flying Deuces
Santa Fe Trail
Batman
The Sea of Grass
Virginia City
Belle Starr
Allegheny Uprising
Brigham Young
The Good Earth
The Pretender
Murder at the Vanities
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Pack Up Your Troubles
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Gunfighters
Safe in Hell
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Beau Hunks
Station West
The Oklahoma Kid
Flash Gordon
Jungle Man
Empty Saddles
Welcome Stranger
The World Changes
Special Agent
Broadway Bill
This Day and Age
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Show Boat
Pick-up
Palmy Days
Island of Doomed Men
Sob Sister
The Texas Rangers
Frisco Kid
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
The Last Train from Madrid
$1,000 a Touchdown
The Bowery
Mr. Skitch
Steamboat Round the Bend
The Decision of Christopher Blake
The Miracle Woman
An American Tragedy
Whom the Gods Destroy
Rose of the Rancho
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
The Town Went Wild
Here Comes Trouble
Lone Cowboy
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
My Girl Tisa
Road Gang
The Boy from Mercury
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
The Three Musketeers
Slave Ship
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Strangler of the Swamp
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Stick to Your Guns
Crazy House
One Against the World
Kentucky
A House Divided
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Ramona
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Spaceship to the Unknown
Way Down South
How DOooo You Do
Caught Plastered
Captain Fury
Flaming Frontiers
The St. Louis Kid
Song of the Saddle
We're on the Jury
Welcome Danger
The Hatchet Man
Mars Attacks the World
Gold Rush Maisie
Hop-a-long Cassidy
White Woman
The Last Bandit
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Doctor Bull
East Is West
The Ruling Voice
The Farmer's Daughter
Wyoming Outlaw
Blackmail
The Man Without a Country
Rockabye
Reckless
Hell's Highway
Wedding Present
The Black Raven
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Wagon Wheels West
Behold My Wife!
Jailbreak
Mystery Ranch
Too Busy to Work
Stand-In
The Miracle Rider
Eyes of the Navy
Massacre
Career Woman
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
X Marks the Spot
Dick Tracy Returns
The Desert Hawk
In Spite of Danger
Purple Death from Outer Space
Way Out West
Spook Busters
Wild Geese Calling
Perils of Nyoka
High Pressure
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Tomorrow at Seven
The Phantom President
Destination Unknown
A Son Comes Home
Boobs in the Night
Cowboys from Texas
Manhattan Parade
At Twelve Midnight
Dance of the Cookoos
Sunset Pass
Rocket Ship
The Last Round-up
Beau Bandit
Peril from the Planet Mongo
Black Arrow
Disgraced!
David Harum
Hollywood and Vine
Silver Dollar
Rangers of Fortune
Northwest Trail
Oklahoma Outlaws
The Road Is Open Again
The Far Call
Square Shooter
The Fixer Uppers
Women in Hiding
The Devil's Cabaret
A Dangerous Affair
Joaquin Murrieta
Red Morning
Spook Louder
Hollywood Cowboy
Men of San Quentin
Big Executive
Shooting High
When Strangers Meet
The Virginia Judge
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
Sunset of Power
Two Gun Law
