Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

1874-10-02 Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA Male 177 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-10-02

Place of Birth

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

Known Credits

177

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Charles B. Middleton, Charlie Middleton, Chas. Middleton, Charles Middletown, Charles Brown Middleton

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Movie Credits

Gone with the Wind

1939

Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)

Sergeant York

1941

Mountaineer (uncredited)

Jezebel

1938

Officer (uncredited)

The Killers

1946

Farmer (uncredited)

Batman

1943

Ken Colton

Western Union

1941

Stagecoach Rider

Belle Starr

1941

Carpetbagger

Duck Soup

1933

Prosecutor

Special Agent

1935

State Police Commander (uncredited)

Captain Fury

1939

Mergon

Jesse James

1939

Doctor

Stand-In

1937

Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln

Frisco Kid

1935

Speaker (uncredited)

Rose of the Rancho

1936

Horse Doctor (uncredited)

Slave Ship

1937

Slave Dealer

Red Morning

1934

Stanchon

The Flying Deuces

1939

Commandant

Flash Gordon

1936

Ming the Merciless

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Wrecker (uncredited)

Virginia City

1940

Jefferson Davis

White Woman

1933

Fenton

Gunfighters

1947

Sheriff #1 (uncredited)

Blackmail

1939

Southern Deputy (uncredited)

The Good Earth

1937

Banker (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Gentry

Welcome Danger

1929

John Thorne / The Dragon

The Sea of Grass

1947

Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Joaquin Murrieta

1938

Politician (uncredited)

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Station West

1948

Sheriff

Silver Dollar

1932

Jenkins

Disgraced!

1933

District Attorney

Lone Cowboy

1933

U.S. Marshal

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

Alec Martin

Wyoming Outlaw

1939

Luke Parker

Crazy House

1943

Sheriff

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932

Police Capt. Slade

Kentucky

1938

Southerner

The Miracle Woman

1931

Simpson

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

1973

Self (archive footage)

Show Boat

1936

Sheriff Ike Vallon

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

Warden (uncredited)

Welcome Stranger

1947

Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)

The Ruling Voice

1931

Board Member (uncredited)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

(archive footage)

Safe in Hell

1931

Lawyer Jones

David Harum

1934

Deacon

Ramona

1936

American Settler (uncredited)

Hell's Highway

1932

Matthew the Hermit

Allegheny Uprising

1939

Dr. Stoke

Brigham Young

1940

Mob Member

The World Changes

1933

Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)

Rockabye

1932

District Attorney (uncredited)

The Bowery

1933

Detective (uncredited)

Reckless

1935

District Attorney (uncredited)

An American Tragedy

1931

Attorney Reuben Jephson

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

Welfare Association Officer

The Black Raven

1943

Sheriff

The Boy from Mercury

1996

Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)

Murder at the Vanities

1934

Homer Boothby

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948

Townsman (uncredited)

The Road Is Open Again

1933

Abraham Lincoln

Wedding Present

1936

Turnbull

Caught Plastered

1931

Sheriff Flint

Oklahoma Outlaws

1943

Judge Ringle

The Three Musketeers

1933

El Shaitan (voice)

Doctor Bull

1933

Mr. Upjohn

Flaming Frontiers

1938

Ace Daggett

One Against the World

1939

Mr. Crumley (uncredited)

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

Fleety Belle's Father

Career Woman

1936

Matt Clay

The Texas Rangers

1936

Lawyer (uncredited)

Wild Geese Calling

1941

Doctor Jed Sloan

Behold My Wife!

1934

Juan Storm Cloud

Road Gang

1936

Grayson

Broadway Bill

1934

Veterinarian (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Tom Lincoln

The Town Went Wild

1944

Sam, Midvale District Attorney

Palmy Days

1931

Yolando

Beau Hunks

1931

Commandant

Spook Busters

1946

Mr. Stiles

Black Arrow

1944

Tom Whitney

Spook Louder

1943

Graves' Valet

Song of the Saddle

1936

Phineas P. Hook

A House Divided

1931

Minister

Wagon Wheels West

1943

Phineas Hook

Hop-a-long Cassidy

1935

Buck Peters

Shooting High

1940

Hod Carson

Northwest Trail

1945

Pierre

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Jeremiah Walters

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Claim Jumping Leader

Mars Attacks the World

1938

Ming the Merciless

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

1948

Mr. Burton, an Attorney

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)

Jailbreak

1936

Dan Stone

The Decision of Christopher Blake

1948

President in Dream (uncredited)

The Pretender

1947

William the butler

Empty Saddles

1936

Cim White

Cowboys from Texas

1939

Kansas Jones

The Devil's Cabaret

1930

Mr. Satan (uncredited)

This Day and Age

1933

District Attorney

Rocket Ship

1938

Emperor Ming

Sunset Pass

1933

Williams

Pick-up

1933

Mr. Brewster

Way Out West

1930

Buck Rankin

Here Comes Trouble

1948

Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. Skitch

1933

Joe

Sob Sister

1931

City Editor Baker

In Spite of Danger

1935

Mr. Merritt

Rangers of Fortune

1940

Water Thug

Stick to Your Guns

1941

Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner

The Man Without a Country

1937

President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Women in Hiding

1940

Alice's Father (uncredited)

The Last Bandit

1949

Blindfolded Circuit Rider

Jungle Man

1941

Rev. James 'Jim' Graham

Tomorrow at Seven

1933

Jerry Simons

High Pressure

1932

Mr. Banks

How DOooo You Do

1945

Sheriff Hayworth

Spaceship to the Unknown

1966

Ming the Merciless (archive footage)

Beau Bandit

1930

Lucius J. Perkins

Island of Doomed Men

1940

Captain Cort

A Son Comes Home

1936

Prosecutor

The Fixer Uppers

1935

Pierre Gustave

Two Gun Law

1937

Wolf Larson

Dick Tracy Returns

1938

Pa Stark

Mystery Ranch

1932

Henry Steele

The Last Round-up

1934

Sheriff

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

1937

Gene Autry Sr.

Manhattan Parade

1931

Sheriff Casey

We're on the Jury

1937

Mr. Martin

Eyes of the Navy

1940

Farmer (uncredited)

The Hatchet Man

1932

Lip Hop Fat

Big Executive

1933

Sheriff

The Desert Hawk

1944

Koda Bey

Sunset of Power

1936

Neil Brannum

At Twelve Midnight

1933

Roger Thurston

The Phantom President

1932

Abe Lincoln (uncredited)

Massacre

1934

Sheriff Scatters

The Bellamy Trial

1929

District Attorney

Strangler of the Swamp

1946

Ferryman Douglas

Men of San Quentin

1942

Saunderson

Hollywood and Vine

1945

Attorney

$1,000 a Touchdown

1939

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Perils of Nyoka

1942

Cassib

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

Commandant

East Is West

1930

Dr. Fredericks

Square Shooter

1935

Miller

Breach of Promise

1932

Joe Pugmire

Purple Death from Outer Space

1966

Ming the Merciless

Too Busy to Work

1932

Chief of Police

Hollywood Cowboy

1937

'Doc' Kramer

The Farmer's Daughter

1928

Hiram Flint

Whom the Gods Destroy

1934

Constable Malcolm (uncredited)

When Strangers Meet

1934

John Tarman

Ships of Hate

1931

Captain Lash

The Far Call

1929

Kris Larsen

Peril from the Planet Mongo

1966

Ming the Merciless

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1939

Lars Olsen

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