Charles Middleton
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Charles Middleton

Oct 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.

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Movie1940The Grapes of WrathLeader
Movie1933Duck SoupProsecutor
Movie1940Santa Fe TrailGentry
Movie1936Flash GordonMing the Merciless
Movie1948My Girl Tisa
Movie1947The PretenderWilliam the butler
Movie1944The Town Went WildSam, Midvale District Attorney
Movie1939The Flying DeucesCommandant
Movie1936Show BoatSheriff Ike Vallon
Movie1938The Strange Case of Dr. MeadeLacey
Movie1946Strangler of the SwampFerryman Douglas
Movie1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineBlacksmith
Movie1943Boobs in the Night
Movie1948Station WestSheriff
Movie1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisTom Lincoln
Movie1931The Miracle WomanSimpson
Movie1940Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseJeremiah Walters
Movie1937The Good EarthBanker (uncredited)
Movie1940Flash Gordon Conquers the UniverseEmperor Ming
Movie1932High PressureMr. Banks
Movie1931Beau HunksCommandant
Movie1935The Fixer UppersPierre Gustave
Movie1932The Sign of the CrossTyros
Movie1934Murder at the VanitiesHomer Boothby
Movie1931Safe in HellLawyer Jones
Movie1929Welcome DangerJohn Thorne / The Dragon
Movie1941Belle StarrCarpetbagger
Movie1931Caught PlasteredSheriff Flint
Movie1933Lone CowboyU.S. Marshal
Movie1934Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMr. Bagby
Movie1946Spook BustersMr. Stiles
Movie1934Broadway BillVeterinarian (uncredited)
Movie1932Hell's HighwayMatthew the Hermit
Movie1943The Black RavenSheriff
Movie1930The Devil's CabaretMr. Satan (uncredited)
Movie1932Breach of PromiseJoe Pugmire
Movie1948Here Comes TroubleReporter (uncredited)
Movie1931A House DividedMinister
Movie1935Frisco KidSpeaker (uncredited)
Movie1933This Day and AgeDistrict Attorney
Movie1973A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'Self (archive footage)
Movie1931Palmy DaysYolando
Movie1938Flash Gordon's Trip to MarsEmperor Ming
Movie1966Purple Death from Outer SpaceMing the Merciless
Movie1929The Far CallKris Larsen
Movie1936RamonaAmerican Settler (uncredited)
Movie1931X Marks the SpotKirby
Movie1930East Is WestDr. Fredericks
Movie1932The Hatchet ManLip Hop Fat
Movie1932The Strange Love of Molly LouvainPolice Capt. Slade
Movie1933Destination UnknownTurk
Movie1937Stand-InActor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Movie1936Song of the SaddlePhineas P. Hook
Movie1933Tomorrow at SevenJerry Simons
Movie1933Pick-upMr. Brewster
Movie1933The Road Is Open AgainAbraham Lincoln
Movie1935The Miracle RiderZaroff
Movie1933White WomanFenton
Movie1939Cowboys from TexasKansas Jones
Movie1934MassacreSheriff Scatters
Movie1936Road GangGrayson
Movie1939Daredevils of the Red Circle39013
Movie1933The Three MusketeersEl Shaitan (voice)
Movie1937Hollywood Cowboy'Doc' Kramer
Movie1937We're on the JuryMr. Martin
Movie1937Yodelin' Kid from Pine RidgeGene Autry Sr.
Movie1933Mr. SkitchJoe
Movie1947Welcome StrangerFarmer Pinkett (uncredited)
Movie1932Mystery RanchHenry Steele
Movie1934The Last Round-upSheriff
Movie1935RecklessDistrict Attorney (uncredited)
Movie1934David HarumDeacon
Movie1938Dick Tracy ReturnsPa Stark
Movie1938Flaming FrontiersAce Daggett
Movie1946The KillersFarmer (uncredited)
Movie1945Northwest TrailPierre
Movie1940Shooting HighHod Carson
Movie1930Way Out WestBuck Rankin
Movie1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
Movie1933Sunset PassWilliams
Movie1942Perils of NyokaCassib
Movie1933Disgraced!District Attorney
Movie1943Spook LouderGraves' Valet
Movie1937Slave ShipSlave Dealer
Movie1934Red MorningStanchon
Movie1938KentuckySoutherner
Movie1939Jesse JamesDoctor
Movie1932Too Busy to WorkChief of Police
Movie1941Wild Geese CallingDoctor Jed Sloan
Movie1932RockabyeDistrict Attorney (uncredited)
Movie1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseWrecker (uncredited)
Movie1942Men of San QuentinSaunderson
Movie1939The Oklahoma KidAlec Martin
Movie1948The Decision of Christopher BlakePresident in Dream (uncredited)
Movie1931Manhattan ParadeSheriff Casey
Movie1935Hop-a-long CassidyBuck Peters
Movie1942The Mystery of Marie RogetCurator
Movie1932Pack Up Your TroublesWelfare Association Officer
Movie1940Virginia CityJefferson Davis
Movie1931A Dangerous AffairTupper
Movie1929The Bellamy TrialDistrict Attorney
Movie1939Allegheny UprisingDr. Stoke
Movie1939Way Down SouthCass
Movie1939Wyoming OutlawLuke Parker
Movie1939Gone with the WindMan with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Movie1936The Texas RangersLawyer (uncredited)
Movie1936Empty SaddlesCim White
Movie1939BlackmailSouthern Deputy (uncredited)
Movie1936Sunset of PowerNeil Brannum
Movie1935Square ShooterMiller
Movie1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangTrain Conductor (uncredited)
Movie1943Wagon Wheels WestPhineas Hook
Movie1937Two Gun LawWolf Larson
Movie1941The Shepherd of the HillsBlacksmith (uncredited)
Movie1940Women in HidingAlice's Father (uncredited)
Movie1940Rangers of FortuneWater Thug
Movie1945Our Vines Have Tender GrapesMr. Jensen
Movie1940Eyes of the NavyFarmer (uncredited)
Movie1938Rocket ShipEmperor Ming
Movie1936A Son Comes HomeProsecutor
Movie1932The Phantom PresidentAbe Lincoln (uncredited)
Movie1936Rose of the RanchoHorse Doctor (uncredited)
Movie1936JailbreakDan Stone
Movie1948Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'Townsman (uncredited)
Movie1939Thou Shalt Not KillLars Olsen
Movie1931Ships of HateCaptain Lash
Movie1941Jungle ManRev. James 'Jim' Graham
Movie1947The Sea of GrassCharley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Movie1940Brigham YoungMob Member
Movie1941Stick to Your GunsLong Ben, gambler-saloon owner
Movie1944Black ArrowTom Whitney
Movie1947GunfightersSheriff #1 (uncredited)
Movie1941Sergeant YorkMountaineer (uncredited)
Movie1938JezebelOfficer (uncredited)
Movie1933At Twelve MidnightRoger Thurston
Movie1940Island of Doomed MenCaptain Cort
Movie1931An American TragedyAttorney Reuben Jephson
Movie1935Special AgentState Police Commander (uncredited)
Movie1933The BoweryDetective (uncredited)
Movie1936Wedding PresentTurnbull
Movie1938Mars Attacks the WorldMing the Merciless
Movie1939Captain FuryMergon
Movie1933Doctor BullMr. Upjohn
Movie1935Steamboat Round the BendFleety Belle's Father
Movie1941Western UnionStagecoach Rider
Movie1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesClaim Jumping Leader
Movie1949The Last BanditBlindfolded Circuit Rider
Movie1936Career WomanMatt Clay
Movie1940Gold Rush MaisieCamp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
Movie1934Whom the Gods DestroyConstable Malcolm (uncredited)
Movie1931The Ruling VoiceBoard Member (uncredited)
Movie1945How DOooo You DoSheriff Hayworth
Movie1932Silver DollarJenkins
Movie1930Beau BanditLucius J. Perkins
Movie1934Behold My Wife!Juan Storm Cloud
Movie1939$1,000 a TouchdownStage Manager (uncredited)
Movie1943Oklahoma OutlawsJudge Ringle
Movie1937The Man Without a CountryPresident Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Movie1943BatmanKen Colton
Movie1943Crazy HouseSheriff
Movie1944The Desert HawkKoda Bey
Movie1945Hollywood and VineAttorney
Movie1966Spaceship to the UnknownMing the Merciless (archive footage)
Movie1935In Spite of DangerMr. Merritt
Movie1938Joaquin MurrietaPolitician (uncredited)
Movie1933Big ExecutiveSheriff
Movie1939One Against the WorldMr. Crumley (uncredited)
Movie1982Dance of the CookoosCommandant
Movie1948Jiggs and Maggie in CourtMr. Burton, an Attorney
Movie1931Sob SisterCity Editor Baker
Movie1938Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From MarsMing the Merciless
Movie1937The Last Train from MadridWarden (uncredited)

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