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Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

ActingBorn October 2, 1874Died April 22, 1949 (age 74)Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

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.

Filmography

1996
The Boy from Mercury

as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)

Movie
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Movie
1982Movie
1973Movie
1966
Peril from the Planet Mongo

as Ming the Merciless

Movie
1966Movie
1966
Purple Death from Outer Space

as Ming the Merciless

Movie
1966
Spaceship to the Unknown

as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)

Movie
1949
The Last Bandit

as Blindfolded Circuit Rider

Movie
1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake

as President in Dream (uncredited)

Movie
1948
Jiggs and Maggie in Court

as Mr. Burton, an Attorney

Movie
1948
Station West

as Sheriff

Movie
1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

as Townsman (uncredited)

Movie
1948Movie
1948
Here Comes Trouble

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1948Movie
1947
The Pretender

as William the butler

Movie
1947
Gunfighters

as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Welcome Stranger

as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)

Movie
1947
The Sea of Grass

as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Killers

as Farmer (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Spook Busters

as Mr. Stiles

Movie
1946
Strangler of the Swamp

as Ferryman Douglas

Movie
1945
How DOooo You Do

as Sheriff Hayworth

Movie
1945Movie
1945Movie
1945Movie
1944
The Town Went Wild

as Sam, Midvale District Attorney

Movie
1944
The Desert Hawk

as Koda Bey

Movie
1944
Black Arrow

as Tom Whitney

Movie
1943
Wagon Wheels West

as Phineas Hook

Movie
1943
Crazy House

as Sheriff

Movie
1943
Oklahoma Outlaws

as Judge Ringle

Movie
1943
Batman

as Ken Colton

Movie
1943
The Black Raven

as Sheriff

Movie
1943
Spook Louder

as Graves' Valet

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Men of San Quentin

as Saunderson

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Claim Jumping Leader

Movie
1941
Sergeant York

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Jungle Man

as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham

Movie
1941
Stick to Your Guns

as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner

Movie
1941
Belle Starr

as Carpetbagger

Movie
1941
Wild Geese Calling

as Doctor Jed Sloan

Movie
1941
The Shepherd of the Hills

as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Western Union

as Stagecoach Rider

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Eyes of the Navy

as Farmer (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Rangers of Fortune

as Water Thug

Movie
1940
Brigham Young

as Mob Member

Movie
1940
Gold Rush Maisie

as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)

Movie
1940
Women in Hiding

as Alice's Father (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Island of Doomed Men

as Captain Cort

Movie
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as Jeremiah Walters

Movie
1940
Shooting High

as Hod Carson

Movie
1940
Virginia City

as Jefferson Davis

Movie
1940Movie
1940Movie
1940Movie
1939
Thou Shalt Not Kill

as Lars Olsen

Movie
1939
Gone with the Wind

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

Movie
1939
Cowboys from Texas

as Kansas Jones

Movie
1939
Allegheny Uprising

as Dr. Stoke

Movie
1939
The Flying Deuces

as Commandant

Movie
1939
$1,000 a Touchdown

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Blackmail

as Southern Deputy (uncredited)

Movie
1939
One Against the World

as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Wyoming Outlaw

as Luke Parker

Movie
1939
Captain Fury

as Mergon

Movie
1939
The Oklahoma Kid

as Alec Martin

Movie
1939
Jesse James

as Doctor

Movie
1938
Kentucky

as Southerner

Movie
1938
Mars Attacks the World

as Ming the Merciless

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Flaming Frontiers

as Ace Daggett

Movie
1938
Joaquin Murrieta

as Politician (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Jezebel

as Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Rocket Ship

as Emperor Ming

Movie
1937
The Man Without a Country

as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Stand-In

as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln

Movie
1937
The Last Train from Madrid

as Warden (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Slave Ship

as Slave Dealer

Movie
1937Movie
1937
The Good Earth

as Banker (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Hollywood Cowboy

as 'Doc' Kramer

Movie
1937
Two Gun Law

as Wolf Larson

Movie
1937
We're on the Jury

as Mr. Martin

Movie
1936
Empty Saddles

as Cim White

Movie
1936
Career Woman

as Matt Clay

Movie
1936
Wedding Present

as Turnbull

Movie
1936
Ramona

as American Settler (uncredited)

Movie
1936
The Texas Rangers

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Jailbreak

as Dan Stone

Movie
1936
A Son Comes Home

as Prosecutor

Movie
1936
Show Boat

as Sheriff Ike Vallon

Movie
1936
Flash Gordon

as Ming the Merciless

Movie
1936
Road Gang

as Grayson

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Song of the Saddle

as Phineas P. Hook

Movie
1936
Sunset of Power

as Neil Brannum

Movie
1936
Rose of the Rancho

as Horse Doctor (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Frisco Kid

as Speaker (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Special Agent

as State Police Commander (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Steamboat Round the Bend

as Fleety Belle's Father

Movie
1935
Hop-a-long Cassidy

as Buck Peters

Movie
1935
Reckless

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Movie
1935Movie
1935
In Spite of Danger

as Mr. Merritt

Movie
1935
The Fixer Uppers

as Pierre Gustave

Movie
1935Movie
1934
Red Morning

as Stanchon

Movie
1934
Behold My Wife!

as Juan Storm Cloud

Movie
1934
Broadway Bill

as Veterinarian (uncredited)

Movie
1934Movie
1934
When Strangers Meet

as John Tarman

Movie
1934
Whom the Gods Destroy

as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Murder at the Vanities

as Homer Boothby

Movie
1934Movie
1934
David Harum

as Deacon

Movie
1934
Massacre

as Sheriff Scatters

Movie
1933Movie
1933
Lone Cowboy

as U.S. Marshal

Movie
1933
The World Changes

as Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Duck Soup

as Prosecutor

Movie
1933
White Woman

as Fenton

Movie
1933
Big Executive

as Sheriff

Movie
1933
The Bowery

as Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Doctor Bull

as Mr. Upjohn

Movie
1933
This Day and Age

as District Attorney

Movie
1933
Disgraced!

as District Attorney

Movie
1933
Tomorrow at Seven

as Jerry Simons

Movie
1933
At Twelve Midnight

as Roger Thurston

Movie
1933
Sunset Pass

as Williams

Movie
1933
The Three Musketeers

as El Shaitan (voice)

Movie
1933Movie
1933
Pick-up

as Mr. Brewster

Movie
1933
The Road Is Open Again

as Abraham Lincoln

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Silver Dollar

as Jenkins

Movie
1932
Too Busy to Work

as Chief of Police

Movie
1932
Rockabye

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Movie
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Breach of Promise

as Joe Pugmire

Movie
1932
Hell's Highway

as Matthew the Hermit

Movie
1932
The Phantom President

as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles

as Welfare Association Officer

Movie
1932
Mystery Ranch

as Henry Steele

Movie
1932Movie
1932
The Hatchet Man

as Lip Hop Fat

Movie
1932
High Pressure

as Mr. Banks

Movie
1931
Manhattan Parade

as Sheriff Casey

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Safe in Hell

as Lawyer Jones

Movie
1931
A House Divided

as Minister

Movie
1931
Beau Hunks

as Commandant

Movie
1931
Sob Sister

as City Editor Baker

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Palmy Days

as Yolando

Movie
1931
The Ruling Voice

as Board Member (uncredited)

Movie
1931
An American Tragedy

as Attorney Reuben Jephson

Movie
1931
Caught Plastered

as Sheriff Flint

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Ships of Hate

as Captain Lash

Movie
1930
The Devil's Cabaret

as Mr. Satan (uncredited)

Movie
1930
East Is West

as Dr. Fredericks

Movie
1930
Way Out West

as Buck Rankin

Movie
1930
Beau Bandit

as Lucius J. Perkins

Movie
1929
Welcome Danger

as John Thorne / The Dragon

Movie
1929
The Far Call

as Kris Larsen

Movie
1929
The Bellamy Trial

as District Attorney

Movie
1928
The Farmer's Daughter

as Hiram Flint

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 2, 1874
Day of DeathApril 22, 1949
Place of BirthElizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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