Charles Middleton
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1874-10-02 (75 years old)
Deathday
1949-04-22
Place of Birth
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Also known As
Charles B. Middleton
Charlie Middleton
Chas. Middleton
Charles Middletown
Charles Brown Middleton
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.
Acting
1940
as Leader
1933
as Prosecutor
1940
as Gentry
1936
as Ming the Merciless
1948
1947
as William the butler
1944
as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
1939
as Commandant
1936
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
1938
as Lacey
1946
as Ferryman Douglas
1936
as Blacksmith
1948
as Sheriff
1940
as Tom Lincoln
1931
as Simpson
1940
as Jeremiah Walters
1937
as Banker (uncredited)
1940
as Emperor Ming
1932
as Mr. Banks
1931
as Commandant
1935
as Pierre Gustave
1932
as Tyros
1934
as Homer Boothby
1931
as Lawyer Jones
1929
as John Thorne / The Dragon
1941
as Carpetbagger
1931
as Sheriff Flint
1933
as U.S. Marshal
1934
as Mr. Bagby
1946
as Mr. Stiles
1934
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
1932
as Matthew the Hermit
1943
as Sheriff
1930
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
1932
as Joe Pugmire
1948
as Reporter (uncredited)
1931
as Minister
1935
as Speaker (uncredited)
1933
as District Attorney
1973
as Self (archive footage)
1931
as Yolando
1938
as Emperor Ming
1966
as Ming the Merciless
1929
as Kris Larsen
1936
as American Settler (uncredited)
1931
as Kirby
1930
as Dr. Fredericks
1932
as Lip Hop Fat
1932
as Police Capt. Slade
1933
as Turk
1937
as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
1936
as Phineas P. Hook
1933
as Jerry Simons
1933
as Mr. Brewster
1933
as Abraham Lincoln
1935
as Zaroff
1933
as Fenton
1939
as Kansas Jones
1934
as Sheriff Scatters
1936
as Grayson
1939
as 39013
1933
as El Shaitan (voice)
1937
as 'Doc' Kramer
1937
as Mr. Martin
1937
as Gene Autry Sr.
1933
as Joe
1947
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
1932
as Henry Steele
1934
as Sheriff
1935
as District Attorney (uncredited)
1934
as Deacon
1938
as Pa Stark
1938
as Ace Daggett
1946
as Farmer (uncredited)
1945
as Pierre
1940
as Hod Carson
1930
as Buck Rankin
1984
as (archive footage)
1933
as Williams
1942
as Cassib
1933
as District Attorney
1943
as Graves' Valet
1937
as Slave Dealer
1934
as Stanchon
1938
as Southerner
1939
as Doctor
1932
as Chief of Police
1941
as Doctor Jed Sloan
1932
as District Attorney (uncredited)
1948
as Wrecker (uncredited)
1942
as Saunderson
1939
as Alec Martin
1948
as President in Dream (uncredited)
1931
as Sheriff Casey
1935
as Buck Peters
1942
as Curator
1932
as Welfare Association Officer
1940
as Jefferson Davis
1931
as Tupper
1929
as District Attorney
1939
as Dr. Stoke
1939
as Cass
1939
as Luke Parker
1939
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
1936
as Lawyer (uncredited)
1936
as Cim White
1939
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
1936
as Neil Brannum
1935
as Miller
1932
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1943
as Phineas Hook
1937
as Wolf Larson
1941
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
1940
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
1940
as Water Thug
1945
as Mr. Jensen
1940
as Farmer (uncredited)
1938
as Emperor Ming
1936
as Prosecutor
1932
as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
1936
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
1936
as Dan Stone
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
1939
as Lars Olsen
1931
as Captain Lash
1941
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
1947
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1940
as Mob Member
1941
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
1944
as Tom Whitney
1947
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
1941
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
1938
as Officer (uncredited)
1933
as Roger Thurston
1940
as Captain Cort
1931
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
1935
as State Police Commander (uncredited)
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
1936
as Turnbull
1938
as Ming the Merciless
1939
as Mergon
1933
as Mr. Upjohn
1935
as Fleety Belle's Father
1941
as Stagecoach Rider
1942
as Claim Jumping Leader
1949
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
1936
as Matt Clay
1940
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
1934
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
1931
as Board Member (uncredited)
1945
as Sheriff Hayworth
1932
as Jenkins
1930
as Lucius J. Perkins
1934
as Juan Storm Cloud
1939
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1943
as Judge Ringle
1937
as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
1943
as Ken Colton
1943
as Sheriff
1944
as Koda Bey
1945
as Attorney
1966
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
1935
as Mr. Merritt
1938
as Politician (uncredited)
1933
as Sheriff
1939
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
1982
as Commandant
1948
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
1931
as City Editor Baker
1938
as Ming the Merciless
1937
as Warden (uncredited)
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