Charles Middleton
Actor
Born October 2, 1874 in 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.
Filmography
The Boy from Mercury
Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Dance of the Cookoos
Commandant
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Self (archive footage)
Peril from the Planet Mongo
Ming the Merciless
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
Ming the Merciless
Purple Death from Outer Space
Ming the Merciless
Spaceship to the Unknown
Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
The Last Bandit
Blindfolded Circuit Rider
The Decision of Christopher Blake
President in Dream (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Mr. Burton, an Attorney
Station West
Sheriff
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Townsman (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Wrecker (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
Reporter (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
The Pretender
William the butler
Gunfighters
Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
The Killers
Farmer (uncredited)
Spook Busters
Mr. Stiles
Strangler of the Swamp
Ferryman Douglas
How DOooo You Do
Sheriff Hayworth
Northwest Trail
Pierre
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Mr. Jensen
Hollywood and Vine
Attorney
The Town Went Wild
Sam, Midvale District Attorney
The Desert Hawk
Koda Bey
Black Arrow
Tom Whitney
Wagon Wheels West
Phineas Hook
Crazy House
Sheriff
Oklahoma Outlaws
Judge Ringle
Batman
Ken Colton
Boobs in the Night
The Black Raven
Sheriff
Spook Louder
Graves' Valet
Perils of Nyoka
Cassib
Men of San Quentin
Saunderson
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Curator
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Claim Jumping Leader
Sergeant York
Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jungle Man
Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
Stick to Your Guns
Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
Belle Starr
Carpetbagger
Wild Geese Calling
Doctor Jed Sloan
The Shepherd of the Hills
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Western Union
Stagecoach Rider
Santa Fe Trail
Gentry
Eyes of the Navy
Farmer (uncredited)
Rangers of Fortune
Water Thug
Brigham Young
Mob Member
Gold Rush Maisie
Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
Women in Hiding
Alice's Father (uncredited)
Island of Doomed Men
Captain Cort
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Jeremiah Walters
Shooting High
Hod Carson
Virginia City
Jefferson Davis
The Grapes of Wrath
Leader
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Emperor Ming
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Tom Lincoln
Gone with the Wind
Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Cowboys from Texas
Kansas Jones
Allegheny Uprising
Dr. Stoke
The Flying Deuces
Commandant
$1,000 a Touchdown
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Blackmail
Southern Deputy (uncredited)
One Against the World
Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
Way Down South
Cass
Wyoming Outlaw
Luke Parker
Daredevils of the Red Circle
39013
Captain Fury
Mergon
The Oklahoma Kid
Alec Martin
Jesse James
Doctor
Kentucky
Southerner
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Lacey
Mars Attacks the World
Ming the Merciless
Dick Tracy Returns
Pa Stark
Flaming Frontiers
Ace Daggett
Joaquin Murrieta
Politician (uncredited)
Jezebel
Officer (uncredited)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Emperor Ming
Rocket Ship
Emperor Ming
The Man Without a Country
President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Stand-In
Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
The Last Train from Madrid
Warden (uncredited)
Slave Ship
Slave Dealer
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Gene Autry Sr.
The Good Earth
Banker (uncredited)
Hollywood Cowboy
'Doc' Kramer
Two Gun Law
Wolf Larson
We're on the Jury
Mr. Martin
Empty Saddles
Cim White
Career Woman
Matt Clay
Wedding Present
Turnbull
Ramona
American Settler (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
Lawyer (uncredited)
Jailbreak
Dan Stone
A Son Comes Home
Prosecutor
Show Boat
Sheriff Ike Vallon
Flash Gordon
Ming the Merciless
Road Gang
Grayson
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Blacksmith
Song of the Saddle
Phineas P. Hook
Sunset of Power
Neil Brannum
Rose of the Rancho
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
Speaker (uncredited)
Special Agent
State Police Commander (uncredited)
Steamboat Round the Bend
Fleety Belle's Father
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Buck Peters
Reckless
District Attorney (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider
Zaroff
In Spite of Danger
Mr. Merritt
The Fixer Uppers
Pierre Gustave
Square Shooter
Miller
Red Morning
Stanchon
Behold My Wife!
Juan Storm Cloud
Broadway Bill
Veterinarian (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mr. Bagby
When Strangers Meet
John Tarman
Whom the Gods Destroy
Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
Homer Boothby
The Last Round-up
Sheriff
David Harum
Deacon
Massacre
Sheriff Scatters
Mr. Skitch
Joe
Lone Cowboy
U.S. Marshal
The World Changes
Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
Duck Soup
Prosecutor
White Woman
Fenton
Big Executive
Sheriff
The Bowery
Detective (uncredited)
Doctor Bull
Mr. Upjohn
This Day and Age
District Attorney
Disgraced!
District Attorney
Tomorrow at Seven
Jerry Simons
At Twelve Midnight
Roger Thurston
Sunset Pass
Williams
The Three Musketeers
El Shaitan (voice)
Destination Unknown
Turk
Pick-up
Mr. Brewster
The Road Is Open Again
Abraham Lincoln
The Sign of the Cross
Tyros
Silver Dollar
Jenkins
Too Busy to Work
Chief of Police
Rockabye
District Attorney (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Hell's Highway
Matthew the Hermit
The Phantom President
Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Welfare Association Officer
Mystery Ranch
Henry Steele
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Police Capt. Slade
The Hatchet Man
Lip Hop Fat
High Pressure
Mr. Banks
Manhattan Parade
Sheriff Casey
X Marks the Spot
Kirby
Safe in Hell
Lawyer Jones
A House Divided
Minister
Beau Hunks
Commandant
Sob Sister
City Editor Baker
A Dangerous Affair
Tupper
Palmy Days
Yolando
The Ruling Voice
Board Member (uncredited)
An American Tragedy
Attorney Reuben Jephson
Caught Plastered
Sheriff Flint
The Miracle Woman
Simpson
Ships of Hate
Captain Lash
The Devil's Cabaret
Mr. Satan (uncredited)
East Is West
Dr. Fredericks
Way Out West
Buck Rankin
Beau Bandit
Lucius J. Perkins
Welcome Danger
John Thorne / The Dragon
The Far Call
Kris Larsen
The Farmer's Daughter
Hiram Flint