Charles Middleton
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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.
Known for
Credits
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Leader
Sergeant York (1941)
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Killers (1946)
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
as Tyros
Jesse James (1939)
as Doctor
The Sea of Grass (1947)
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
as Gentry
Duck Soup (1933)
as Prosecutor
Jezebel (1938)
as Officer (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
as Wrecker (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' (1973)
as Self (archive footage)
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
as Alec Martin
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
as Homer Boothby
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
as Emperor Ming
Western Union (1941)
as Stagecoach Rider
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
as Blacksmith
The Flying Deuces (1939)
as Commandant
Belle Starr (1941)
as Carpetbagger
Brigham Young (1940)
as Mob Member
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
as Welfare Association Officer
Welcome Stranger (1947)
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch (1933)
as Joe
Rose of the Rancho (1936)
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Batman (1943)
as Ken Colton
Gunfighters (1947)
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
Flash Gordon (1936)
as Ming the Merciless
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
as Warden (uncredited)
Show Boat (1936)
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
as Captain Cort
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
as Fleety Belle's Father
Beau Hunks (1931)
as Commandant
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
as Mr. Jensen
This Day and Age (1933)
as District Attorney
Road Gang (1936)
as Grayson
Special Agent (1935)
as State Police Commander (uncredited)
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
as 39013
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
as Emperor Ming
Station West (1948)
as Sheriff
The Boy from Mercury (1996)
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as Tom Lincoln
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
as Dr. Stoke
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Broadway Bill (1934)
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Curator
Virginia City (1940)
as Jefferson Davis
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
as Jeremiah Walters
The Farmer's Daughter (1928)
as Hiram Flint
Stick to Your Guns (1941)
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
Pick-up (1933)
as Mr. Brewster
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
as Mr. Bagby
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Claim Jumping Leader
Palmy Days (1931)
as Yolando
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
Empty Saddles (1936)
as Cim White
Mars Attacks the World (1938)
as Ming the Merciless
X Marks the Spot (1931)
as Kirby
Strangler of the Swamp (1946)
as Ferryman Douglas
Eyes of the Navy (1940)
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Good Earth (1937)
as Banker (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers (1936)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Song of the Saddle (1936)
as Phineas P. Hook
Rockabye (1932)
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
as Police Capt. Slade
Frisco Kid (1935)
as Speaker (uncredited)
Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)
as Ming the Merciless
The Man Without a Country (1937)
as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Way Down South (1939)
as Cass
Sob Sister (1931)
as City Editor Baker
The Miracle Woman (1931)
as Simpson
Too Busy to Work (1932)
as Chief of Police
The Town Went Wild (1944)
as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
as Buck Peters
Safe in Hell (1931)
as Lawyer Jones
The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)
as President in Dream (uncredited)
The Pretender (1947)
as William the butler
Jungle Man (1941)
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
The Last Round-up (1934)
as Sheriff
A House Divided (1931)
as Minister
In Spite of Danger (1935)
as Mr. Merritt
Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade (1938)
as Lacey
How DOooo You Do (1945)
as Sheriff Hayworth
Reckless (1935)
as District Attorney (uncredited)
An American Tragedy (1931)
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
Here Comes Trouble (1948)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)
as Ming the Merciless
We're on the Jury (1937)
as Mr. Martin
David Harum (1934)
as Deacon
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
as Lars Olsen
Hollywood Cowboy (1937)
as 'Doc' Kramer
My Girl Tisa (1948)
Actor
Wedding Present (1936)
as Turnbull
The Bowery (1933)
as Detective (uncredited)
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
as Pierre Gustave
The Road Is Open Again (1933)
as Abraham Lincoln
The World Changes (1933)
as Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars (1966)
as Ming the Merciless
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
as Kansas Jones
Captain Fury (1939)
as Mergon
Wagon Wheels West (1943)
as Phineas Hook
Caught Plastered (1931)
as Sheriff Flint
Stand-In (1937)
as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
The Devil's Cabaret (1930)
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
Crazy House (1943)
as Sheriff
Slave Ship (1937)
as Slave Dealer
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
as Pa Stark
Wild Geese Calling (1941)
as Doctor Jed Sloan
Behold My Wife! (1934)
as Juan Storm Cloud
Doctor Bull (1933)
as Mr. Upjohn
A Son Comes Home (1936)
as Prosecutor
Blackmail (1939)
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937)
as Gene Autry Sr.
The Hatchet Man (1932)
as Lip Hop Fat
Shooting High (1940)
as Hod Carson
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
as Luke Parker
Boobs in the Night (1943)
Actor
Black Arrow (1944)
as Tom Whitney
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
as Commandant
The Three Musketeers (1933)
as El Shaitan (voice)
Jailbreak (1936)
as Dan Stone
When Strangers Meet (1934)
as John Tarman
One Against the World (1939)
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
High Pressure (1932)
as Mr. Banks
Welcome Danger (1929)
as John Thorne / The Dragon
Lone Cowboy (1933)
as U.S. Marshal
The Ruling Voice (1931)
as Board Member (uncredited)
Disgraced! (1933)
as District Attorney
Sunset Pass (1933)
as Williams
Manhattan Parade (1931)
as Sheriff Casey
The Last Bandit (1949)
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
The Phantom President (1932)
as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
Silver Dollar (1932)
as Jenkins
Way Out West (1930)
as Buck Rankin
Men of San Quentin (1942)
as Saunderson
Tomorrow at Seven (1933)
as Jerry Simons
White Woman (1933)
as Fenton
The Desert Hawk (1944)
as Koda Bey
Hell's Highway (1932)
as Matthew the Hermit
Career Woman (1936)
as Matt Clay
Rocket Ship (1938)
as Emperor Ming
Spook Busters (1946)
as Mr. Stiles
Rangers of Fortune (1940)
as Water Thug
Kentucky (1938)
as Southerner
The Black Raven (1943)
as Sheriff
Hollywood and Vine (1945)
as Attorney
Ramona (1936)
as American Settler (uncredited)
Red Morning (1934)
as Stanchon
The Miracle Rider (1935)
as Zaroff
East Is West (1930)
as Dr. Fredericks
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
as Cassib
A Dangerous Affair (1931)
as Tupper
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
The Far Call (1929)
as Kris Larsen
Destination Unknown (1933)
as Turk
Breach of Promise (1932)
as Joe Pugmire
At Twelve Midnight (1933)
as Roger Thurston
Big Executive (1933)
as Sheriff
The Virginia Judge (1935)
as Cyrus Higgins
Northwest Trail (1945)
as Pierre
Two Gun Law (1937)
as Wolf Larson
Women in Hiding (1940)
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
Beau Bandit (1930)
as Lucius J. Perkins
Sunset of Power (1936)
as Neil Brannum
Massacre (1934)
as Sheriff Scatters
Oklahoma Outlaws (1943)
as Judge Ringle
Flaming Frontiers (1938)
as Ace Daggett
Spook Louder (1943)
as Graves' Valet
Ships of Hate (1931)
as Captain Lash
Mystery Ranch (1932)
as Henry Steele
Joaquin Murrieta (1938)
as Politician (uncredited)
Square Shooter (1935)
as Miller
The Bellamy Trial (1929)
as District Attorney