Charles Middleton

Actor

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.

Born: October 2, 1874 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

Died: April 22, 1949 (Age 74)

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Charles Middleton Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Safe in Hell Movie	6.7	Actor	Lawyer Jones	1931
Jungle Man Movie	3.4	Actor	Rev. James 'Jim' Graham	1941
Duck Soup Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Prosecutor	1933
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Mr. Jensen	1945
Murder at the Vanities Movie	6.3	Actor	Homer Boothby	1934
High Pressure Movie	6.4	Actor	Mr. Banks	1932
The Ruling Voice Movie	5.7	Actor	Board Member (uncredited)	1931
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain Movie	6.2	Actor	Police Capt. Slade	1932
In Spite of Danger Movie		Actor	Mr. Merritt	1935
This Day and Age Movie	6.1	Actor	District Attorney	1933
How DOooo You Do Movie	6.3	Actor	Sheriff Hayworth	1945
Flaming Frontiers Movie	6.9	Actor	Ace Daggett	1938
Gone with the Wind Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)	1939
Strangler of the Swamp Movie	5.9	Actor	Ferryman Douglas	1946
Wedding Present Movie	6	Actor	Turnbull	1936
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Short Film	6.4	Actor	Emperor Ming	1940
Sunset of Power Movie	6.2	Actor	Neil Brannum	1936
White Woman Movie	5.9	Actor	Fenton	1933
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge Movie	5.3	Actor	Gene Autry Sr.	1937
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Train Conductor (uncredited)	1932
Brigham Young Movie	6.1	Actor	Mob Member	1940
Belle Starr Movie	5.5	Actor	Carpetbagger	1941
Welcome Danger Movie	5.7	Actor	John Thorne / The Dragon	1929
Song of the Saddle Movie	5.8	Actor	Phineas P. Hook	1936
Perils of Nyoka Movie	7.1	Actor	Cassib	1942
The Miracle Rider Movie	6.4	Actor	Zaroff	1935
Broadway Bill Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Veterinarian (uncredited)	1934
Mystery Ranch Movie	7.4	Actor	Henry Steele	1932
At Twelve Midnight Movie	4.9	Actor	Roger Thurston	1933
Reckless Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	District Attorney (uncredited)	1935
Way Down South Movie	5.2	Actor	Cass	1939
We're on the Jury Movie	5.7	Actor	Mr. Martin	1937
$1,000 a Touchdown Movie	5.3	Actor	Stage Manager (uncredited)	1939
Pick-up Movie	6.6	Actor	Mr. Brewster	1933
Western Union Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Stagecoach Rider	1941
Jesse James Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Doctor	1939
Special Agent Movie	6.2	Actor	State Police Commander (uncredited)	1935
Sergeant York Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Mountaineer (uncredited)	1941
Destination Unknown Movie	7.2	Actor	Turk	1933
Too Busy to Work Movie	6.3	Actor	Chief of Police	1932
Jailbreak Movie	5.5	Actor	Dan Stone	1936
Dick Tracy Returns Movie	6.1	Actor	Pa Stark	1938
Behold My Wife! Movie	5.9	Actor	Juan Storm Cloud	1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Movie	6	Actor	Mr. Bagby	1934
Island of Doomed Men Movie	5.6	Actor	Captain Cort	1940
Mr. Skitch Movie	6	Actor	Joe	1933
The Black Raven Movie	5.3	Actor	Sheriff	1943
Tomorrow at Seven Movie	5.4	Actor	Jerry Simons	1933
The Flying Deuces Movie Available on 19 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Commandant	1939
An American Tragedy Movie	6.2	Actor	Attorney Reuben Jephson	1931
The Pretender Movie	6.2	Actor	William the butler	1947
Welcome Stranger Movie	6.6	Actor	Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)	1947
Road Gang Movie	6.1	Actor	Grayson	1936
The Hatchet Man Movie	6	Actor	Lip Hop Fat	1932
The Killers Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Farmer (uncredited)	1946
The Grapes of Wrath Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	8	Actor	Leader	1940
Daredevils of the Red Circle Movie	6.9	Actor	39013	1939
Rocket Ship Movie	6.4	Actor	Emperor Ming	1938
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Short Film	6.7	Actor	Emperor Ming	1938
Square Shooter Movie	6.2	Actor	Miller	1935
Ships of Hate Movie	5.5	Actor	Captain Lash	1931
Mars Attacks the World Movie	5.5	Actor	Ming the Merciless	1938
Cowboys from Texas Movie	6.8	Actor	Kansas Jones	1939
Men of San Quentin Movie	5	Actor	Saunderson	1942
The Miracle Woman Movie	7	Actor	Simpson	1931
Caught Plastered Movie	5.9	Actor	Sheriff Flint	1931
A House Divided Movie	6.7	Actor	Minister	1931
Palmy Days Movie	6.6	Actor	Yolando	1931
Hollywood Cowboy Movie	5.5	Actor	'Doc' Kramer	1937
Red Morning Movie	6	Actor	Stanchon	1934
Empty Saddles Movie	6	Actor	Cim White	1936
Black Arrow Movie	5.3	Actor	Tom Whitney	1944
Two Gun Law Movie	5.4	Actor	Wolf Larson	1937
Way Out West Movie	5.6	Actor	Buck Rankin	1930
Disgraced! Movie	7	Actor	District Attorney	1933
The Oklahoma Kid Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Alec Martin	1939
Hop-a-long Cassidy Movie	6.5	Actor	Buck Peters	1935
Wyoming Outlaw Movie	5.6	Actor	Luke Parker	1939
Beau Bandit Movie	4.8	Actor	Lucius J. Perkins	1930
The Desert Hawk Movie	6.3	Actor	Koda Bey	1944
Big Executive Movie		Actor	Sheriff	1933
Spook Busters Movie	5.7	Actor	Mr. Stiles	1946
Hell's Highway Movie	6.6	Actor	Matthew the Hermit	1932
X Marks the Spot Movie	5.8	Actor	Kirby	1931
East Is West Movie	6	Actor	Dr. Fredericks	1930
Massacre Movie	6.7	Actor	Sheriff Scatters	1934
The Last Round-up Movie	6.7	Actor	Sheriff	1934
Northwest Trail Movie	5.6	Actor	Pierre	1945
The Decision of Christopher Blake Movie	5.6	Actor	President in Dream (uncredited)	1948
The Bellamy Trial Movie	6.1	Actor	District Attorney	1929
Silver Dollar Movie	6.1	Actor	Jenkins	1932
Stand-In Movie	6.5	Actor	Actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln	1937
David Harum Movie	6.4	Actor	Deacon Perkins	1934
Wild Geese Calling Movie	6.1	Actor	Doctor Jed Sloan	1941
Pack Up Your Troubles Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7	Actor	Welfare Association Officer	1932
Captain Fury Movie	5.9	Actor	Mergon	1939
Dance of the Cookoos Movie	6.7	Actor	Commandant	1982
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Movie	6.9	Actor	Jeremiah Walters	1940
Shooting High Movie	5.6	Actor	Hod Carson	1940
Thou Shalt Not Kill Movie		Actor	Lars Olsen	1939
Stick to Your Guns Movie	6.4	Actor	Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner	1941
Career Woman Movie	6.2	Actor	Matt Clay	1936
Sunset Pass Movie	6.9	Actor	Williams	1933
A Dangerous Affair Movie	7.3	Actor	Tupper	1931
The Last Bandit Movie	6	Actor	Blindfolded Circuit Rider	1949
Kentucky Movie	6	Actor	Southerner	1938
Gunfighters Movie	6.1	Actor	Sheriff #1 (uncredited)	1947
Show Boat Movie	7.2	Actor	Sheriff Ike Vallon	1936
Ramona Movie	5.7	Actor	American Settler (uncredited)	1936
Station West Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Sheriff	1948
Virginia City Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Jefferson Davis	1940
The Bowery Movie	6.6	Actor	Detective (uncredited)	1933
Whom the Gods Destroy Movie	6.9	Actor	Constable Malcolm (uncredited)	1934
Hollywood and Vine Movie	5.3	Actor	Attorney	1945
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' Movie	6	Actor	Townsman (uncredited)	1948
The Sign of the Cross Movie	6.6	Actor	Tyros	1932
Rockabye Movie	5.4	Actor	District Attorney (uncredited)	1932
Santa Fe Trail Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Gentry	1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Tom Lincoln	1940
Manhattan Parade Movie	4.9	Actor	Sheriff Casey	1931
Blackmail Movie	6.5	Actor	Southern Deputy (uncredited)	1939
Rangers of Fortune Movie	6.2	Actor	Water Thug	1940
Steamboat Round the Bend Movie	6.6	Actor	Fleety Belle's Father	1935
Allegheny Uprising Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Dr. Stoke	1939
Doctor Bull Movie	6.2	Actor	Mr. Upjohn	1933
Gold Rush Maisie Movie	6	Actor	Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)	1940
Jezebel Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Officer (uncredited)	1938
Wild Bill Hickok Rides Movie	6	Actor	Claim Jumping Leader	1942
Crazy House Movie	6.1	Actor	Sheriff	1943
Jiggs and Maggie in Court Movie	7.8	Actor	Mr. Burton, an Attorney	1948
Sob Sister Movie	7.3	Actor	City Editor Baker	1931
My Girl Tisa Movie	6.4	Actor		1948
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade Movie	5	Actor	Lacey	1938
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Movie	6.7	Actor	Blacksmith	1936
Lone Cowboy Movie	6.5	Actor	U.S. Marshal	1933
Frisco Kid Movie	6	Actor	Speaker (uncredited)	1935
Going Hollywood: The '30s Movie	7.3	Actor	(archive footage)	1984
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Wrecker (uncredited)	1948
The Shepherd of the Hills Movie	6.7	Actor	Blacksmith (uncredited)	1941
The Phantom President Movie	5.6	Actor	Abe Lincoln (uncredited)	1932
The Town Went Wild Movie	5.4	Actor	Sam, Midvale District Attorney	1944
Batman Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.9	Actor	Ken Colton	1943
The Good Earth Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Banker (uncredited)	1937
Rose of the Rancho Movie	6.4	Actor	Horse Doctor (uncredited)	1936
Slave Ship Movie	6.1	Actor	Slave Dealer	1937
Here Comes Trouble Movie	5.2	Actor	Reporter (uncredited)	1948
Breach of Promise Movie	7.2	Actor	Joe Pugmire	1932
The Far Call Movie	7.3	Actor	Kris Larsen	1929
The Mystery of Marie Roget Movie	5.7	Actor	Curator	1942
The Texas Rangers Movie	6.4	Actor	Lawyer (uncredited)	1936
A Son Comes Home Movie	6.9	Actor	Prosecutor	1936
The Sea of Grass Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)	1947
The Three Musketeers Movie	5	Actor	El Shaitan (voice)	1933
Flash Gordon Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Ming the Merciless	1936
The Devil's Cabaret Short Film	6	Actor	Mr. Satan (uncredited)	1930
Oklahoma Outlaws Short Film	5.4	Actor	Judge Ringle	1943
The Fixer Uppers Short Film	6.9	Actor	Pierre Gustave	1935
The Man Without a Country Short Film	5.4	Actor	President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)	1937
Eyes of the Navy Short Film	5.6	Actor	Farmer (uncredited)	1940
Beau Hunks Short Film	7.2	Actor	Commandant	1931
Wagon Wheels West Short Film	5.8	Actor	Phineas Hook	1943
The Road Is Open Again Short Film	5.3	Actor	Abraham Lincoln	1933
Joaquin Murrieta Short Film	6.1	Actor	Politician (uncredited)	1938
Women in Hiding Short Film	6	Actor	Alice's Father (uncredited)	1940
Boobs in the Night Short Film		Actor		1943
A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN Short Film	5.6	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1973
Spook Louder Short Film	7.3	Actor	Graves' Valet	1943
One Against the World Short Film	6.2	Actor	Mr. Crumley (uncredited)	1939
Purple Death from Outer Space Movie	4.4	Actor	Ming the Merciless	1966
Spaceship to the Unknown Movie	6.4	Actor	Ming the Merciless (archive footage)	1966
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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