Charles Middleton
Acting
Born 1874-10-02 · 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.
Known for
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Movie
Sergeant York
1941 · Movie
The Killers
1946 · Movie
Duck Soup
1933 · Movie
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966 · Movie
Empty Saddles
1936 · Movie
Dance of the Cookoos
1982 · Movie
Two Gun Law
1937 · Movie
One Against the World
1939 · Movie
The Farmer's Daughter
1928 · Movie
Boobs in the Night
1943 · Movie
Jesse James
1939 · Movie
When Strangers Meet
1934 · Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Movie
My Girl Tisa
1948 · Movie
Jezebel
1938 · Movie
Men of San Quentin
1942 · Movie
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 · Movie
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941 · Movie
The Last Round-up
1934 · Movie
The Sign of the Cross
1932 · Movie
Behold My Wife!
1934 · Movie
Perils of Nyoka
1942 · Movie
Show Boat
1936 · Movie
Sunset Pass
1933 · Movie
The Far Call
1929 · Movie
Batman
1943 · Movie
The Boy from Mercury
1996 · Movie
Women in Hiding
1940 · Movie
Joaquin Murrieta
1938 · Movie
The Good Earth
1937 · Movie
Flash Gordon
1936 · Movie
Eyes of the Navy
1940 · Movie
David Harum
1934 · Movie
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948 · Movie
Sunset of Power
1936 · Movie
Destination Unknown
1933 · Movie
Frisco Kid
1935 · Movie
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 · Movie
Blackmail
1939 · Movie
How DOooo You Do
1945 · Movie
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966 · Movie
The Flying Deuces
1939 · Movie
The Miracle Woman
1931 · Movie
Palmy Days
1931 · Movie
Station West
1948 · Movie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Movie
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 · Movie
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945 · Movie
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948 · Movie
Beau Hunks
1931 · Movie
Ships of Hate
1931 · Movie
Western Union
1941 · Movie
Mr. Skitch
1933 · Movie
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936 · Movie
Song of the Saddle
1936 · Movie
Safe in Hell
1931 · Movie
Spook Louder
1943 · Movie