Acting

Charles Middleton

Born 1874-10-02 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

Died 1949-04-22

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Boy from Mercury
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
1996
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
Dance of the Cookoos
as Commandant
1982
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Peril from the Planet Mongo
as Ming the Merciless
1966
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Ming the Merciless
1966
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Ming the Merciless
1966
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
1966
The Last Bandit
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
1949
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as President in Dream (uncredited)
1948
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
1948
Station West
as Sheriff
1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Townsman (uncredited)
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Wrecker (uncredited)
1948
Here Comes Trouble
as Reporter (uncredited)
1948
My Girl Tisa
1948
The Pretender
as William the butler
1947
Gunfighters
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
1947
Welcome Stranger
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
1947
The Sea of Grass
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1947
The Killers
as Farmer (uncredited)
1946
Spook Busters
as Mr. Stiles
1946
Strangler of the Swamp
as Ferryman Douglas
1946
How DOooo You Do
as Sheriff Hayworth
1945
Northwest Trail
as Pierre
1945
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Mr. Jensen
1945
Hollywood and Vine
as Attorney
1945
The Town Went Wild
as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
1944
The Desert Hawk
as Koda Bey
1944
Black Arrow
as Tom Whitney
1944
Wagon Wheels West
as Phineas Hook
1943
Crazy House
as Sheriff
1943
Oklahoma Outlaws
as Judge Ringle
1943
Batman
as Ken Colton
1943
Boobs in the Night
1943
The Black Raven
as Sheriff
1943
Spook Louder
as Graves' Valet
1943
Perils of Nyoka
as Cassib
1942
Men of San Quentin
as Saunderson
1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Curator
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Claim Jumping Leader
1942
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941
Jungle Man
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
1941
Stick to Your Guns
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
1941
Belle Starr
as Carpetbagger
1941
Wild Geese Calling
as Doctor Jed Sloan
1941
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
1941
Western Union
as Stagecoach Rider
1941
Santa Fe Trail
as Gentry
1940
Eyes of the Navy
as Farmer (uncredited)
1940
Rangers of Fortune
as Water Thug
1940
Brigham Young
as Mob Member
1940
Gold Rush Maisie
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
1940
Women in Hiding
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
1940
Island of Doomed Men
as Captain Cort
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Jeremiah Walters
1940
Shooting High
as Hod Carson
1940
Virginia City
as Jefferson Davis
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
as Leader
1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Emperor Ming
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Tom Lincoln
1940
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Lars Olsen
1939
Gone with the Wind
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
1939
Cowboys from Texas
as Kansas Jones
1939
Allegheny Uprising
as Dr. Stoke
1939
The Flying Deuces
as Commandant
1939
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1939
Blackmail
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
1939
One Against the World
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
1939
Way Down South
as Cass
1939
Wyoming Outlaw
as Luke Parker
1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as 39013
1939
Captain Fury
as Mergon
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
as Alec Martin
1939
Jesse James
as Doctor
1939
Kentucky
as Southerner
1938
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Lacey
1938
Mars Attacks the World
as Ming the Merciless
1938
Dick Tracy Returns
as Pa Stark
1938
Flaming Frontiers
as Ace Daggett
1938