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