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