Charles Middleton
Known for
Acting
Life
1874 – 1949 (aged 74)
Born in
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Credits
View on IMDb176 acting credits
Biography
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
15 Dec 1939
The Grapes of Wrath
15 Mar 1940
Duck Soup
12 Nov 1933
The Killers
30 Aug 1946
Sergeant York
27 Sep 1941
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
09 Nov 1932
Jezebel
26 Mar 1938
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
25 Mar 1948
Photos
Filmography
1996
- The Boy from Mercuryas Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
1984
- Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
1982
- Dance of the Cookoosas Commandant
1966
- Peril from the Planet Mongoas Ming the Merciless
- Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Marsas Ming the Merciless
- Purple Death from Outer Spaceas Ming the Merciless
- Spaceship to the Unknownas Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
1949
- The Last Banditas Blindfolded Circuit Rider
1948
- The Decision of Christopher Blakeas President in Dream (uncredited)
- Jiggs and Maggie in Courtas Mr. Burton, an Attorney
- Station Westas Sheriff
- Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'as Townsman (uncredited)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Houseas Wrecker (uncredited)
- Here Comes Troubleas Reporter (uncredited)
- My Girl Tisa
1947
- The Pretenderas William the butler
- Gunfightersas Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
- Welcome Strangeras Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
- The Sea of Grassas Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1946
- The Killersas Farmer (uncredited)
- Spook Bustersas Mr. Stiles
- Strangler of the Swampas Ferryman Douglas
1945
- How DOooo You Doas Sheriff Hayworth
- Northwest Trailas Pierre
- Our Vines Have Tender Grapesas Mr. Jensen
- Hollywood and Vineas Attorney
1944
- The Town Went Wildas Sam, Midvale District Attorney
- The Desert Hawkas Koda Bey
- Black Arrowas Tom Whitney
1943
- Wagon Wheels Westas Phineas Hook
- Crazy Houseas Sheriff
- Oklahoma Outlawsas Judge Ringle
- Batmanas Ken Colton
- Boobs in the Night
- The Black Ravenas Sheriff
- Spook Louderas Graves' Valet
1942
- Perils of Nyokaas Cassib
- Men of San Quentinas Saunderson
- The Mystery of Marie Rogetas Curator
- Wild Bill Hickok Ridesas Claim Jumping Leader
1941
- Sergeant Yorkas Mountaineer (uncredited)
- Jungle Manas Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
- Stick to Your Gunsas Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
- Belle Starras Carpetbagger
- Wild Geese Callingas Doctor Jed Sloan
- The Shepherd of the Hillsas Blacksmith (uncredited)
- Western Unionas Stagecoach Rider
1940
- Santa Fe Trailas Gentry
- Eyes of the Navyas Farmer (uncredited)
- Rangers of Fortuneas Water Thug
- Brigham Youngas Mob Member
- Gold Rush Maisieas Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
- Women in Hidingas Alice's Father (uncredited)
- Island of Doomed Menas Captain Cort
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruiseas Jeremiah Walters
- Shooting Highas Hod Carson
- Virginia Cityas Jefferson Davis
- The Grapes of Wrathas Leader
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universeas Emperor Ming
- Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Tom Lincoln
1939
- Thou Shalt Not Killas Lars Olsen
- Gone with the Windas Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
- Cowboys from Texasas Kansas Jones
- Allegheny Uprisingas Dr. Stoke
- The Flying Deucesas Commandant
- $1,000 a Touchdownas Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Blackmailas Southern Deputy (uncredited)
- One Against the Worldas Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
- Way Down Southas Cass
- Wyoming Outlawas Luke Parker
- Daredevils of the Red Circleas 39013
- Captain Furyas Mergon
- The Oklahoma Kidas Alec Martin
- Jesse Jamesas Doctor
1938
- Kentuckyas Southerner
- The Strange Case of Dr. Meadeas Lacey
- Mars Attacks the Worldas Ming the Merciless
- Dick Tracy Returnsas Pa Stark
- Flaming Frontiersas Ace Daggett
- Joaquin Murrietaas Politician (uncredited)
- Jezebelas Officer (uncredited)
- Flash Gordon's Trip to Marsas Emperor Ming
- Rocket Shipas Emperor Ming
1937
- The Man Without a Countryas President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
- Stand-Inas Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
- The Last Train from Madridas Warden (uncredited)
- Slave Shipas Slave Dealer
- Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridgeas Gene Autry Sr.
- The Good Earthas Banker (uncredited)
- Hollywood Cowboyas 'Doc' Kramer
- Two Gun Lawas Wolf Larson
- We're on the Juryas Mr. Martin
1936
- Empty Saddlesas Cim White
- Career Womanas Matt Clay
- Wedding Presentas Turnbull
- Ramonaas American Settler (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangersas Lawyer (uncredited)
- Jailbreakas Dan Stone
- A Son Comes Homeas Prosecutor
- Show Boatas Sheriff Ike Vallon
- Flash Gordonas Ming the Merciless
- Road Gangas Grayson
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pineas Blacksmith
- Song of the Saddleas Phineas P. Hook
- Sunset of Poweras Neil Brannum
- Rose of the Ranchoas Horse Doctor (uncredited)
1935
- Frisco Kidas Speaker (uncredited)
- Special Agentas State Police Commander (uncredited)
- Steamboat Round the Bendas Fleety Belle's Father
- Hop-a-long Cassidyas Buck Peters
- Recklessas District Attorney (uncredited)
- The Miracle Rideras Zaroff
- In Spite of Dangeras Mr. Merritt
- The Fixer Uppersas Pierre Gustave
- Square Shooteras Miller
1934
- Red Morningas Stanchon
- Behold My Wife!as Juan Storm Cloud
- Broadway Billas Veterinarian (uncredited)
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patchas Mr. Bagby
- When Strangers Meetas John Tarman
- Whom the Gods Destroyas Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
- Murder at the Vanitiesas Homer Boothby
- The Last Round-upas Sheriff
- David Harumas Deacon
- Massacreas Sheriff Scatters
1933
- Mr. Skitchas Joe
- Lone Cowboyas U.S. Marshal
- The World Changesas Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
- Duck Soupas Prosecutor
- White Womanas Fenton
- Big Executiveas Sheriff
- The Boweryas Detective (uncredited)
- Doctor Bullas Mr. Upjohn
- This Day and Ageas District Attorney
- Disgraced!as District Attorney
- Tomorrow at Sevenas Jerry Simons
- At Twelve Midnightas Roger Thurston
- Sunset Passas Williams
- The Three Musketeersas El Shaitan (voice)
- Destination Unknownas Turk
- Pick-upas Mr. Brewster
- The Road Is Open Againas Abraham Lincoln
1932
- Silver Dollaras Jenkins
- The Sign of the Crossas Tyros
- Too Busy to Workas Chief of Police
- Rockabyeas District Attorney (uncredited)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gangas Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Breach of Promiseas Joe Pugmire
- Hell's Highwayas Matthew the Hermit
- The Phantom Presidentas Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
- Pack Up Your Troublesas Welfare Association Officer
- Mystery Ranchas Henry Steele
- The Strange Love of Molly Louvainas Police Capt. Slade
- The Hatchet Manas Lip Hop Fat
- High Pressureas Mr. Banks
1931
- Manhattan Paradeas Sheriff Casey
- X Marks the Spotas Kirby
- Safe in Hellas Lawyer Jones
- A House Dividedas Minister
- Beau Hunksas Commandant
- Sob Sisteras City Editor Baker
- A Dangerous Affairas Tupper
- Palmy Daysas Yolando
- The Ruling Voiceas Board Member (uncredited)
- An American Tragedyas Attorney Reuben Jephson
- Caught Plasteredas Sheriff Flint
- The Miracle Womanas Simpson
- Ships of Hateas Captain Lash
1930
- The Devil's Cabaretas Mr. Satan (uncredited)
- East Is Westas Dr. Fredericks
- Way Out Westas Buck Rankin
- Beau Banditas Lucius J. Perkins
1929
- Welcome Dangeras John Thorne
- The Far Callas Kris Larsen
- The Bellamy Trialas District Attorney
1928
- The Farmer's Daughteras Hiram Flint