Charles Middleton
Known for: Acting
Born: October 1, 1874 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA - Died: April 21, 1949
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
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The Grapes of Wrath
Leader
Duck Soup
Prosecutor
Santa Fe Trail
Gentry
Flash Gordon
Ming the Merciless
My Girl Tisa
The Pretender
William the butler
The Town Went Wild
Sam, Midvale District Attorney
The Flying Deuces
Commandant
Show Boat
Sheriff Ike Vallon
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Lacey
Strangler of the Swamp
Ferryman Douglas
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Blacksmith
Boobs in the Night
Station West
Sheriff
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Tom Lincoln
The Miracle Woman
Simpson
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Jeremiah Walters
The Good Earth
Banker (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Emperor Ming
High Pressure
Mr. Banks
Beau Hunks
Commandant
The Fixer Uppers
Pierre Gustave
The Sign of the Cross
Tyros
Murder at the Vanities
Homer Boothby