Charles Middleton
Acting

Charles Middleton

Born 2 October 1874 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA · Died 22 April 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

The Grapes of Wrath
Duck Soup
The Flying Deuces
Batman
Jesse James
Western Union
Pack Up Your Troubles
Beau Hunks
Santa Fe Trail
The Sign of the Cross
The Miracle Woman
Show Boat
Dance of the Cookoos
Purple Death from Outer Space
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
Peril from the Planet Mongo
The Last Bandit
My Girl Tisa
Station West
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
The Pretender
Strangler of the Swamp
Spook Busters
Northwest Trail
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
How DOooo You Do
Hollywood and Vine
The Town Went Wild
Black Arrow
The Desert Hawk
Boobs in the Night
The Black Raven
Spook Louder
Wagon Wheels West
Oklahoma Outlaws
Batman
Crazy House
Perils of Nyoka
Men of San Quentin
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Belle Starr
Wild Geese Calling
Jungle Man
Stick to Your Guns
Western Union
The Grapes of Wrath
Santa Fe Trail
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Shooting High
Virginia City
Rangers of Fortune
Brigham Young
Island of Doomed Men
The Flying Deuces
Cowboys from Texas
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Jesse James
The Oklahoma Kid
Allegheny Uprising
Way Down South
Wyoming Outlaw
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Captain Fury
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Dick Tracy Returns
Flaming Frontiers
Kentucky
Rocket Ship
Mars Attacks the World
Stand-In
Hollywood Cowboy
We're on the Jury
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Slave Ship
Two Gun Law
Flash Gordon
Show Boat
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Song of the Saddle
Road Gang
Empty Saddles
Sunset of Power
A Son Comes Home
Jailbreak
Wedding Present
Career Woman
The Fixer Uppers
The Miracle Rider
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Square Shooter
Steamboat Round the Bend
In Spite of Danger
The Virginia Judge
Murder at the Vanities
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Massacre
The Last Round-up
David Harum
Red Morning
Behold My Wife!
When Strangers Meet
Duck Soup
Lone Cowboy
This Day and Age
Destination Unknown
Tomorrow at Seven
Pick-up
The Road Is Open Again
White Woman
The Three Musketeers
Mr. Skitch
Sunset Pass
Disgraced!
At Twelve Midnight
Doctor Bull
Big Executive
High Pressure
The Sign of the Cross
Hell's Highway
The Hatchet Man
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Mystery Ranch
Too Busy to Work
Pack Up Your Troubles
Silver Dollar
The Miracle Woman
Beau Hunks
Safe in Hell
Caught Plastered
A House Divided
Palmy Days
X Marks the Spot
Manhattan Parade
A Dangerous Affair
Ships of Hate
An American Tragedy
Sob Sister
East Is West
Way Out West
Beau Bandit
Welcome Danger
The Far Call
The Farmer's Daughter
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