Charles Middleton
Known for: Acting
Born: October 2, 1874
Died: April 22, 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
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
Eyes of the Navy
1940
Jungle Man
1941
Boobs in the Night
1943
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
Beau Hunks
1931
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
Song of the Saddle
1936
The Miracle Rider
1935
Mystery Ranch
1932
Dick Tracy Returns
1938
Sunset of Power
1936
Square Shooter
1935
Wagon Wheels West
1943
Rocket Ship
1938
Ships of Hate
1931
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
Flash Gordon
1936
Strangler of the Swamp
1946
The Fixer Uppers
1935
Welcome Danger
1929
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
The Road Is Open Again
1933
Flaming Frontiers
1938
Perils of Nyoka
1942
Too Busy to Work
1932
Men of San Quentin
1942
At Twelve Midnight
1933
Mars Attacks the World
1938
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
When Strangers Meet
1934
The Flying Deuces
1939
The Devil's Cabaret
1930
Cowboys from Texas
1939
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937
Red Morning
1934
Empty Saddles
1936
Two Gun Law
1937
Black Arrow
1944
In Spite of Danger
1935
One Against the World
1939
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
The Miracle Woman
1931
Caught Plastered
1931
The Black Raven
1943
Breach of Promise
1932
A House Divided
1931
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
Palmy Days
1931
Hollywood Cowboy
1937
Disgraced!
1933
A Son Comes Home
1936
Beau Bandit
1930
Oklahoma Outlaws
1943
The Farmer's Daughter
1928
The Far Call
1929
X Marks the Spot
1931
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
White Woman
1933
Northwest Trail
1945
Way Out West
1930
Spook Louder
1943
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
Rose of the Rancho
1936
Island of Doomed Men
1940
How DOooo You Do
1945
The Desert Hawk
1944
Joaquin Murrieta
1938
Big Executive
1933
The Pretender
1947
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Safe in Hell
1931
The Hatchet Man
1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
Road Gang
1936
The Last Round-up
1934
The Bellamy Trial
1929
Way Down South
1939
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1939
The Ruling Voice
1931
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
Hell's Highway
1932
This Day and Age
1933
East Is West
1930
Pick-up
1933
David Harum
1934
Shooting High
1940
The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
An American Tragedy
1931
Silver Dollar
1932
The Man Without a Country
1937
Duck Soup
1933
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
Lone Cowboy
1933
Stand-In
1937
Massacre
1934
Wild Geese Calling
1941
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
Jailbreak
1936
Captain Fury
1939
High Pressure
1932
Spook Busters
1946
Destination Unknown
1933
Mr. Skitch
1933
A Dangerous Affair
1931
Career Woman
1936
We're on the Jury
1937
Sunset Pass
1933
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
The Last Bandit
1949
Women in Hiding
1940
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
Stick to Your Guns
1941
Kentucky
1938
Gunfighters
1947
Behold My Wife!
1934
The Boy from Mercury
1996
The Town Went Wild
1944
Show Boat
1936
Station West
1948
Belle Starr
1941
Ramona
1936
The Phantom President
1932
The Bowery
1933
Sob Sister
1931
Here Comes Trouble
1948
Virginia City
1940
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
Hollywood and Vine
1945
The Killers
1946
Slave Ship
1937
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
Wedding Present
1936
The Sign of the Cross
1932
Rockabye
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
The Good Earth
1937
The Three Musketeers
1933
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Santa Fe Trail
1940
Welcome Stranger
1947
Jesse James
1939
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Reckless
1935
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
The Texas Rangers
1936
Manhattan Parade
1931
Blackmail
1939
My Girl Tisa
1948
Rangers of Fortune
1940
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
Allegheny Uprising
1939
Doctor Bull
1933
Batman
1943
Special Agent
1935
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
The World Changes
1933
Broadway Bill
1934
Frisco Kid
1935
Jezebel
1938
Brigham Young
1940
Western Union
1941
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Sergeant York
1941
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Sea of Grass
1947
Crazy House
1943
Gone with the Wind
1939