
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