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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-10-02 (150 years old)

Place of Birth

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

Charles Middleton

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

Acting

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)

1982

Dance of the Cookoos as Commandant

1973

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' as Self (archive footage)

1966

Purple Death from Outer Space as Ming the Merciless
Spaceship to the Unknown as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)

1949

The Last Bandit as Blindfolded Circuit Rider

1948

Station West as Sheriff
Here Comes Trouble as Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Wrecker (uncredited)
The Decision of Christopher Blake as President in Dream (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' as Townsman (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court as Mr. Burton, an Attorney

1947

The Pretender as William the butler
Welcome Stranger as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Gunfighters as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)

1946

Strangler of the Swamp as Ferryman Douglas
Spook Busters as Mr. Stiles
The Killers as Farmer (uncredited)

1945

Northwest Trail as Pierre
How DOooo You Do as Sheriff Hayworth
Hollywood and Vine as Attorney

1944

The Town Went Wild as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
Black Arrow as Tom Whitney
The Desert Hawk as Koda Bey

1943

The Black Raven as Sheriff
Spook Louder as Graves' Valet
Wagon Wheels West as Phineas Hook
Oklahoma Outlaws as Judge Ringle
Batman as Ken Colton
Crazy House as Sheriff

1942

Perils of Nyoka as Cassib
Men of San Quentin as Saunderson
Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Claim Jumping Leader

1941

Belle Starr as Carpetbagger
Wild Geese Calling as Doctor Jed Sloan
The Shepherd of the Hills as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Jungle Man as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
Stick to Your Guns as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
Sergeant York as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Western Union as Stagecoach Rider

1940

Santa Fe Trail as Gentry
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Jeremiah Walters
Shooting High as Hod Carson
Virginia City as Jefferson Davis
Women in Hiding as Alice's Father (uncredited)
Rangers of Fortune as Water Thug
Eyes of the Navy as Farmer (uncredited)
Brigham Young as Mob Member
Island of Doomed Men as Captain Cort
Gold Rush Maisie as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)

1939

The Flying Deuces as Commandant
Cowboys from Texas as Kansas Jones
Jesse James as Doctor
The Oklahoma Kid as Alec Martin
Allegheny Uprising as Dr. Stoke
Wyoming Outlaw as Luke Parker
Gone with the Wind as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Blackmail as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not Kill as Lars Olsen
Captain Fury as Mergon
$1,000 a Touchdown as Stage Manager (uncredited)
One Against the World as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)

1938

Dick Tracy Returns as Pa Stark
Flaming Frontiers as Ace Daggett
Kentucky as Southerner
Rocket Ship as Emperor Ming
Jezebel as Officer (uncredited)
Mars Attacks the World as Ming the Merciless
Joaquin Murrieta as Politician (uncredited)

1937

The Good Earth as Banker (uncredited)
Stand-In as Actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Hollywood Cowboy as 'Doc' Kramer
We're on the Jury as Mr. Martin
Slave Ship as Slave Dealer
Two Gun Law as Wolf Larson
The Man Without a Country as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

1936

Flash Gordon as Ming the Merciless
Show Boat as Sheriff Ike Vallon
Ramona as American Settler (uncredited)
Song of the Saddle as Phineas P. Hook
Road Gang as Grayson
The Texas Rangers as Lawyer (uncredited)
Empty Saddles as Cim White
Sunset of Power as Neil Brannum
A Son Comes Home as Prosecutor
Rose of the Rancho as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Jailbreak as Dan Stone
Wedding Present as Turnbull
Career Woman as Matt Clay

1935

The Fixer Uppers as Pierre Gustave
Frisco Kid as Speaker (uncredited)
Reckless as District Attorney (uncredited)
Hop-a-long Cassidy as Buck Peters
Square Shooter as Miller
Special Agent as State Police Commander (uncredited)
Steamboat Round the Bend as Fleety Belle's Father
In Spite of Danger as Mr. Merritt

1934

Murder at the Vanities as Homer Boothby
Broadway Bill as Veterinarian (uncredited)
Massacre as Sheriff Scatters
David Harum as Deacon
Red Morning as Stanchon
Whom the Gods Destroy as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Behold My Wife! as Juan Storm Cloud

1933

Duck Soup as Prosecutor
Lone Cowboy as U.S. Marshal
This Day and Age as District Attorney
Tomorrow at Seven as Jerry Simons
Pick-up as Mr. Brewster
The Road Is Open Again as Abraham Lincoln
White Woman as Fenton
The Three Musketeers as El Shaitan (voice)
Mr. Skitch as Joe
Sunset Pass as Williams
Disgraced! as District Attorney
At Twelve Midnight as Roger Thurston
The Bowery as Detective (uncredited)
Doctor Bull as Mr. Upjohn
Big Executive as Sheriff

1932

High Pressure as Mr. Banks
Hell's Highway as Matthew the Hermit
Breach of Promise as Joe Pugmire
The Hatchet Man as Lip Hop Fat
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Police Capt. Slade
Mystery Ranch as Henry Steele
Too Busy to Work as Chief of Police
Rockabye as District Attorney (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles as Welfare Association Officer
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Phantom President as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
Silver Dollar as Jenkins

1931

Beau Hunks as Commandant
Safe in Hell as Lawyer Jones
Caught Plastered as Sheriff Flint
A House Divided as Minister
Palmy Days as Yolando
Manhattan Parade as Sheriff Casey
Ships of Hate as Captain Lash
An American Tragedy as Attorney Reuben Jephson
The Ruling Voice as Board Member (uncredited)
Sob Sister as City Editor Baker

1930

The Devil's Cabaret as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
East Is West as Dr. Fredericks
Way Out West as Buck Rankin
Beau Bandit as Lucius J. Perkins

1929

Welcome Danger as John Thorne / The Dragon
The Far Call as Kris Larsen
The Bellamy Trial as District Attorney