Charles Middleton

Actor
BirthdayOct 2, 1874 (75 years old)
DeathdayApr 22, 1949
Place of birthElizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
GenderMale

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

Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)

Dec 15, 1939

Leader

Mar 15, 1940

Prosecutor

Nov 12, 1933

Farmer (uncredited)

Aug 30, 1946

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Nov 9, 1932

Mountaineer (uncredited)

Sep 27, 1941

Officer (uncredited)

Mar 26, 1938

Wrecker (uncredited)

Mar 25, 1948

Commandant

Nov 3, 1939

Ken Colton

Jul 16, 1943

Doctor

Jan 14, 1939

Stagecoach Rider

Feb 21, 1941

Banker (uncredited)

Jun 2, 1937

Welfare Association Officer

Sep 16, 1932

Commandant

Dec 2, 1931

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Jul 18, 1941

Gentry

Dec 20, 1940

Simpson

Jul 17, 1931

Sheriff Ike Vallon

May 17, 1936

Ming the Merciless

Apr 6, 1936

Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)

Dec 15, 1939

Leader

Mar 15, 1940

Prosecutor

Nov 12, 1933

Farmer (uncredited)

Aug 30, 1946

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Nov 9, 1932

Mountaineer (uncredited)

Sep 27, 1941

Acting


Participated in 171 movies, 0 TV series

1984

(archive footage)


1982


1973


1966

Ming the Merciless


1966

Ming the Merciless (archive footage)


1949

Blindfolded Circuit Rider


1948

President in Dream (uncredited)


1948

Mr. Burton, an Attorney


1948

Sheriff


1948

Townsman (uncredited)


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