Charles Middleton
AKA: Charles B. Middleton
Birthday: 1874-10-02
Died: 1949-04-22
Birthplace: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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.
Filmography
Character: Ming the Merciless
Character: William the butler
Character: Sam, Midvale District Attorney
Character: Sheriff Ike Vallon
Character: Ferryman Douglas
Character: Jeremiah Walters
Character: Banker (uncredited)
Character: Pierre Gustave
Character: John Thorne / The Dragon
Character: Veterinarian (uncredited)
Character: Matthew the Hermit
Character: Mr. Satan (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Speaker (uncredited)
Character: District Attorney
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Ming the Merciless
Character: American Settler (uncredited)
Character: Dr. Fredericks
Character: Police Capt. Slade
Character: Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Character: Phineas P. Hook
Character: Abraham Lincoln
Character: Sheriff Scatters
Character: El Shaitan (voice)
Character: Gene Autry Sr.
Character: Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
Character: District Attorney (uncredited)
Character: Farmer (uncredited)
Character: (archive footage)
Character: District Attorney
Character: Chief of Police
Character: Doctor Jed Sloan
Character: District Attorney (uncredited)
Character: Wrecker (uncredited)
Character: President in Dream (uncredited)
Character: Welfare Association Officer
Character: Jefferson Davis
Character: District Attorney
Character: Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Character: Lawyer (uncredited)
Character: Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Character: Train Conductor (uncredited)
Character: Blacksmith (uncredited)
Character: Alice's Father (uncredited)
Character: Farmer (uncredited)
Character: Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
Character: Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
Character: Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Character: Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
Character: Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
Character: Mountaineer (uncredited)
Character: Officer (uncredited)
Character: Roger Thurston
Character: Attorney Reuben Jephson
Character: State Police Commander (uncredited)
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Ming the Merciless
Character: Fleety Belle's Father
Character: Stagecoach Rider
Character: Claim Jumping Leader
Character: Blindfolded Circuit Rider
Character: Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
Character: Board Member (uncredited)
Character: Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Character: Sheriff Hayworth
Character: Lucius J. Perkins
Character: Juan Storm Cloud
Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)
Character: President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Character: Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
Character: Politician (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Burton, an Attorney
Character: City Editor Baker
Character: Ming the Merciless
Character: Warden (uncredited)
Character: Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
