Cast
Charles Middleton
Acting
Cast
Charles Middleton
Known for
Acting
Born
1874-10-02
From
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Died
1949-04-22
Also known as Charles B. Middleton, Charlie Middleton, Chas. 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.
Gone with the Wind
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jezebel
as Officer (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Leader
The Killers
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cross
as Tyros
Frisco Kid
as Speaker (uncredited)
Special Agent
as State Police Commander (uncredited)
Western Union
as Stagecoach Rider
Captain Fury
as Mergon
Duck Soup
as Prosecutor
Belle Starr
as Carpetbagger
Jesse James
as Doctor
Batman
as Ken Colton
White Woman
as Fenton
Destination Unknown
as Turk
Virginia City
as Jefferson Davis
The Flying Deuces
as Commandant
Stand-In
as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Joaquin Murrieta
as Politician (uncredited)
Crazy House
as Sheriff
Blackmail
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Disgraced!
as District Attorney
Slave Ship
as Slave Dealer
Welcome Danger
as John Thorne / The Dragon
Santa Fe Trail
as Gentry
Flash Gordon
as Ming the Merciless
Red Morning
as Stanchon
Silver Dollar
as Jenkins
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Wrecker (uncredited)
Station West
as Sheriff
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Curator
Jailbreak
as Dan Stone
The Sea of Grass
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Kentucky
as Southerner
Pick-up
as Mr. Brewster
The Ruling Voice
as Board Member (uncredited)
Beau Hunks
as Commandant
Gunfighters
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
The Good Earth
as Banker (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Alec Martin
Reckless
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Emperor Ming
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
High Pressure
as Mr. Banks
The Three Musketeers
as El Shaitan (voice)
Rose of the Rancho
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Show Boat
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
Lone Cowboy
as U.S. Marshal
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Police Capt. Slade
The Black Raven
as Sheriff
Ramona
as American Settler (uncredited)
The Road Is Open Again
as Abraham Lincoln
Rockabye
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Brigham Young
as Mob Member
The Miracle Woman
as Simpson
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as 39013
Welcome Stranger
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
Behold My Wife!
as Juan Storm Cloud
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Welfare Association Officer
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self (archive footage)
David Harum
as Deacon
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Claim Jumping Leader
Caught Plastered
as Sheriff Flint
The Pretender
as William the butler
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Townsman (uncredited)
Wedding Present
as Turnbull
Hell's Highway
as Matthew the Hermit
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Emperor Ming
Allegheny Uprising
as Dr. Stoke
The Last Train from Madrid
as Warden (uncredited)
Sunset Pass
as Williams
An American Tragedy
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
The Boy from Mercury
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
One Against the World
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Blacksmith
Broadway Bill
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Mr. Jensen
Murder at the Vanities
as Homer Boothby
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle's Father
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Jeremiah Walters
Spook Busters
as Mr. Stiles
The Texas Rangers
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Doctor Bull
as Mr. Upjohn
Safe in Hell
as Lawyer Jones
The Bowery
as Detective (uncredited)
Wyoming Outlaw
as Luke Parker
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Tom Lincoln
The World Changes
as Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
as Reporter (uncredited)
Wild Geese Calling
as Doctor Jed Sloan
Massacre
as Sheriff Scatters
Cowboys from Texas
as Kansas Jones
Flaming Frontiers
as Ace Daggett
Palmy Days
as Yolando
Oklahoma Outlaws
as Judge Ringle
Spook Louder
as Graves' Valet
Career Woman
as Matt Clay
Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Buck Peters
Rocket Ship
as Emperor Ming
Empty Saddles
as Cim White
Black Arrow
as Tom Whitney
This Day and Age
as District Attorney
Wagon Wheels West
as Phineas Hook
The Town Went Wild
as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
Mr. Skitch
as Joe
Sunset of Power
as Neil Brannum
Gold Rush Maisie
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
Road Gang
as Grayson
Song of the Saddle
as Phineas P. Hook
Island of Doomed Men
as Captain Cort
The Miracle Rider
as Zaroff
How DOooo You Do
as Sheriff Hayworth
A Son Comes Home
as Prosecutor
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
The Devil's Cabaret
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Lacey
Mars Attacks the World
as Ming the Merciless
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as President in Dream (uncredited)
The Last Bandit
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
Shooting High
as Hod Carson
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Gene Autry Sr.
Way Out West
as Buck Rankin
The Fixer Uppers
as Pierre Gustave
In Spite of Danger
as Mr. Merritt
Tomorrow at Seven
as Jerry Simons
Rangers of Fortune
as Water Thug
When Strangers Meet
as John Tarman
A House Divided
as Minister
My Girl Tisa
Strangler of the Swamp
as Ferryman Douglas
Sob Sister
as City Editor Baker
We're on the Jury
as Mr. Martin
Northwest Trail
as Pierre
Big Executive
as Sheriff
Breach of Promise
as Joe Pugmire
Jungle Man
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
Way Down South
as Cass
The Last Round-up
as Sheriff
The Bellamy Trial
as District Attorney
Hollywood and Vine
as Attorney
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
East Is West
as Dr. Fredericks
A Dangerous Affair
as Tupper
At Twelve Midnight
as Roger Thurston
X Marks the Spot
as Kirby
Stick to Your Guns
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Ming the Merciless
Mystery Ranch
as Henry Steele
Hollywood Cowboy
as 'Doc' Kramer
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Lars Olsen
Manhattan Parade
as Sheriff Casey
Beau Bandit
as Lucius J. Perkins
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Returns
as Pa Stark
The Hatchet Man
as Lip Hop Fat
Eyes of the Navy
as Farmer (uncredited)
Too Busy to Work
as Chief of Police
Square Shooter
as Miller
Women in Hiding
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
The Desert Hawk
as Koda Bey
Men of San Quentin
as Saunderson
Two Gun Law
as Wolf Larson
The Phantom President
as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
Perils of Nyoka
as Cassib
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mr. Bagby
Dance of the Cookoos
as Commandant
Peril from the Planet Mongo
as Ming the Merciless
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Ming the Merciless
Ships of Hate
as Captain Lash
Boobs in the Night
The Far Call
as Kris Larsen
The Farmer's Daughter
as Hiram Flint