Charles Middleton

Known for Acting

Charles Middleton's portrait

Details

Birthday: October 02, 1874

Deathday: April 22, 1949

Place of birth: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

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.

Actor

1996

The Boy from Mercury

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1982

Dance of the Cookoos

1973

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

1966

Purple Death from Outer Space

1966

Spaceship to the Unknown

1966

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars

1966

Peril from the Planet Mongo

1949

The Last Bandit

1948

My Girl Tisa

1948

Station West

1948

Here Comes Trouble

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

The Decision of Christopher Blake

1948

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

1947

The Pretender

1947

Welcome Stranger

1947

The Sea of Grass

1947

Gunfighters

1946

Strangler of the Swamp

1946

Spook Busters

1946

The Killers

1945

Northwest Trail

1945

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

1945

How DOooo You Do

1945

Hollywood and Vine

1944

The Town Went Wild

1944

Black Arrow

1944

The Desert Hawk

1943

Boobs in the Night

1943

The Black Raven

1943

Spook Louder

1943

Wagon Wheels West

1943

Oklahoma Outlaws

1943

Batman

1943

Crazy House

1942

Perils of Nyoka

1942

Men of San Quentin

1942

The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1941

Belle Starr

1941

Wild Geese Calling

1941

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

Jungle Man

1941

Stick to Your Guns

1941

Sergeant York

1941

Western Union

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940

Shooting High

1940

Virginia City

1940

Women in Hiding

1940

Rangers of Fortune

1940

Eyes of the Navy

1940

Brigham Young

1940

Island of Doomed Men

1940

Gold Rush Maisie

1939

The Flying Deuces

1939

Cowboys from Texas

1939

Daredevils of the Red Circle

1939

Jesse James

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

Allegheny Uprising

1939

Way Down South

1939

Wyoming Outlaw

1939

Gone with the Wind

1939

Blackmail

1939

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1939

Captain Fury

1939

$1,000 a Touchdown

1939

One Against the World

1938

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

1938

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

1938

Dick Tracy Returns

1938

Flaming Frontiers

1938

Kentucky

1938

Rocket Ship

1938

Jezebel

1938

Mars Attacks the World

1938

Joaquin Murrieta

1937

The Good Earth

1937

Stand-In

1937

Hollywood Cowboy

1937

We're on the Jury

1937

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

1937

Slave Ship

1937

Two Gun Law

1937

The Man Without a Country

1937

The Last Train from Madrid

1936

Flash Gordon

1936

Show Boat

1936

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

Ramona

1936

Song of the Saddle

1936

Road Gang

1936

The Texas Rangers

1936

Empty Saddles

1936

Sunset of Power

1936

A Son Comes Home

1936

Rose of the Rancho

1936

Jailbreak

1936

Wedding Present

1936

Career Woman

1935

The Fixer Uppers

1935

Frisco Kid

1935

The Miracle Rider

1935

Reckless

1935

Hop-a-long Cassidy

1935

Square Shooter

1935

Special Agent

1935

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

In Spite of Danger

1934

Murder at the Vanities

1934

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

Broadway Bill

1934

Massacre

1934

The Last Round-up

1934

David Harum

1934

Red Morning

1934

Whom the Gods Destroy

1934

Behold My Wife!

1934

When Strangers Meet

1933

Duck Soup

1933

Lone Cowboy

1933

This Day and Age

1933

Destination Unknown

1933

Tomorrow at Seven

1933

Pick-up

1933

The Road Is Open Again

1933

White Woman

1933

The Three Musketeers

1933

Mr. Skitch

1933

Sunset Pass

1933

Disgraced!

1933

At Twelve Midnight

1933

The Bowery

1933

Doctor Bull

1933

Big Executive

1933

The World Changes

1932

High Pressure

1932

The Sign of the Cross

1932

Hell's Highway

1932

Breach of Promise

1932

The Hatchet Man

1932

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932

Mystery Ranch

1932

Too Busy to Work

1932

Rockabye

1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

The Phantom President

1932

Silver Dollar

1931

The Miracle Woman

1931

Beau Hunks

1931

Safe in Hell

1931

Caught Plastered

1931

A House Divided

1931

Palmy Days

1931

X Marks the Spot

1931

Manhattan Parade

1931

A Dangerous Affair

1931

Ships of Hate

1931

An American Tragedy

1931

The Ruling Voice

1931

Sob Sister

1930

The Devil's Cabaret

1930

East Is West

1930

Way Out West

1930

Beau Bandit

1929

Welcome Danger

1929

The Far Call

1929

The Bellamy Trial

1928

The Farmer's Daughter