Charles Middleton
Actor
- Born
- October 2, 1874 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
- Died
- April 22, 1949 (age 74)
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
Gone with the Wind
December 15, 1939
The Grapes of Wrath
March 15, 1940
Duck Soup
November 12, 1933
The Killers
August 30, 1946
Sergeant York
September 27, 1941
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
November 9, 1932
Jezebel
March 26, 1938
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
March 25, 1948
The Flying Deuces
November 3, 1939
Batman
July 16, 1943
Jesse James
January 14, 1939
Western Union
February 21, 1941
Acting179
- 1996The Boy from Mercury as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1982Dance of the Cookoos as Commandant
- 1973A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' as Self (archive footage)
- 1966Peril from the Planet Mongo as Ming the Merciless
- 1966Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars as Ming the Merciless
- 1966Purple Death from Outer Space as Ming the Merciless
- 1966Spaceship to the Unknown as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
- 1949The Last Bandit as Blindfolded Circuit Rider