Charles 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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
This Day and Age
1933
Shooting High
1940
Gone with the Wind
1939
Stick to Your Guns
1941
Broadway Bill
1934
Mystery Ranch
1932
The Phantom President
1932
Career Woman
1936
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Stand-In
1937
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
The Boy from Mercury
1996
Blackmail
1939
Captain Fury
1939
Black Arrow
1944
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
Flash Gordon
1936
Station West
1948
Batman
1943
David Harum
1934
Two Gun Law
1937
Jailbreak
1936
The Man Without a Country
1937
Disgraced!
1933
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
Jezebel
1938
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
How DOooo You Do
1945
The Sign of the Cross
1932
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
Duck Soup
1933
Flaming Frontiers
1938
Hollywood Cowboy
1937
The Last Round-up
1934
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966
Manhattan Parade
1931
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
Northwest Trail
1945