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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 2, 1874
Died
April 22, 1949
Place of Birth
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
- Charles B. Middleton
- Charlie Middleton
- Chas. Middleton
- Charles Middletown
- Charles Brown Middleton
Charles Middleton
0.6 Popularity
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
6.0
Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
The Boy from Mercury
1996
10.0
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
0.0
Commandant
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
0.0
Self (archive footage)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
6.0
Ming the Merciless
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
6.0
Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
5.2
Ming the Merciless
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
6.0
Blindfolded Circuit Rider
The Last Bandit
1949
2.7
President in Dream (uncredited)
The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
0.0
Mr. Burton, an Attorney
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
Credits
The Boy from Mercury
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
1996
6.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
10.0
Dance of the Cookoos
as Commandant
1982
0.0
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self (archive footage)
1973
0.0
Peril from the Planet Mongo
as Ming the Merciless
1966
6.0
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
1966
6.0
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Ming the Merciless
1966
5.2
The Last Bandit
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
1949
6.0
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as President in Dream (uncredited)
1948
2.7
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
1948
0.0
Station West
as Sheriff
1948
6.1
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Townsman (uncredited)
1948
6.5
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Wrecker (uncredited)
1948
7.0
Here Comes Trouble
as Reporter (uncredited)
1948
4.6
My Girl Tisa
1948
0.0
The Pretender
as William the butler
1947
5.5
Gunfighters
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
1947
5.6
Welcome Stranger
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
1947
6.6
The Sea of Grass
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1947
6.1
The Killers
as Farmer (uncredited)
1946
7.3
Spook Busters
as Mr. Stiles
1946
4.8
Strangler of the Swamp
as Ferryman Douglas
1946
5.7
How DOooo You Do
as Sheriff Hayworth
1945
0.0
Northwest Trail
as Pierre
1945
5.0
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Mr. Jensen
1945
6.9
Hollywood and Vine
as Attorney
1945
4.0
The Town Went Wild
as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
1944
5.0
The Desert Hawk
as Koda Bey
1944
6.0
Black Arrow
as Tom Whitney
1944
0.0
Wagon Wheels West
as Phineas Hook
1943
4.0
Crazy House
as Sheriff
1943
5.0
Oklahoma Outlaws
as Judge Ringle
1943
5.0
Batman
as Ken Colton
1943
6.4
Boobs in the Night
1943
0.0
The Black Raven
as Sheriff
1943
5.2
Spook Louder
as Graves' Valet
1943
6.9
Perils of Nyoka
as Cassib
1942
0.0
Men of San Quentin
as Saunderson
1942
0.0
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Curator
1942
5.5
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Claim Jumping Leader
1942
4.7
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Jungle Man
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
1941
2.8
Stick to Your Guns
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
1941
4.0
Belle Starr
as Carpetbagger
1941
5.6
Wild Geese Calling
as Doctor Jed Sloan
1941
5.8
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
1941
6.5
Western Union
as Stagecoach Rider
1941
6.0
Santa Fe Trail
as Gentry
1940
5.7
Eyes of the Navy
as Farmer (uncredited)
1940
7.2
Brigham Young
as Mob Member
1940
4.4
Rangers of Fortune
as Water Thug
1940
5.0
Gold Rush Maisie
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
1940
6.5
Women in Hiding
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
1940
7.0
Island of Doomed Men
as Captain Cort
1940
5.4
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Jeremiah Walters
1940
6.9
Shooting High
as Hod Carson
1940
8.0
Virginia City
as Jefferson Davis
1940
6.1
The Grapes of Wrath
as Leader
1940
7.8
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Emperor Ming
1940
5.8
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Tom Lincoln
1940
6.8
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Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Lars Olsen
1939
0.0
Gone with the Wind
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
1939
7.9
Cowboys from Texas
as Kansas Jones
1939
2.0
Allegheny Uprising
as Dr. Stoke
1939
5.6
The Flying Deuces
as Commandant
1939
6.4
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1939
2.0
Blackmail
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
1939
6.4
One Against the World
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
1939
0.0
Way Down South
as Cass
1939
5.8
Wyoming Outlaw
as Luke Parker
1939
5.6
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as 39013
1939
4.0
Captain Fury
as Mergon
1939
4.9
The Oklahoma Kid
as Alec Martin
1939
6.0
Jesse James
as Doctor
1939
6.5
Kentucky
as Southerner
1938
5.8
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Lacey
1938
5.0
Mars Attacks the World
as Ming the Merciless
1938
6.0
Dick Tracy Returns
as Pa Stark
1938
5.8
Flaming Frontiers
as Ace Daggett
1938
4.8
Joaquin Murrieta
as Politician (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Jezebel
as Officer (uncredited)
1938
7.0
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Emperor Ming
1938
6.2
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
as Ming the Merciless
1938
10.0
Rocket Ship
as Emperor Ming
1938
4.8
The Man Without a Country
as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
1937
5.7
Stand-In
as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
1937
6.3
The Last Train from Madrid
as Warden (uncredited)
1937
4.3
Slave Ship
as Slave Dealer
1937
4.5
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Gene Autry Sr.
1937
5.5
The Good Earth
as Banker (uncredited)
1937
6.2
Hollywood Cowboy
as 'Doc' Kramer
1937
5.0
Two Gun Law
as Wolf Larson
1937
0.0
We're on the Jury
as Mr. Martin
1937
5.8
Empty Saddles
as Cim White
1936
0.0
Career Woman
as Matt Clay
1936
6.0
Wedding Present
as Turnbull
1936
6.5
Ramona
as American Settler (uncredited)
1936
5.1
The Texas Rangers
as Lawyer (uncredited)
1936
6.3
Jailbreak
as Dan Stone
1936
6.4
A Son Comes Home
as Prosecutor
1936
1.0
Show Boat
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
1936
6.8
Flash Gordon
as Ming the Merciless
1936
6.4
Road Gang
as Grayson
1936
6.5
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Blacksmith
1936
6.5
Song of the Saddle
as Phineas P. Hook
1936
7.0
Sunset of Power
as Neil Brannum
1936
0.0
Rose of the Rancho
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
1936
0.0
Frisco Kid
as Speaker (uncredited)
1935
6.8
Special Agent
as State Police Commander (uncredited)
1935
6.2
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle's Father
1935
7.5
Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Buck Peters
1935
5.3
Reckless
as District Attorney (uncredited)
1935
5.0
The Miracle Rider
as Zaroff
1935
4.3
In Spite of Danger
as Mr. Merritt
1935
1.0
The Fixer Uppers
as Pierre Gustave
1935
6.8
Square Shooter
as Miller
1935
5.2
Red Morning
as Stanchon
1934
5.0
Behold My Wife!
as Juan Storm Cloud
1934
7.0
Broadway Bill
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
1934
6.0
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mr. Bagby
1934
6.0
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
1934
5.5
Murder at the Vanities
as Homer Boothby
1934
5.5
The Last Round-up
as Sheriff
1934
0.0
David Harum
as Deacon
1934
7.0
Massacre
as Sheriff Scatters
1934
5.4
Mr. Skitch
as Joe
1933
6.0
Lone Cowboy
as U.S. Marshal
1933
2.7
The World Changes
as Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
1933
4.3
Duck Soup
as Prosecutor
1933
7.3
White Woman
as Fenton
1933
5.7
Big Executive
as Sheriff
1933
0.0
The Bowery
as Detective (uncredited)
1933
5.0
Doctor Bull
as Mr. Upjohn
1933
6.5
This Day and Age
as District Attorney
1933
3.0
Disgraced!
as District Attorney
1933
6.0
Tomorrow at Seven
as Jerry Simons
1933
6.0
At Twelve Midnight
as Roger Thurston
1933
4.5
Sunset Pass
as Williams
1933
6.0
The Three Musketeers
as El Shaitan (voice)
1933
5.3
Destination Unknown
as Turk
1933
0.0
Pick-up
as Mr. Brewster
1933
4.0
The Road Is Open Again
as Abraham Lincoln
1933
0.0
The Sign of the Cross
as Tyros
1932
6.1
Silver Dollar
as Jenkins
1932
5.7
Too Busy to Work
as Chief of Police
1932
4.0
Rockabye
as District Attorney (uncredited)
1932
6.2
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1932
7.8
🎬
Breach of Promise
as Joe Pugmire
1932
0.0
Hell's Highway
as Matthew the Hermit
1932
5.9
The Phantom President
as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
1932
5.5
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Welfare Association Officer
1932
6.7
Mystery Ranch
as Henry Steele
1932
6.0
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Police Capt. Slade
1932
5.9
The Hatchet Man
as Lip Hop Fat
1932
4.7
High Pressure
as Mr. Banks
1932
5.4
Manhattan Parade
as Sheriff Casey
1931
1.8
X Marks the Spot
as Kirby
1931
6.0
Safe in Hell
as Lawyer Jones
1931
6.6
A House Divided
as Minister
1931
4.8
Beau Hunks
as Commandant
1931
6.8
Sob Sister
as City Editor Baker
1931
0.0
A Dangerous Affair
as Tupper
1931
0.0
Palmy Days
as Yolando
1931
7.0
The Ruling Voice
as Board Member (uncredited)
1931
6.0
An American Tragedy
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
1931
6.1
Caught Plastered
as Sheriff Flint
1931
5.8
The Miracle Woman
as Simpson
1931
6.7
Ships of Hate
as Captain Lash
1931
0.0
The Devil's Cabaret
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
1930
5.2
East Is West
as Dr. Fredericks
1930
4.0
Way Out West
as Buck Rankin
1930
5.9
Beau Bandit
as Lucius J. Perkins
1930
3.3
Welcome Danger
as John Thorne / The Dragon
1929
4.9
The Far Call
as Kris Larsen
1929
0.0
🎬
The Bellamy Trial
as District Attorney
1929
1.0