Charles Middleton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1874, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
- Died
- April 22, 1949
- Movies
- 179
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1996 | The Boy from Mercury | Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage) |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) |
| 1982 | Dance of the Cookoos | Commandant |
| 1973 | A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1966 | Peril from the Planet Mongo | Ming the Merciless |
| 1966 | Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars | Ming the Merciless |
| 1966 | Purple Death from Outer Space | Ming the Merciless |
| 1966 | Spaceship to the Unknown | Ming the Merciless (archive footage) |
| 1949 | The Last Bandit | Blindfolded Circuit Rider |
| 1948 | The Decision of Christopher Blake | President in Dream (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Mr. Burton, an Attorney |
| 1948 | Station West | Sheriff |
| 1948 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Wrecker (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Here Comes Trouble | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa | |
| 1947 | The Pretender | William the butler |
| 1947 | Gunfighters | Sheriff #1 (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Farmer Pinkett (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Killers | Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Spook Busters | Mr. Stiles |
| 1946 | Strangler of the Swamp | Ferryman Douglas |
| 1945 | How DOooo You Do | Sheriff Hayworth |
| 1945 | Northwest Trail | Pierre |
| 1945 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | Mr. Jensen |
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine | Attorney |
| 1944 | The Town Went Wild | Sam, Midvale District Attorney |
| 1944 | The Desert Hawk | Koda Bey |
| 1944 | Black Arrow | Tom Whitney |
| 1943 | Wagon Wheels West | Phineas Hook |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Sheriff |
| 1943 | Oklahoma Outlaws | Judge Ringle |
| 1943 | Batman | Ken Colton |
| 1943 | Boobs in the Night | |
| 1943 | The Black Raven | Sheriff |
| 1943 | Spook Louder | Graves' Valet |
| 1942 | Perils of Nyoka | Cassib |
| 1942 | Men of San Quentin | Saunderson |
| 1942 | The Mystery of Marie Roget | Curator |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Claim Jumping Leader |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Mountaineer (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Jungle Man | Rev. James 'Jim' Graham |
| 1941 | Stick to Your Guns | Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner |
| 1941 | Belle Starr | Carpetbagger |
| 1941 | Wild Geese Calling | Doctor Jed Sloan |
| 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hills | Blacksmith (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Western Union | Stagecoach Rider |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Gentry |
| 1940 | Eyes of the Navy | Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Rangers of Fortune | Water Thug |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Mob Member |
| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie | Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited) |
| 1940 | Women in Hiding | Alice's Father (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Island of Doomed Men | Captain Cort |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Jeremiah Walters |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Hod Carson |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Jefferson Davis |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Leader |
| 1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Emperor Ming |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Tom Lincoln |
| 1939 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Lars Olsen |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Cowboys from Texas | Kansas Jones |
| 1939 | Allegheny Uprising | Dr. Stoke |
| 1939 | The Flying Deuces | Commandant |
| 1939 | $1,000 a Touchdown | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blackmail | Southern Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | One Against the World | Mr. Crumley (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Way Down South | Cass |
| 1939 | Wyoming Outlaw | Luke Parker |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | 39013 |
| 1939 | Captain Fury | Mergon |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Alec Martin |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Doctor |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Southerner |
| 1938 | The Strange Case of Dr. Meade | Lacey |
| 1938 | Mars Attacks the World | Ming the Merciless |
| 1938 | Dick Tracy Returns | Pa Stark |
| 1938 | Flaming Frontiers | Ace Daggett |
| 1938 | Joaquin Murrieta | Politician (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Emperor Ming |
| 1938 | Rocket Ship | Emperor Ming |
| 1937 | The Man Without a Country | President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Stand-In | Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln |
| 1937 | The Last Train from Madrid | Warden (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Slave Ship | Slave Dealer |
| 1937 | Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge | Gene Autry Sr. |
| 1937 | The Good Earth | Banker (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Hollywood Cowboy | 'Doc' Kramer |
| 1937 | Two Gun Law | Wolf Larson |
| 1937 | We're on the Jury | Mr. Martin |
| 1936 | Empty Saddles | Cim White |
| 1936 | Career Woman | Matt Clay |
| 1936 | Wedding Present | Turnbull |
| 1936 | Ramona | American Settler (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Jailbreak | Dan Stone |
| 1936 | A Son Comes Home | Prosecutor |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Sheriff Ike Vallon |
| 1936 | Flash Gordon | Ming the Merciless |
| 1936 | Road Gang | Grayson |
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Blacksmith |
| 1936 | Song of the Saddle | Phineas P. Hook |
| 1936 | Sunset of Power | Neil Brannum |
| 1936 | Rose of the Rancho | Horse Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid | Speaker (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Virginia Judge | Cyrus Higgins |
| 1935 | Special Agent | State Police Commander (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend | Fleety Belle's Father |
| 1935 | Hop-a-long Cassidy | Buck Peters |
| 1935 | Reckless | District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Miracle Rider | Zaroff |
| 1935 | In Spite of Danger | Mr. Merritt |
| 1935 | The Fixer Uppers | Pierre Gustave |
| 1935 | Square Shooter | Miller |
| 1934 | Red Morning | Stanchon |
| 1934 | Behold My Wife! | Juan Storm Cloud |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Veterinarian (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mr. Bagby |
| 1934 | When Strangers Meet | John Tarman |
| 1934 | Whom the Gods Destroy | Constable Malcolm (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities | Homer Boothby |
| 1934 | The Last Round-up | Sheriff |
| 1934 | David Harum | Deacon |
| 1934 | Massacre | Sheriff Scatters |
| 1933 | Mr. Skitch | Joe |
| 1933 | Lone Cowboy | U.S. Marshal |
| 1933 | The World Changes | Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Duck Soup | Prosecutor |
| 1933 | White Woman | Fenton |
| 1933 | Big Executive | Sheriff |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Doctor Bull | Mr. Upjohn |
| 1933 | This Day and Age | District Attorney |
| 1933 | Disgraced! | District Attorney |
| 1933 | Tomorrow at Seven | Jerry Simons |
| 1933 | At Twelve Midnight | Roger Thurston |
| 1933 | Sunset Pass | Williams |
| 1933 | The Three Musketeers | El Shaitan (voice) |
| 1933 | Destination Unknown | Turk |
| 1933 | Pick-up | Mr. Brewster |
| 1933 | The Road Is Open Again | Abraham Lincoln |
| 1932 | Silver Dollar | Jenkins |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross | Tyros |
| 1932 | Too Busy to Work | Chief of Police |
| 1932 | Rockabye | District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Breach of Promise | Joe Pugmire |
| 1932 | Hell's Highway | Matthew the Hermit |
| 1932 | The Phantom President | Abe Lincoln (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Welfare Association Officer |
| 1932 | Mystery Ranch | Henry Steele |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Police Capt. Slade |
| 1932 | The Hatchet Man | Lip Hop Fat |
| 1932 | High Pressure | Mr. Banks |
| 1931 | Manhattan Parade | Sheriff Casey |
| 1931 | X Marks the Spot | Kirby |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | Lawyer Jones |
| 1931 | A House Divided | Minister |
| 1931 | Beau Hunks | Commandant |
| 1931 | Sob Sister | City Editor Baker |
| 1931 | A Dangerous Affair | Tupper |
| 1931 | Palmy Days | Yolando |
| 1931 | The Ruling Voice | Board Member (uncredited) |
| 1931 | An American Tragedy | Attorney Reuben Jephson |
| 1931 | Caught Plastered | Sheriff Flint |
| 1931 | The Miracle Woman | Simpson |
| 1931 | Ships of Hate | Captain Lash |
| 1930 | The Devil's Cabaret | Mr. Satan (uncredited) |
| 1930 | East Is West | Dr. Fredericks |
| 1930 | Way Out West | Buck Rankin |
| 1930 | Beau Bandit | Lucius J. Perkins |
| 1929 | Welcome Danger | John Thorne / The Dragon |
| 1929 | The Far Call | Kris Larsen |
| 1929 | The Bellamy Trial | District Attorney |
| 1928 | The Farmer's Daughter | Hiram Flint |
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