Charles Middleton
Acting
🎂 1874-10-02
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.
Cast credits(172)
Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
1939
Captain Cort
1940
Commandant
1939
Emperor Ming
1938
Farmer (uncredited)
1946
Gentry
1940
Ken Colton
1943
Leader
1940
Officer (uncredited)
1938
Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941
Prosecutor
1933
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1932
Wrecker (uncredited)
1948
Stagecoach Rider
1941
Mob Member
1940
Doctor
1939
Banker (uncredited)
1937
Ming the Merciless
1936
Jefferson Davis
1940
Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1947
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1941
Veterinarian (uncredited)
1934
Tyros
1932
Blacksmith
1936
District Attorney
1933
Simpson
1931
Sheriff
1943
Carpetbagger
1941
Emperor Ming
1940
Dr. Stoke
1939
1948
Welfare Association Officer
1932
Turnbull
1936
District Attorney (uncredited)
1935
Sheriff
1948
Sheriff Ike Vallon
1936
Jeremiah Walters
1940
Speaker (uncredited)
1935
Warden (uncredited)
1937
Lawyer Jones
1931
Alec Martin
1939
Luke Parker
1939
Tom Lincoln
1940
Ace Daggett
1938
Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
1947
Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
1941
Southern Deputy (uncredited)
1939
Claim Jumping Leader
1942
State Police Commander (uncredited)
1935
Mr. Jensen
1945
Pa Stark
1938
Fenton
1933
Mr. Burton, an Attorney
1948
Emperor Ming
1938
Attorney Reuben Jephson
1931
(archive footage)
1984
Blindfolded Circuit Rider
1949
Mr. Martin
1937
Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
1941
Southerner
1938
Homer Boothby
1934
Lawyer (uncredited)
1936
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
1936
Koda Bey
1944
Self (archive footage)
1973
Cass
1939
Mergon
1939
Sheriff Scatters
1934
Buck Peters
1935
Fleety Belle's Father
1935
Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
1947
Commandant
1931
Attorney
1945
Sheriff Hayworth
1945
William the butler
1947
Sheriff
1943
Reporter (uncredited)
1948
Mr. Stiles
1946
Lucius J. Perkins
1930
Ming the Merciless
1938
Slave Dealer
1937
Juan Storm Cloud
1934
Kirby
1931
Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
1966
Ferryman Douglas
1946
Jenkins
1932
Alice's Father (uncredited)
1940
Mr. Upjohn
1933
Water Thug
1940
Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
1940
Dan Stone
1936
Turk
1933
President in Dream (uncredited)
1948
El Shaitan (voice)
1933
Doctor Jed Sloan
1941
Curator
1942
Detective (uncredited)
1933
39013
1939
Police Capt. Slade
1932
Pierre Gustave
1935
Yolando
1931
Pierre
1945
Sheriff Flint
1931
U.S. Marshal
1933
Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
1932
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1939
Matt Clay
1936
Ming the Merciless
1966
Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
1937
Henry Steele
1932
Grayson
1936
Sheriff Casey
1931
Sheriff
1934
Mr. Bagby
1934
Stanchon
1934
Matthew the Hermit
1932
Mr. Satan (uncredited)
1930
Farmer (uncredited)
1940
Cassib
1942
President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
1937
Commandant
1982
District Attorney (uncredited)
1932
Sam, Midvale District Attorney
1944
American Settler (uncredited)
1936
Lacey
1938
Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
1934
Phineas P. Hook
1936
Joe Pugmire
1932
Hod Carson
1940
Graves' Valet
1943
Kris Larsen
1929
Buck Rankin
1930
City Editor Baker
1931
Lip Hop Fat
1932
Joe
1933
John Thorne / The Dragon
1929
Sheriff
1933
Kansas Jones
1939
Tupper
1931
Mr. Banks
1932
Phineas Hook
1943
Mr. Brewster
1933
Minister
1931
Mr. Merritt
1935
Gene Autry Sr.
1937
District Attorney
1933
Wolf Larson
1937
Townsman (uncredited)
1948
Miller
1935
Roger Thurston
1933
1943
Williams
1933
Politician (uncredited)
1938
Deacon
1934
Jerry Simons
1933
Zaroff
1935
Abraham Lincoln
1933
District Attorney
1929
Tom Whitney
1944
Lars Olsen
1939
Cim White
1936
Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
1939
'Doc' Kramer
1937
Prosecutor
1936
Saunderson
1942
Neil Brannum
1936
Judge Ringle
1943
Chief of Police
1932
Board Member (uncredited)
1931
Captain Lash
1931
Dr. Fredericks
1930
Ming the Merciless
1938