Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

1874-10-02 – 1949-04-22 (age 74) Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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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.

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Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939

as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Leader

Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941

as Mountaineer (uncredited)

Jezebel
Jezebel

1938

as Officer (uncredited)

White Woman
White Woman

1933

as Fenton

The Killers
The Killers

1946

as Farmer (uncredited)

Batman
Batman

1943

as Ken Colton

The Sign of the Cross
Special Agent
Special Agent

1935

as State Police Commander (uncredited)

Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid

1935

as Speaker (uncredited)

Captain Fury
Captain Fury

1939

as Mergon

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces

1939

as Commandant

Western Union
Western Union

1941

as Stagecoach Rider

Duck Soup
Duck Soup

1933

as Prosecutor

Belle Starr
Belle Starr

1941

as Carpetbagger

Virginia City
Virginia City

1940

as Jefferson Davis

Jesse James
Jesse James

1939

as Doctor

Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon

1936

as Ming the Merciless

Destination Unknown
Stand-In
Stand-In

1937

as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln