Charles Middleton
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1874-10-02 – 1949-04-22
Place of birth: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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
The Grapes of Wrath
1940Leader
Duck Soup
1933Prosecutor
Santa Fe Trail
1940Gentry
Flash Gordon
1936Ming the Merciless
My Girl Tisa
1948
The Pretender
1947William the butler
The Town Went Wild
1944Sam, Midvale District Attorney
The Flying Deuces
1939Commandant
Show Boat
1936Sheriff Ike Vallon
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938Lacey
Strangler of the Swamp
1946Ferryman Douglas
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936Blacksmith
Boobs in the Night
1943
Station West
1948Sheriff
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940Tom Lincoln
The Miracle Woman
1931Simpson
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940Jeremiah Walters
The Good Earth
1937Banker (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940Emperor Ming