Charles Middleton
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.
177 acting credits
Acting · 177
Gone with the Wind
1939
Sergeant York
1941
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Rose of the Rancho
1936
Jesse James
1939
The Killers
1946
Jezebel
1938
Duck Soup
1933
Batman
1943
The Sign of the Cross
1932
Western Union
1941
Flash Gordon
1936
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
The Sea of Grass
1947
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
Santa Fe Trail
1940
Slave Ship
1937
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
The Good Earth
1937
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
David Harum
1934
Stand-In
1937
Belle Starr
1941
The Flying Deuces
1939
Virginia City
1940
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
Captain Fury
1939
Gunfighters
1947
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
Frisco Kid
1935
Special Agent
1935
Silver Dollar
1932
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
Allegheny Uprising
1939
Reckless
1935
The Bowery
1933
Shooting High
1940
Manhattan Parade
1931
Lone Cowboy
1933
Welcome Stranger
1947
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
Blackmail
1939
Rockabye
1932
Crazy House
1943
The Miracle Woman
1931
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
Northwest Trail
1945
My Girl Tisa
1948
Show Boat
1936
Mars Attacks the World
1938
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
White Woman
1933
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
The Three Musketeers
1933
Beau Hunks
1931
The Texas Rangers
1936
Safe in Hell
1931
The Black Raven
1943
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
Station West
1948
Road Gang
1936
Brigham Young
1940
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
The World Changes
1933
Song of the Saddle
1936
Big Executive
1933
Way Down South
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
The Town Went Wild
1944
The Miracle Rider
1935
Ramona
1936
Wedding Present
1936
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
One Against the World
1939
Wild Geese Calling
1941
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Massacre
1934
Kentucky
1938
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
Flaming Frontiers
1938
The Phantom President
1932
Broadway Bill
1934
Black Arrow
1944
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
Hell's Highway
1932
Rocket Ship
1938
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
Rangers of Fortune
1940
Beau Bandit
1930
An American Tragedy
1931
The Last Bandit
1949
The Boy from Mercury
1996
Oklahoma Outlaws
1943
The Desert Hawk
1944
Sob Sister
1931
Destination Unknown
1933
Pick-up
1933
Mr. Skitch
1933
Career Woman
1936
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
Jailbreak
1936
Wagon Wheels West
1943
Strangler of the Swamp
1946
Spook Busters
1946
Cowboys from Texas
1939
Women in Hiding
1940
Stick to Your Guns
1941
Palmy Days
1931
The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
Island of Doomed Men
1940
Welcome Danger
1929
Spook Louder
1943
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
High Pressure
1932
Perils of Nyoka
1942
The Last Round-up
1934
Mystery Ranch
1932
A House Divided
1931
In Spite of Danger
1935
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
Doctor Bull
1933
Behold My Wife!
1934
Hollywood Cowboy
1937
East Is West
1930
The Ruling Voice
1931
Dick Tracy Returns
1938
How DOooo You Do
1945
Caught Plastered
1931
Two Gun Law
1937
Way Out West
1930
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
We're on the Jury
1937
This Day and Age
1933
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
The Fixer Uppers
1935
Breach of Promise
1932
The Hatchet Man
1932
Eyes of the Navy
1940
Disgraced!
1933
The Pretender
1947
At Twelve Midnight
1933
Sunset Pass
1933
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
Empty Saddles
1936
Red Morning
1934
Square Shooter
1935
The Road Is Open Again
1933
The Man Without a Country
1937
Jungle Man
1941
Men of San Quentin
1942
A Dangerous Affair
1931
Here Comes Trouble
1948
The Far Call
1929
A Son Comes Home
1936
The Farmer's Daughter
1928
X Marks the Spot
1931
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1939
When Strangers Meet
1934
The Devil's Cabaret
1930
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1966
Sunset of Power
1936
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
Too Busy to Work
1932
Boobs in the Night
1943
Hollywood and Vine
1945
The Bellamy Trial
1929
Joaquin Murrieta
1938
Ships of Hate
1931