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Charles Middleton

Acting · Born October 2, 1874 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

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.

Charles Middleton movies and shows

  • Gone with the Wind1939
  • The Grapes of Wrath1940
  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932
  • Sergeant York1941
  • Jezebel1938
  • The Killers1946
  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948
  • The Shepherd of the Hills1941
  • Batman1943
  • Duck Soup1933
  • Jesse James1939
  • The Sign of the Cross1932
  • Murder at the Vanities1934
  • Santa Fe Trail1940
  • The Flying Deuces1939
  • Gunfighters1947
  • Special Agent1935
  • Flash Gordon1936
  • Pack Up Your Troubles1932
  • Western Union1941
  • The Sea of Grass1947
  • The Good Earth1937
  • Show Boat1936
  • The Decision of Christopher Blake1948