Charles Middleton

Actor

Born: October 2, 1874 (74 years old)

Died: April 22, 1949

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.

Filmography (91)

• The Grapes of Wrath (1940, ★ 7.8)
• Duck Soup (1933, ★ 7.3)
• Gone with the Wind (1939, ★ 7.9)
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932, ★ 7.8)
• Flash Gordon (1936, ★ 6.4)
• The Flying Deuces (1939, ★ 6.3)
• Show Boat (1936, ★ 6.8)
• The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936, ★ 6.5)
• Station West (1948, ★ 6.2)
• Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940, ★ 6.8)
• The Miracle Woman (1931, ★ 6.7)
• Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940, ★ 6.9)
• The Good Earth (1937, ★ 6.3)
• Beau Hunks (1931, ★ 6.8)
• The Fixer Uppers (1935, ★ 6.8)
• The Sign of the Cross (1932, ★ 6.2)
• Safe in Hell (1931, ★ 6.6)
• Broadway Bill (1934, ★ 6)
• Hell's Highway (1932, ★ 5.9)
• Frisco Kid (1935, ★ 6.8)
• Palmy Days (1931, ★ 7)
• The Killers (1946, ★ 7.4)
• Spook Louder (1943, ★ 6.9)
• Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948, ★ 7)
• Pack Up Your Troubles (1932, ★ 6.7)
• Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945, ★ 7.1)
• Eyes of the Navy (1940, ★ 7.2)
• Sergeant York (1941, ★ 7.2)
• Jezebel (1938, ★ 7)
• Steamboat Round the Bend (1935, ★ 7.5)