Birthday
1874/10/02
Day of death
1949/04/22 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Also know as
Charles B. Middleton, Charlie Middleton, Chas. Middleton, Charles Middletown, Charles Brown 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.
(1940) The Grapes of Wrath
as Leader
(1933) Duck Soup
as Prosecutor
(1940) Santa Fe Trail
as Gentry
(1936) Flash Gordon
as Ming the Merciless
(1948) My Girl Tisa
as ---
(1947) The Pretender
as William the butler
(1944) The Town Went Wild
as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
(1939) The Flying Deuces
as Commandant
(1936) Show Boat
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
(1938) The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Lacey
(1946) Strangler of the Swamp
as Ferryman Douglas
(1936) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Blacksmith
(1943) Boobs in the Night
as ---
(1948) Station West
as Sheriff
(1940) Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Tom Lincoln
(1931) The Miracle Woman
as Simpson
(1940) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Jeremiah Walters
(1937) The Good Earth
as Banker (uncredited)
(1940) Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Emperor Ming
(1932) High Pressure
as Mr. Banks
(1931) Beau Hunks
as Commandant
(1935) The Fixer Uppers
as Pierre Gustave
(1932) The Sign of the Cross
as Tyros
(1934) Murder at the Vanities
as Homer Boothby
(1931) Safe in Hell
as Lawyer Jones
(1929) Welcome Danger
as John Thorne / The Dragon
(1941) Belle Starr
as Carpetbagger
(1931) Caught Plastered
as Sheriff Flint
(1933) Lone Cowboy
as U.S. Marshal
(1934) Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mr. Bagby
(1946) Spook Busters
as Mr. Stiles
(1934) Broadway Bill
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
(1932) Hell's Highway
as Matthew the Hermit
(1943) The Black Raven
as Sheriff
(1930) The Devil's Cabaret
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
(1932) Breach of Promise
as Joe Pugmire
(1948) Here Comes Trouble
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1931) A House Divided
as Minister
(1935) Frisco Kid
as Speaker (uncredited)
(1933) This Day and Age
as District Attorney
(1973) A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self (archive footage)
(1931) Palmy Days
as Yolando
(1938) Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
as Emperor Ming
(1966) Purple Death from Outer Space
as Ming the Merciless
(1929) The Far Call
as Kris Larsen
(1936) Ramona
as American Settler (uncredited)
(1931) X Marks the Spot
as Kirby
(1930) East Is West
as Dr. Fredericks
(1932) The Hatchet Man
as Lip Hop Fat
(1932) The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Police Capt. Slade
(1933) Destination Unknown
as Turk
(1937) Stand-In
as Actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln
(1936) Song of the Saddle
as Phineas P. Hook
(1933) Tomorrow at Seven
as Jerry Simons
(1933) Pick-up
as Mr. Brewster
(1933) The Road Is Open Again
as Abraham Lincoln
(1935) The Miracle Rider
as Zaroff
(1933) White Woman
as Fenton
(1939) Cowboys from Texas
as Kansas Jones
(1934) Massacre
as Sheriff Scatters
(1936) Road Gang
as Grayson
(1939) Daredevils of the Red Circle
as 39013
(1933) The Three Musketeers
as El Shaitan (voice)
(1937) Hollywood Cowboy
as 'Doc' Kramer
(1937) We're on the Jury
as Mr. Martin
(1937) Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Gene Autry Sr.
(1933) Mr. Skitch
as Joe
(1947) Welcome Stranger
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
(1932) Mystery Ranch
as Henry Steele
(1934) The Last Round-up
as Sheriff
(1935) Reckless
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1934) David Harum
as Deacon
(1938) Dick Tracy Returns
as Pa Stark
(1938) Flaming Frontiers
as Ace Daggett
(1946) The Killers
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1945) Northwest Trail
as Pierre
(1940) Shooting High
as Hod Carson
(1930) Way Out West
as Buck Rankin
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1933) Sunset Pass
as Williams
(1942) Perils of Nyoka
as Cassib
(1933) Disgraced!
as District Attorney
(1943) Spook Louder
as Graves' Valet
(1937) Slave Ship
as Slave Dealer
(1934) Red Morning
as Stanchon
(1938) Kentucky
as Southerner
(1939) Jesse James
as Doctor
(1932) Too Busy to Work
as Chief of Police
(1941) Wild Geese Calling
as Doctor Jed Sloan
(1932) Rockabye
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1948) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Wrecker (uncredited)
(1942) Men of San Quentin
as Saunderson
(1939) The Oklahoma Kid
as Alec Martin
(1948) The Decision of Christopher Blake
as President in Dream (uncredited)
(1931) Manhattan Parade
as Sheriff Casey
(1935) Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Buck Peters
(1942) The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Curator
(1932) Pack Up Your Troubles
as Welfare Association Officer
(1940) Virginia City
as Jefferson Davis
(1931) A Dangerous Affair
as Tupper
(1929) The Bellamy Trial
as District Attorney
(1939) Allegheny Uprising
as Dr. Stoke
(1939) Way Down South
as Cass
(1939) Wyoming Outlaw
as Luke Parker
(1939) Gone with the Wind
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
(1936) The Texas Rangers
as Lawyer (uncredited)
(1936) Empty Saddles
as Cim White
(1939) Blackmail
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
(1936) Sunset of Power
as Neil Brannum
(1935) Square Shooter
as Miller
(1932) I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1943) Wagon Wheels West
as Phineas Hook
(1937) Two Gun Law
as Wolf Larson
(1941) The Shepherd of the Hills
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
(1940) Women in Hiding
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
(1940) Rangers of Fortune
as Water Thug
(1945) Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Mr. Jensen
(1940) Eyes of the Navy
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1938) Rocket Ship
as Emperor Ming
(1936) A Son Comes Home
as Prosecutor
(1932) The Phantom President
as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
(1936) Rose of the Rancho
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
(1936) Jailbreak
as Dan Stone
(1948) Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1939) Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Lars Olsen
(1931) Ships of Hate
as Captain Lash
(1941) Jungle Man
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
(1947) The Sea of Grass
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
(1940) Brigham Young
as Mob Member
(1941) Stick to Your Guns
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
(1944) Black Arrow
as Tom Whitney
(1947) Gunfighters
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
(1941) Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
(1938) Jezebel
as Officer (uncredited)
(1933) At Twelve Midnight
as Roger Thurston
(1940) Island of Doomed Men
as Captain Cort
(1931) An American Tragedy
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
(1935) Special Agent
as State Police Commander (uncredited)
(1933) The Bowery
as Detective (uncredited)
(1936) Wedding Present
as Turnbull
(1938) Mars Attacks the World
as Ming the Merciless
(1939) Captain Fury
as Mergon
(1933) Doctor Bull
as Mr. Upjohn
(1935) Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle's Father
(1941) Western Union
as Stagecoach Rider
(1942) Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Claim Jumping Leader
(1949) The Last Bandit
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
(1936) Career Woman
as Matt Clay
(1940) Gold Rush Maisie
as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
(1934) Whom the Gods Destroy
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
(1931) The Ruling Voice
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1945) How DOooo You Do
as Sheriff Hayworth
(1932) Silver Dollar
as Jenkins
(1930) Beau Bandit
as Lucius J. Perkins
(1934) Behold My Wife!
as Juan Storm Cloud
(1939) $1,000 a Touchdown
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1943) Oklahoma Outlaws
as Judge Ringle
(1937) The Man Without a Country
as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
(1943) Batman
as Ken Colton
(1943) Crazy House
as Sheriff
(1944) The Desert Hawk
as Koda Bey
(1945) Hollywood and Vine
as Attorney
(1966) Spaceship to the Unknown
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
(1935) In Spite of Danger
as Mr. Merritt
(1938) Joaquin Murrieta
as Politician (uncredited)
(1933) Big Executive
as Sheriff
(1939) One Against the World
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
(1982) Dance of the Cookoos
as Commandant
(1948) Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
(1931) Sob Sister
as City Editor Baker