Charles Middleton
Known for Acting
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
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Leader
Sergeant York
1941
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
East Is West
1930
as Dr. Fredericks
Jesse James
1939
as Doctor
Jezebel
1938
as Officer (uncredited)
The Killers
1946
as Farmer (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Gentry
Batman
1943
as Ken Colton
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Wrecker (uncredited)
Duck Soup
1933
as Prosecutor
The Good Earth
1937
as Banker (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Commandant
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Tyros
Show Boat
1936
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
Western Union
1941
as Stagecoach Rider
Flash Gordon
1936
as Ming the Merciless
Belle Starr
1941
as Carpetbagger