Charles Middleton
Known for ActingBorn 1874-10-02 — died 1949-04-22Elizabethtown, 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.
Known for
Gone with the Wind
1939 · as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · as Leader
Special Agent
1935 · as State Police Commander (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941 · as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jezebel
1938 · as Officer (uncredited)
Brigham Young
1940 · as Mob Member
Batman
1943 · as Ken Colton
Duck Soup
1933 · as Prosecutor
The Killers
1946 · as Farmer (uncredited)
Beau Hunks
1931 · as Commandant
Gunfighters
1947 · as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
Belle Starr
1941 · as Carpetbagger
The Good Earth
1937 · as Banker (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
1947 · as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
Road Gang
1936 · as Grayson
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · as Gentry
Flash Gordon
1936 · as Ming the Merciless
Jesse James
1939 · as Doctor