Charles Middleton
Age: N/A | From: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Charles B. Middleton , Charlie Middleton , Chas. Middleton , Charles Middletown , Charles Brown Middleton
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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Movie Involvements: 120
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Gone with the Wind
(1939) Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
The Killers
(1946) Farmer (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940) Leader
Jezebel
(1938) Officer (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
(1932) Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941) Blacksmith (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941) Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jesse James
(1939) DoctorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Commandant | |
| 1973 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1966 | Ming the Merciless | |
| Ming the Merciless (archive footage) | ||
| 1949 | Blindfolded Circuit Rider | |
| 1948 | President in Dream (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Burton, an Attorney | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Wrecker (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1947 | William the butler | |
| Sheriff #1 (uncredited) | ||
| Farmer Pinkett (uncredited) | ||
| 1946 | Farmer (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Stiles | ||
| Ferryman Douglas | ||
| 1945 | Sheriff Hayworth | |
| Pierre | ||
| Mr. Jensen | ||
| Attorney | ||
| 1944 | Sam, Midvale District Attorney | |
| Koda Bey | ||
| Tom Whitney | ||
| 1943 | Phineas Hook | |
| Sheriff | ||
| Judge Ringle | ||
| Ken Colton | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| 1942 | Cassib | |
| Saunderson | ||
| Claim Jumping Leader | ||
| 1941 | Mountaineer (uncredited) | |
| Rev. James 'Jim' Graham | ||
| Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner | ||
| Carpetbagger | ||
| Doctor Jed Sloan | ||
| Blacksmith (uncredited) | ||
| Stagecoach Rider | ||
| 1940 | Gentry | |
| Farmer (uncredited) | ||
| Water Thug | ||
| Mob Member | ||
| Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited) | ||
| Alice's Father (uncredited) | ||
| Captain Cort | ||
| Jeremiah Walters | ||
| Hod Carson | ||
| Jefferson Davis | ||
| Leader | ||
| Emperor Ming | ||
| Tom Lincoln | ||
| 1939 | Lars Olsen | |
| Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited) | ||
| Kansas Jones | ||
| Dr. Stoke | ||
| Commandant | ||
| Stage Manager (uncredited) | ||
| Southern Deputy (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Crumley (uncredited) | ||
| Cass | ||
| Luke Parker | ||
| 39013 | ||
| Mergon | ||
| Alec Martin | ||
| Doctor | ||
| 1938 | Southerner | |
| Lacey | ||
| Ming the Merciless | ||
| Pa Stark | ||
| Ace Daggett | ||
| Politician (uncredited) | ||
| Officer (uncredited) | ||
| Emperor Ming | ||
| Emperor Ming | ||
| 1937 | President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited) | |
| Actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Slave Dealer | ||
| Gene Autry Sr. | ||
| Banker (uncredited) | ||
| 'Doc' Kramer | ||
| Wolf Larson | ||
| Mr. Martin | ||
| 1936 | Cim White | |
| Matt Clay | ||
| Turnbull | ||
| American Settler (uncredited) | ||
| Dan Stone | ||
| Sheriff Ike Vallon | ||
| Ming the Merciless | ||
| Grayson | ||
| Blacksmith | ||
| Phineas P. Hook | ||
| Neil Brannum | ||
| Horse Doctor (uncredited) | ||
| 1935 | Speaker (uncredited) | |
| State Police Commander (uncredited) | ||
| Fleety Belle's Father | ||
| Buck Peters | ||
| District Attorney (uncredited) | ||
| Zaroff | ||
| Mr. Merritt | ||
| Pierre Gustave | ||
| Miller | ||
| 1934 | Stanchon | |
| Juan Storm Cloud | ||
| Veterinarian (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Bagby | ||
| Constable Malcolm (uncredited) | ||
| Homer Boothby | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Deacon Perkins | ||
| Sheriff Scatters | ||
| 1933 | Joe | |
| U.S. Marshal | ||
| Prosecutor | ||
| Fenton | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Detective (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Upjohn | ||
| District Attorney | ||
| District Attorney | ||
| Jerry Simons | ||
| Roger Thurston | ||
| Williams | ||
| El Shaitan (voice) | ||
| Turk | ||
| Mr. Brewster | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 1932 | Jenkins | |
| Chief of Police | ||
| Tyros | ||
| District Attorney (uncredited) | ||
| Train Conductor (uncredited) | ||
| Joe Pugmire | ||
| Matthew the Hermit | ||
| Abe Lincoln (uncredited) | ||
| Welfare Association Officer | ||
| Henry Steele | ||
| Police Capt. Slade | ||
| Lip Hop Fat | ||
| Mr. Banks | ||
| 1931 | Sheriff Casey | |
| Kirby | ||
| Lawyer Jones | ||
| Minister | ||
| Commandant | ||
| City Editor Baker | ||
| Tupper | ||
| Yolando | ||
| Board Member (uncredited) | ||
| Attorney Reuben Jephson | ||
| Sheriff Flint | ||
| Simpson | ||
| Captain Lash | ||
| 1930 | Mr. Satan (uncredited) | |
| Dr. Fredericks | ||
| Buck Rankin | ||
| Lucius J. Perkins | ||
| 1929 | John Thorne / The Dragon | |
| Kris Larsen | ||
| District Attorney | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
