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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
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8

Gone with the Wind

(1939) Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
The Killers
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7

The Killers

(1946) Farmer (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
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8

The Grapes of Wrath

(1940) Leader
Jezebel
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7

Jezebel

(1938) Officer (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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8

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

(1932) Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills
Average
7

The Shepherd of the Hills

(1941) Blacksmith (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Average
7

Sergeant York

(1941) Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jesse James
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6

Jesse James

(1939) Doctor

Acting

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

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