Charles Middleton
Acting • Born on 10/2/1874 in Elizabethtown, 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.
Filmography (177)
Gone with the Wind
Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
Joe
Rose of the Rancho
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
Reporter (uncredited)
At Twelve Midnight
Roger Thurston
Sergeant York
Mountaineer (uncredited)
Pick-up
Mr. Brewster
Sob Sister
City Editor Baker
Empty Saddles
Cim White
The Grapes of Wrath
Leader
The Killers
Farmer (uncredited)
Special Agent
State Police Commander (uncredited)