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Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
1938
as Ming the Merciless
Charles Middleton
Also known as: Charles Brown Middleton
Acting
Born:October 2, 1874
Died:April 22, 1949(aged 74)
Birthplace:Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Nationality:United States
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CommunityBiography
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 (143 movies)
8.0
8.0
Shooting High
1940
as Hod Carson
7.8
7.8
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
7.3
7.3
Duck Soup
1933
as Prosecutor
7.3
7.3
The Killers
1946
as Farmer (uncredited)
7.2
7.2
Eyes of the Navy
1940
as Farmer (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Behold My Wife!
1934
as Juan Storm Cloud
7.0
7.0
Women in Hiding
1940
as Alice's Father (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Palmy Days
1931
as Yolando
7.0
7.0
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Phineas P. Hook
7.0
7.0
David Harum
1934
as Deacon
6.9
6.9
Spook Louder
1943
as Graves' Valet
6.9
6.9
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
as Mr. Jensen
6.8
6.8
Show Boat
1936
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
6.8
6.8
Beau Hunks
1931
as Commandant
6.8
6.8
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as Pierre Gustave
6.7
6.7
The Miracle Woman
1931
as Simpson
6.7
6.7
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Jeremiah Walters
6.7
6.7
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Welfare Association Officer
6.7
6.7
Safe in Hell
1931
as Lawyer Jones
6.5
6.5
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Wedding Present
1936
as Turnbull
6.5
6.5
Road Gang
1936
as Grayson
6.5
6.5
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Blacksmith
6.4
6.4
Flash Gordon
1936
as Ming the Merciless
6.4
6.4
Jailbreak
1936
as Dan Stone
6.4
6.4
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Commandant
6.3
6.3
Stand-In
1937
as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
6.3
6.3
The Good Earth
1937
as Banker (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
1938
as Emperor Ming
6.2
6.2
Rockabye
1932
as District Attorney (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Tyros
6.1
6.1
Virginia City
1940
as Jefferson Davis
6.1
6.1
Station West
1948
as Sheriff
6.1
6.1
An American Tragedy
1931
as Attorney Reuben Jephson
6.0
6.0
Sunset Pass
1933
as Williams
6.0
6.0
Spaceship to the Unknown
1966
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
The Ruling Voice
1931
as Board Member (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Alec Martin
6.0
6.0
Joaquin Murrieta
1938
as Politician (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Desert Hawk
1944
as Koda Bey
6.0
6.0
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as Mr. Bagby
6.0
6.0
Peril from the Planet Mongo
1966
as Ming the Merciless
6.0
6.0
Career Woman
1936
as Matt Clay
6.0
6.0
X Marks the Spot
1931
as Kirby
6.0
6.0
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
as Jerry Simons
6.0
6.0
The Last Bandit
1949
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
6.0
6.0
Mr. Skitch
1933
as Joe
6.0
6.0
Mystery Ranch
1932
as Henry Steele
6.0
6.0
Mars Attacks the World
1938
as Ming the Merciless
6.0
6.0
The Boy from Mercury
1996
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
6.0
6.0
Disgraced!
1933
as District Attorney
5.9
5.9
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Police Capt. Slade
5.9
5.9
Way Out West
1930
as Buck Rankin
5.9
5.9
Hell's Highway
1932
as Matthew the Hermit
5.8
5.8
Dick Tracy Returns
1938
as Pa Stark
5.8
5.8
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Emperor Ming
5.8
5.8
Kentucky
1938
as Southerner
5.8
5.8
Caught Plastered
1931
as Sheriff Flint
5.8
5.8
We're on the Jury
1937
as Mr. Martin
5.8
5.8
Wild Geese Calling
1941
as Doctor Jed Sloan
5.8
5.8
Way Down South
1939
as Cass
5.7
5.7
The Man Without a Country
1937
as President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Strangler of the Swamp
1946
as Ferryman Douglas
5.7
5.7
Silver Dollar
1932
as Jenkins
5.7
5.7
White Woman
1933
as Fenton
5.6
5.6
Gunfighters
1947
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Belle Starr
1941
as Carpetbagger
5.6
5.6
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
as Luke Parker
5.5
5.5
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Pretender
1947
as William the butler
5.5
5.5
The Phantom President
1932
as Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937
as Gene Autry Sr.
5.5
5.5
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Homer Boothby
5.5
5.5
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
as Curator
5.4
5.4
High Pressure
1932
as Mr. Banks
5.4
5.4
Massacre
1934
as Sheriff Scatters
5.3
5.3
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
as Buck Peters
5.3
5.3
Island of Doomed Men
1940
as Captain Cort
5.3
5.3
The Black Raven
1943
as Sheriff
5.3
5.3
Square Shooter
1935
as Miller
5.3
5.3
The Three Musketeers
1933
as El Shaitan (voice)
5.2
5.2
The Devil's Cabaret
1930
as Mr. Satan (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
as Ming the Merciless
5.1
5.1
Ramona
1936
as American Settler (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Oklahoma Outlaws
1943
as Judge Ringle
5.0
5.0
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
5.0
5.0
Red Morning
1934
as Stanchon
5.0
5.0
Northwest Trail
1945
as Pierre
5.0
5.0
Hollywood Cowboy
1937
as 'Doc' Kramer
5.0
5.0
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Lacey
4.9
4.9
Welcome Danger
1929
as John Thorne / The Dragon
4.9
4.9
Captain Fury
1939
as Mergon
4.8
4.8
Flaming Frontiers
1938
as Ace Daggett
4.8
4.8
Rocket Ship
1938
as Emperor Ming
4.8
4.8
Spook Busters
1946
as Mr. Stiles
4.8
4.8
A House Divided
1931
as Minister
4.7
4.7
The Hatchet Man
1932
as Lip Hop Fat
4.7
4.7
The Bowery
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Reporter (uncredited)
4.5
4.5
Slave Ship
1937
as Slave Dealer
4.5
4.5
At Twelve Midnight
1933
as Roger Thurston
4.3
4.3
The Miracle Rider
1935
as Zaroff
4.0
4.0
Stick to Your Guns
1941
as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
4.0
4.0
East Is West
1930
as Dr. Fredericks
4.0
4.0
Pick-up
1933
as Mr. Brewster
4.0
4.0
Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Attorney
4.0
4.0
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as 39013
4.0
4.0
Too Busy to Work
1932
as Chief of Police
4.0
4.0
Wagon Wheels West
1943
as Phineas Hook
3.3
3.3
Beau Bandit
1930
as Lucius J. Perkins
3.0
3.0
This Day and Age
1933
as District Attorney
2.8
2.8
Jungle Man
1941
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
2.7
2.7
Lone Cowboy
1933
as U.S. Marshal
2.7
2.7
The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
as President in Dream (uncredited)
2.0
2.0
Cowboys from Texas
1939
as Kansas Jones
1.0
1.0
A Son Comes Home
1936
as Prosecutor
1.0
1.0
The Bellamy Trial
1929
as District Attorney
1.0
1.0
In Spite of Danger
1935
as Mr. Merritt
The Last Round-up
1934
as Sheriff
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
How DOooo You Do
1945
as Sheriff Hayworth
The Road Is Open Again
1933
as Abraham Lincoln
Destination Unknown
1933
as Turk
Perils of Nyoka
1942
as Cassib
Big Executive
1933
as Sheriff
One Against the World
1939
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
as Commandant
Breach of Promise
1932
as Joe Pugmire
Sob Sister
1931
as City Editor Baker
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
as Self (archive footage)
The Far Call
1929
as Kris Larsen
Boobs in the Night
1943
Empty Saddles
1936
as Cim White
Rose of the Rancho
1936
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Sunset of Power
1936
as Neil Brannum
Two Gun Law
1937
as Wolf Larson
A Dangerous Affair
1931
as Tupper
Men of San Quentin
1942
as Saunderson
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1939
as Lars Olsen
Ships of Hate
1931
as Captain Lash
Black Arrow
1944
as Tom Whitney
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