Charles Middleton
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1874-10-02 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
- Died
- 1949-04-22
Known for
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Leader
- Duck Soup (1933) — Prosecutor
- The Killers (1946) — Farmer (uncredited)
- Sergeant York (1941) — Mountaineer (uncredited)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) — Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Jezebel (1938) — Officer (uncredited)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) — Wrecker (uncredited)
- The Flying Deuces (1939) — Commandant
- Batman (1943) — Ken Colton
- Jesse James (1939) — Doctor
- Western Union (1941) — Stagecoach Rider
- The Good Earth (1937) — Banker (uncredited)
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) — Welfare Association Officer
- Beau Hunks (1931) — Commandant
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) — Gentry