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Charles Middleton

Actor • Born 1874

Charles Middleton

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About

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

Gone with the Wind posterGone with the WindMovie • 1939The Grapes of Wrath posterThe Grapes of WrathMovie • 1940The Killers posterThe KillersMovie • 1946Sergeant York posterSergeant YorkMovie • 1941Western Union posterWestern UnionMovie • 1941Jezebel posterJezebelMovie • 1938Duck Soup posterDuck SoupMovie • 1933Batman posterBatmanMovie • 1943Jesse James posterJesse JamesMovie • 1939I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang posterI Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangMovie • 1932The Sign of the Cross posterThe Sign of the CrossMovie • 1932Pack Up Your Troubles posterPack Up Your TroublesMovie • 1932The Flying Deuces posterThe Flying DeucesMovie • 1939Santa Fe Trail posterSanta Fe TrailMovie • 1940The Trail of the Lonesome Pine posterThe Trail of the Lonesome PineMovie • 1936The Oklahoma Kid posterThe Oklahoma KidMovie • 1939Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House posterMr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseMovie • 1948The Shepherd of the Hills posterThe Shepherd of the HillsMovie • 1941Flash Gordon posterFlash GordonMovie • 1936Gunfighters posterGunfightersMovie • 1947The Sea of Grass posterThe Sea of GrassMovie • 1947Allegheny Uprising posterAllegheny UprisingMovie • 1939The Good Earth posterThe Good EarthMovie • 1937Safe in Hell posterSafe in HellMovie • 1931