Acting credits
173
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Charles Middleton
Acting
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Movies: 173Series: 0
TMDB ID: 30017
IMDb ID: nm0585481
Known for: Acting
Born: October 2, 1874
Died: April 22, 1949
Age: 74
Place of birth: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 1996
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q713929
Also known as
Charles B. Middleton • Charlie Middleton • Chas. Middleton • Charles Middletown • Charles Brown Middleton
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.
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Movie credits linked with Charles Middleton.
6.0
The Boy from Mercury
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
1996 Movie
10.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984 Movie
Dance of the Cookoos
as Commandant
1982 Movie
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self (archive footage)
1973 Movie
6.0
Peril from the Planet Mongo
as Ming the Merciless
1966 Movie
5.2
Purple Death from Outer Space
as Ming the Merciless
1966 Movie
6.0
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
1966 Movie
6.0
The Last Bandit
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
1949 Movie
2.7
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as President in Dream (uncredited)
1948 Movie
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
1948 Movie
6.2
Station West
as Sheriff
1948 Movie
6.5
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Townsman (uncredited)
1948 Movie
7.0
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Wrecker (uncredited)
1948 Movie
4.6
Here Comes Trouble
as Reporter (uncredited)
1948 Movie
My Girl Tisa
1948 Movie
5.5
The Pretender
as William the butler
1947 Movie
5.6
Gunfighters
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
1947 Movie
6.6
Welcome Stranger
as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
1947 Movie
6.1
The Sea of Grass
as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1947 Movie
7.4
The Killers
as Farmer (uncredited)
1946 Movie
4.8
Spook Busters
as Mr. Stiles
1946 Movie
5.7
Strangler of the Swamp
as Ferryman Douglas
1946 Movie
5.0
How DOooo You Do
as Sheriff Hayworth
1945 Movie
5.0
Northwest Trail
as Pierre
1945 Movie