ACTOR · FROM ELIZABETHTOWN, USA
Charles Middleton
1874–1949178 credits since 1928
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ABOUT CHARLES
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born2 October 1874
Died22 April 1949
BirthplaceElizabethtown, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora71 of 178 titles
Known for
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 71
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- Gone with the WindIMDb 8.2
- Working since
- 1928
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Filmography
The 1990s
1 title
as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
The 1980s
2 titles
as (archive footage)
as Commandant
The 1960s
4 titles
as Ming the Merciless
as Ming the Merciless
as Ming the Merciless
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
The 1940s
53 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
as President in Dream (uncredited)
as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
Movieas Sheriff
as Townsman (uncredited)
Movieas Wrecker (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
The 1930s
114 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Lars Olsen
Movieas Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
as Kansas Jones
Movieas Dr. Stoke
Movieas Commandant
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
as Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
The 1920s
4 titles · IMDb 5.9 on averageMovieas John Thorne / The Dragon
as Kris Larsen
The Bellamy Trial
Not on Cineoraas District Attorney
as Hiram Flint
Often works with
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Max SteinerComposer · Gone with the Wind, Sergeant York and 4 more
Randolph ScottJesse James, Western Union and 3 more
Sol PolitoCinematographer · Sergeant York, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang and 3 more
Henry FondaThe Grapes of Wrath, Jezebel and 2 more
John LitelJezebel, Virginia City and 2 more
Stan LaurelThe Flying Deuces, Pack Up Your Troubles and 2 more
John CarradineThe Grapes of Wrath, Jesse James and 2 more
