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Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Birthday: 1874-10-02 | Place of Birth: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1996
The Boy from Mercury

as    Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)

1982
Dance of the Cookoos

as    Commandant

1973
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

as    Self (archive footage)

1966
Purple Death from Outer Space

as    Ming the Merciless

1966
Spaceship to the Unknown

as    Ming the Merciless (archive footage)

1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake

as    President in Dream (uncredited)

1947
The Pretender

as    William the butler

1946
Strangler of the Swamp

as    Ferryman Douglas

1945
Northwest Trail

as    Pierre

1943
Spook Louder

as    Graves' Valet

1943
The Black Raven

as    Sheriff

1942
Perils of Nyoka

as    Cassib

1942
Men of San Quentin

as    Saunderson

1941
Wild Geese Calling

as    Doctor Jed Sloan

1941
Jungle Man

as    Rev. James 'Jim' Graham