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.
Acting
Movie
Gone with the Wind
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
1939
Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
as Leader
1940
Movie
Duck Soup
as Prosecutor
1933
Movie
The Killers
as Farmer (uncredited)
1946
Movie
Sergeant York
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941
Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1932
Movie
Jezebel
as Officer (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Wrecker (uncredited)
1948
Movie
The Flying Deuces
as Commandant
1939
Movie
Batman
as Ken Colton
1943
Movie
Jesse James
as Doctor
1939
Movie
Western Union
as Stagecoach Rider
1941
Movie
The Good Earth
as Banker (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Welfare Association Officer
1932
Movie
Santa Fe Trail
as Gentry
1940
Movie
Beau Hunks
as Commandant
1931
Movie
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
1941
Movie
The Miracle Woman
as Simpson
1931
Movie
The Sign of the Cross
as Tyros
1932
Movie
Show Boat
as Sheriff Ike Vallon
1936
Movie
Flash Gordon
as Ming the Merciless
1936
Movie
Safe in Hell
as Lawyer Jones
1931
Movie
The Fixer Uppers
as Pierre Gustave
1935
Movie
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Blacksmith
1936