Charles Middleton

Person

Charles Middleton

Born 2 October 1874 Died 22 April 1949, aged 74 Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
57age in their first credit on record (1932)
17years on screen and counting
3credits in 1938, their busiest year
13dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Last Bandit poster Age: 74

The Last Bandit

1949
as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
The Decision of Christopher Blake poster Age: 74

The Decision of Christopher Blake

1948
as President in Dream (uncredited)
Station West poster Age: 73

Station West

1948
as Sheriff
Gunfighters poster Age: 72

Gunfighters

1947
as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid poster Age: 64

The Oklahoma Kid

1939
as Alec Martin
Mars Attacks the World poster Age: 64

Mars Attacks the World

1938
as Ming the Merciless
Joaquin Murrieta poster Age: 63

Joaquin Murrieta

1938
as Politician (uncredited)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars poster Age: 63

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

1938
as Emperor Ming
Flash Gordon poster Age: 61

Flash Gordon

1936
as Ming the Merciless
Murder at the Vanities poster Age: 59

Murder at the Vanities

1934
as Homer Boothby
Duck Soup poster Age: 59

Duck Soup

1933
as Prosecutor
Pick-up poster Age: 58

Pick-up

1933
as Mr. Brewster
Pack Up Your Troubles poster Age: 57

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932
as Welfare Association Officer
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