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.
The Grapes of Wrath
Leader
Duck Soup
Prosecutor
Santa Fe Trail
Gentry
Flash Gordon
Ming the Merciless
My Girl Tisa
The Pretender
William the butler
The Town Went Wild
Sam, Midvale District Attorney
The Flying Deuces
Commandant
Show Boat
Sheriff Ike Vallon
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Lacey
Strangler of the Swamp
Ferryman Douglas
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Blacksmith
Boobs in the Night
Station West
Sheriff
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Tom Lincoln
The Miracle Woman
Simpson
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Jeremiah Walters
The Good Earth
Banker (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Emperor Ming
High Pressure
Mr. Banks
Beau Hunks
Commandant
The Fixer Uppers
Pierre Gustave
The Sign of the Cross
Tyros
Murder at the Vanities
Homer Boothby
Safe in Hell
Lawyer Jones
Welcome Danger
John Thorne / The Dragon
Belle Starr
Carpetbagger
Caught Plastered
Sheriff Flint
Lone Cowboy
U.S. Marshal
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mr. Bagby
Spook Busters
Mr. Stiles
Broadway Bill
Veterinarian (uncredited)
Hell's Highway
Matthew the Hermit
The Black Raven
Sheriff
The Devil's Cabaret
Mr. Satan (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
Reporter (uncredited)
A House Divided
Minister
Frisco Kid
Speaker (uncredited)
This Day and Age
District Attorney
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Self (archive footage)
Palmy Days
Yolando
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Emperor Ming
Purple Death from Outer Space
Ming the Merciless
The Far Call
Kris Larsen
Ramona
American Settler (uncredited)
X Marks the Spot
Kirby
East Is West
Dr. Fredericks
The Hatchet Man
Lip Hop Fat
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Police Capt. Slade
Destination Unknown
Turk
Stand-In
Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Song of the Saddle
Phineas P. Hook
Tomorrow at Seven
Jerry Simons
Pick-up
Mr. Brewster
The Road Is Open Again
Abraham Lincoln
The Miracle Rider
Zaroff
White Woman
Fenton
Cowboys from Texas
Kansas Jones
Massacre
Sheriff Scatters
Road Gang
Grayson
Daredevils of the Red Circle
39013
The Three Musketeers
El Shaitan (voice)
Hollywood Cowboy
'Doc' Kramer
We're on the Jury
Mr. Martin
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Gene Autry Sr.
Mr. Skitch
Joe
Welcome Stranger
Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
Mystery Ranch
Henry Steele
The Last Round-up
Sheriff
Reckless
District Attorney (uncredited)
David Harum
Deacon
Dick Tracy Returns
Pa Stark
Flaming Frontiers
Ace Daggett
The Killers
Farmer (uncredited)
Northwest Trail
Pierre
Shooting High
Hod Carson
Way Out West
Buck Rankin
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Sunset Pass
Williams
Perils of Nyoka
Cassib
Disgraced!
District Attorney
Spook Louder
Graves' Valet
Slave Ship
Slave Dealer
Red Morning
Stanchon
Kentucky
Southerner
Jesse James
Doctor
Too Busy to Work
Chief of Police
Wild Geese Calling
Doctor Jed Sloan
Rockabye
District Attorney (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Wrecker (uncredited)
Men of San Quentin
Saunderson
The Oklahoma Kid
Alec Martin
The Decision of Christopher Blake
President in Dream (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
Sheriff Casey
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Buck Peters
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Curator
Pack Up Your Troubles
Welfare Association Officer
Virginia City
Jefferson Davis
A Dangerous Affair
Tupper
Allegheny Uprising
Dr. Stoke
Way Down South
Cass
Wyoming Outlaw
Luke Parker
Gone with the Wind
Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
Lawyer (uncredited)
Empty Saddles
Cim White
Blackmail
Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Sunset of Power
Neil Brannum
Square Shooter
Miller
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels West
Phineas Hook
Two Gun Law
Wolf Larson
The Shepherd of the Hills
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Women in Hiding
Alice's Father (uncredited)
Rangers of Fortune
Water Thug
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Mr. Jensen
Eyes of the Navy
Farmer (uncredited)
Rocket Ship
Emperor Ming
A Son Comes Home
Prosecutor
The Phantom President
Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
Rose of the Rancho
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Jailbreak
Dan Stone
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Townsman (uncredited)
Ships of Hate
Captain Lash
Jungle Man
Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
The Sea of Grass
Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Brigham Young
Mob Member
Stick to Your Guns
Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
Black Arrow
Tom Whitney
Gunfighters
Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Mountaineer (uncredited)
Jezebel
Officer (uncredited)
At Twelve Midnight
Roger Thurston
Island of Doomed Men
Captain Cort
An American Tragedy
Attorney Reuben Jephson
Special Agent
State Police Commander (uncredited)
The Bowery
Detective (uncredited)
Wedding Present
Turnbull
Mars Attacks the World
Ming the Merciless
Captain Fury
Mergon
Doctor Bull
Mr. Upjohn
Steamboat Round the Bend
Fleety Belle's Father
Western Union
Stagecoach Rider
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Claim Jumping Leader
The Last Bandit
Blindfolded Circuit Rider
Career Woman
Matt Clay
Gold Rush Maisie
Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
The Ruling Voice
Board Member (uncredited)
How DOooo You Do
Sheriff Hayworth
Silver Dollar
Jenkins
Beau Bandit
Lucius J. Perkins
Behold My Wife!
Juan Storm Cloud
$1,000 a Touchdown
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Oklahoma Outlaws
Judge Ringle
The Man Without a Country
President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Batman
Ken Colton
Crazy House
Sheriff
The Desert Hawk
Koda Bey
Hollywood and Vine
Attorney
Spaceship to the Unknown
Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
In Spite of Danger
Mr. Merritt
Joaquin Murrieta
Politician (uncredited)
Big Executive
Sheriff
One Against the World
Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
Dance of the Cookoos
Commandant
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Mr. Burton, an Attorney
Sob Sister
City Editor Baker
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
Ming the Merciless
The Last Train from Madrid
Warden (uncredited)
The Boy from Mercury
Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
Peril from the Planet Mongo
Ming the Merciless
The World Changes
Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
When Strangers Meet
John Tarman