
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.

as Leader

as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
1939

as Mountaineer (uncredited)
1941

as Leader
1940

as Officer (uncredited)
1938

as Farmer (uncredited)
1946

as Tyros
1932

as Prosecutor
1933

as Commandant
1931

as Ken Colton
1943

as Jenkins
1932

as Doctor
1939

as Stagecoach Rider
1941
as Commandant
1982

as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)
1996

as (archive footage)
1984

as Commandant
1982

as Self (archive footage)
1973

as Ming the Merciless
1966

as Ming the Merciless
1966

as Ming the Merciless
1966

as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
1966

as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
1949

as President in Dream (uncredited)
1948

as Mr. Burton, an Attorney
1948

as Sheriff
1948

as Townsman (uncredited)
1948

as Wrecker (uncredited)
1948

as Reporter (uncredited)
1948

1948

as William the butler
1947

as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
1947

as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
1947

as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
1947

as Farmer (uncredited)
1946

as Mr. Stiles
1946

as Ferryman Douglas
1946

as Sheriff Hayworth
1945