Actor
Charles Middleton
Born 1874 · 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.
Acting
Gone with the Wind
Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited) · 1939
The Grapes of Wrath
Leader · 1940
Duck Soup
Prosecutor · 1933
The Killers
Farmer (uncredited) · 1946
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Train Conductor (uncredited) · 1932
Sergeant York
Mountaineer (uncredited) · 1941
Jezebel
Officer (uncredited) · 1938
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Wrecker (uncredited) · 1948
The Flying Deuces
Commandant · 1939
Jesse James
Doctor · 1939
Batman
Ken Colton · 1943
Pack Up Your Troubles
Welfare Association Officer · 1932
Beau Hunks
Commandant · 1931
The Good Earth
Banker (uncredited) · 1937
The Miracle Woman
Simpson · 1931
The Shepherd of the Hills
Blacksmith (uncredited) · 1941
Show Boat
Sheriff Ike Vallon · 1936
Western Union
Stagecoach Rider · 1941
Safe in Hell
Lawyer Jones · 1931
The Fixer Uppers
Pierre Gustave · 1935
The Sign of the Cross
Tyros · 1932
Flash Gordon
Ming the Merciless · 1936
Steamboat Round the Bend
Fleety Belle's Father · 1935
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Tom Lincoln · 1940