As Actor
Purple Death from Outer Space
1966
5.2
Charles Middleton
Acting
Birth Date
October 2, 1874
Place of Birth
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Date of Death
April 22, 1949
Biography
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
The Desert Hawk
1944
6.0
As Actor
The Black Raven
1943
5.4
As Actor
Island of Doomed Men
1940
5.3
As Actor
Shooting High
1940
8.0
As Actor
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
5.6
As Actor
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
4.0
As Actor
Captain Fury
1939
4.9
As Actor
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
6.0
As Actor
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
5.0
As Actor
Mars Attacks the World
1938
6.0
As Actor
Flaming Frontiers
1938
5.2
As Actor
The Man Without a Country
1937
5.7
As Actor
Jailbreak
1936
6.4
As Actor
A Son Comes Home
1936
1.0
As Actor
Flash Gordon
1936
6.4
As Actor
David Harum
1934
7.0
As Actor
Massacre
1934
5.8
As Actor
Duck Soup
1933
7.3
As Actor
This Day and Age
1933
1.0