Charles Middleton
American actor (1874-1949) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
Charles Brown Middleton 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.
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseFilm, Wrecker (uncredited)1947
GunfightersFilm, Sheriff #1 (uncredited)1946
Strangler of the SwampFilm, Ferryman Douglas1943
BatmanFilm, Ken Colton1941
Belle StarrFilm, Carpetbagger1940
Abe Lincoln in IllinoisFilm, Tom Lincoln1939
Allegheny UprisingFilm, Dr. Stoke1937
The Good EarthFilm, Banker (uncredited)1936
Flash GordonFilm, Ming the Merciless1935
The Fixer UppersFilm, Pierre Gustave1934
Broadway BillFilm, Veterinarian (uncredited)1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangFilm, Train Conductor (uncredited)1931
Beau HunksFilm, Commandant1929
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Gone with the Wind 1939
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
The Killers 1946
Duck Soup 1933
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Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Grapes of Wrath and Jesse James
Henry Hathaway Directed The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Hal B. Wallis Produced Jezebel (1938)
Hal Roach Produced Pack Up Your Troubles and Beau Hunks
Eddy Waller Also in The Grapes of Wrath and Sergeant York
John Ford Directed The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Frank Capra Directed Broadway Bill and The Miracle Woman
Victor Fleming Directed Gone with the Wind and The Good Earth
Michael Curtiz Directed Santa Fe Trail and Virginia City
David O. Selznick Produced Gone with the Wind and Reckless
Harry Cohn Produced Broadway Bill and The Miracle Woman
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Show Boat and Destination Unknown- Ford Beebe Directed Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Otto Brower Directed Jesse James, Western Union and Kentucky
Trevor Bardette Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Ward Bond Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Irving Bacon Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Tom London Also in Allegheny Uprising and Brigham Young
Arthur Aylesworth Also in Jesse James and The Oklahoma Kid
Frank Shannon Also in Flash Gordon and Brigham Young- Harry Joe Brown Directed Western Union (1941)
Fritz Lang Directed Western Union and Hangmen Also Die!
William Wyler Directed Jezebel and A House Divided
Cecil B. DeMille Produced The Sign of the Cross (1932)
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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.
