Known ForActing
GenderMale
Age74
Birth DateOctober 2, 1874
Place of BirthElizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
Charles B. MiddletonCharlie MiddletonChas. MiddletonCharles Middletown
Charles Middleton
October 2, 1874 – 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.
Known For
Gone with the Wind
1939
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
The Killers
1946
Duck Soup
1933
Jezebel
1938
Santa Fe Trail
1940
Sergeant York
1941
Batman
1943
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Sea of Grass
1947
Station West
1948
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
Jesse James
1939
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940