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Ming the Merciless (Character)
from Flash Gordon (1936/I)

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Alternate Names:
Emperor Ming / Ming / The Emperor Ming

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  1. "Flash Gordon"
        - Revolution: Part 2 (2008) TV episode, Played by John Ralston (as Ming)
        - Revolution: Part 1 (2008) TV episode, Played by John Ralston (as Ming)
        - Cold Day in Hell (2008) TV episode, Played by John Ralston (as Ming)
        - Blame (2008) TV episode, Played by John Ralston (as Ming)
        - Ebb and Flow (2008) TV episode, Played by John Ralston (as Ming)
          (15 more)

  2. "Defenders of the Earth"
        - Kshin and the Ghost Ship (1986) TV episode, Played by William Callaway
        - Bits and Chips (1986) TV episode, Played by Ron Feinberg
        - A House Divided (1986) TV episode, Played by Ron Feinberg
        - A Demon in His Pocket (1986) TV episode, Played by Ron Feinberg
        - The Creation of Monitor (1986) TV episode, Played by Ron Feinberg
          (3 more)
  3. A Christmas Story (1983) Played by Colin Fox
  4. Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) (TV) Played by Vic Perrin (as Ming)
  5. Flash Gordon (1980) Played by Max von Sydow (as The Emperor Ming)

  6. "Flash Gordon" (1979) TV series Played by Alan Oppenheimer
    ... aka "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon" - USA (promotional title)

  7. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) Played by Charles Middleton (as Emperor Ming)
    ... aka "Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe" - USA (TV title)
    ... aka "Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe" - USA (TV title)

  8. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) Played by Charles Middleton (as Emperor Ming)
    ... aka "Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars" - USA (TV title)
  9. Flash Gordon (1936/I) Played by Charles Middleton
    ... aka "Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers" - USA (video title)
    ... aka "Space Soldiers" - USA (TV title)
Archive Footage:
  1. "Flash Gordon"
        - Random Access (2007) TV episode, Played by John Ralston (as Ming)
  2. Queen: Greatest Video Hits 1 (2002) (V) Played by Max von Sydow (as The Emperor Ming)
  3. A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN (1973) Played by Charles Middleton (as Emperor Ming)
  4. Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) (TV) Played by Charles Middleton
  5. Purple Death from Outer Space (1966) (TV) Played by Charles Middleton
  6. Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966) (TV) Played by Charles Middleton
  7. Deadly Ray from Mars (1966) (TV) Played by Charles Middleton
  8. Mars Attacks the World (1938) Played by Charles Middleton
  9. Flash Gordon (1936/II) Played by Charles Middleton
    ... aka "Flash Gordon: Rocketship" - USA (video catalogue title)
    ... aka "Rocket Ship" - USA (reissue title)

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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
From Flash Gordon (1980)
The Emperor Ming: Every thousand years, I test each life system in the Universe. I visit it with mysteries, earthquakes, unpredicted eclipses, strange craters in the wilderness... If these are taken as natural, I judge that system ignorant and harmless - I spare it. But if the Hand of Ming is recognized in these events, I judge that system dangerous to us. I call upon the great god Dyzan, and for his greater glory...
[leans forward, smiling]
The Emperor Ming: ... and for our mutual pleasure...
[leans back again]
The Emperor Ming: ... I destroy it utterly.
[...]
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