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Charles Middleton (I) (1874–1949)

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Charles Middleton was born on October 3, 1874 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He was the son of a millionaire and did not have to work, but apparently went into acting because he needed to find a way to express himself. He worked in a traveling circus, in vaudeville, and acted in live theatre before he turned to motion pictures in 1920... See full bio »

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in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA

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(age 74) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1949 The Last Bandit
Blindfolded Circuit Rider
 
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake
President in Dream (uncredited)
 
1948 Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Mr. Burton, an Attorney
 
1948 Station West
Sheriff
 
1948 Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Wrecker (uncredited)
 
1948 Here Comes Trouble
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1948 My Girl Tisa
Examiner (uncredited)
 
1947 Road to Rio
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1947 Unconquered
Mulligan (scenes deleted)
 
1947 The Pretender
William the Butler
 
1947 Wyoming
Rev, Withers (uncredited)
 
1947 Gunfighters
Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
 
1947 Welcome Stranger
Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
 
1947 The Sea of Grass
Charley, Saloon Owner (uncredited)
 
1947 Jack Armstrong
Jason Grood (uncredited)
 
1946 The Killers
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1946 Spook Busters
Mr. Stiles
 
1946 Strangler of the Swamp
Ferryman Douglas
 
1945 How Doooo You Do!!!
Sheriff Hayworth
 
1945 Who's Guilty?
Patton Calvert
 
1945 Northwest Trail
Pierre
 
1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Kurt Jensen
 
1945 Hollywood and Vine
Wilson--Abigail's Lawyer (uncredited)
 
1944 The Town Went Wild
Sam, Midvale District Attorney
 
1944 Black Arrow
Tom Whitney
 
1944 Kismet
The Miser (uncredited)
 
1944 The Desert Hawk
Koda Bey
 
1943 Wagon Wheels West (short)
Phineas Hook (also archive footage)
 
1943 Crazy House
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1943 Oklahoma Outlaws (short)
Judge Ringle
 
1943 Batman
Ken Colton (uncredited)
 
1943 Boobs in the Night (short)
 
1943 The Black Raven
Sheriff (as Charlie Middleton)
 
1943 Spook Louder (short)
Graves' Butler (uncredited)
 
1943 Hangmen Also Die!
Patriot at Meeting with Svoboda (uncredited)
 
1943 Two Weeks to Live
Elmer Kelton (uncredited)
 
1942 Perils of Nyoka
Cassib
 
1942 Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1st Mayor
 
1942 Men of San Quentin
Saunderson
 
1942 Mystery of Marie Roget
Curator at the zoo
 
1942 Sing Your Worries Away
Judge (uncredited)
 
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Claim Jumping Leader (uncredited)
 
1941 Jungle Man
Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
 
1941 Stick to Your Guns
Long Ben (Verdes Bar Owner)
 
1941 Belle Starr
Carpetbagger
 
1941 Wild Geese Calling
Doctor Jed Sloan
 
1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
Blacksmith (uncredited)
 
1941 Sergeant York
Mountaineer (uncredited)
 
1941 Ride, Kelly, Ride
Mr. Dunn - Foreman (uncredited)
 
1941 Western Union
Stagecoach Rider (uncredited)
 
1940 Chad Hanna
Sheriff (scenes deleted)
 
1940 Santa Fe Trail
Gentry (as Charles Middletown)
 
1940 Rangers of Fortune
Water Thug (uncredited)
 
1940 Brigham Young
Mob Member (uncredited)
 
1940 Gold Rush Maisie
Camp Owner with a Pig (uncredited)
 
1940 Women in Hiding (short)
Alice's Father (uncredited)
 
1940 Island of Doomed Men
Captain Cort
 
1940 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Mr. Walters
 
1940 Shooting High
Hod Carson
 
1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Emperor Ming
 
1940 Virginia City
Jefferson Davis
 
1940 The Grapes of Wrath
Leader
 
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Tom Lincoln
 
1939 Thou Shalt Not Kill
Lars Olsen
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
 
1939 Cowboys from Texas
Kansas Jones
 
1939 Allegheny Uprising
Dr. Stoke (uncredited)
 
1939 The Flying Deuces
Commandant
 
1939 $1000 a Touchdown
Stage Manager (uncredited)
 
1939 Blackmail
Southern Deputy (uncredited)
 
1939 One Against the World (short)
Mr. Crumley (uncredited)
 
1939 Way Down South
Cass - Plantation Foreman
 
1939 Wyoming Outlaw
Luke Parker
 
1939 Daredevils of the Red Circle
No. 39013, Harry Crowel
 
1939 Captain Fury
Mergon
 
1939 Juarez
Carbajal (scenes deleted)
 
1939 The Oklahoma Kid
Alec Martin
 
1939 Jesse James
Doctor
 
1938 Kentucky
Southerner
 
1938 Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Lacey
 
1938 The Law West of Tombstone
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
 
1938 Strange Faces
Abraham Lincoln look-alike (uncredited)
 
1938 Dick Tracy Returns
Pa Stark
 
1938 Flaming Frontiers
Ace Daggett (Chs. 5-15)
 
1938 Joaquin Murrieta (short)
Politician (uncredited)
 
1938 Rascals (uncredited)
 
1938 Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Emperor Ming
 
1938 Jezebel
Officer (uncredited)
 
1937 The Man Without a Country (short)
President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
 
1937 Stand-In
Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
 
1937 Conquest
Sergeant at Elba (uncredited)
 
1937 The Last Train from Madrid
Warden (uncredited)
 
1937 Slave Ship
Slave Dealer
 
1937 Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Gene Autry Sr.
 
1937 Hollywood Cowboy
'Doc' Kramer
 
1937 Two Gun Law
Wolf Larson
 
1937 We're on the Jury
Mr. B.J. Martin, jury foreman
 
1937 The Good Earth
Banker (uncredited)
 
1936 Empty Saddles
Cimarron (Cim) White
 
1936 Career Woman
Matt Clay
 
1936 Wedding Present
Turnbull (uncredited)
 
1936 Ramona
American Settler (uncredited)
 
1936 The Texas Rangers
Higgins' Lawyer (uncredited)
 
1936 Jailbreak
Dan Stone
 
1936 A Son Comes Home
Prosecutor
 
1936 Show Boat
Sheriff Ike Vallon
 
1936/I Flash Gordon
Ming the Merciless
 
1936 Song of the Saddle
Phineas P. Hook
 
1936 Road Gang
Mine Warden Grayson
 
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Blacksmith
 
1936 Sunset of Power
Neil Brannum (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1936 Rose of the Rancho
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
 
1935 Frisco Kid
Speaker (uncredited)
 
1935 The Virginia Judge
 
1935 Special Agent
State Police Commander (uncredited)
 
1935 Steamboat Round the Bend
Fleety Belle's Father (uncredited)
 
1935 Hop-a-long Cassidy
Buck Peters
 
1935 Reckless
District Attorney (uncredited)
 
1935 The Miracle Rider
Zaroff
 
1935 In Spite of Danger
Mr. Merritt
 
1935 The Fixer Uppers (short)
Pierre Gustave
 
1935 Square Shooter
Jed Miller
 
1935 The County Chairman
Riley Cleaver
 
1934 Red Morning
Stanchon
 
1934 Behold My Wife
Juan Storm Cloud
 
1934 Broadway Bill
Veterinarian (uncredited)
 
1934 The St. Louis Kid
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1934 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mr. Bagby
 
1934 When Strangers Meet
John Tarman
 
1934 Whom the Gods Destroy
Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
 
1934 Murder at the Vanities
Homer Boothby (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1934 Private Scandal
Mr. Baker (uncredited)
 
1934 The Last Round-Up
Sheriff (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1934 David Harum
Deacon Perkins
 
1934 Nana
Man Announcing Start of the War (uncredited)
 
1934 Massacre
Sheriff Scatters
 
1933 Mr. Skitch
Joe (uncredited)
 
1933 Lone Cowboy
U.S. Marshal (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1933 The World Changes
Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
 
1933 Duck Soup
Prosecutor (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1933 White Woman
Fenton (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1933 Big Executive
Sheriff
 
1933 The Bowery
Detective (uncredited)
 
1933 Doctor Bull
Mr. Upjohn, Selectman (uncredited)
 
1933 This Day and Age
District Attorney (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1933 Disgraced!
District Attorney
 
1933 Tomorrow at Seven
Jerry Simons
 
1933 The Mystic Hour
Roger Thurston
 
1933 Sunset Pass
Williams
 
1933 The Three Musketeers
El Shaitan-Speaking (uncredited)
 
1933 Destination Unknown
Turk
 
1933 Pick-up
Mr. Brewster
 
1933 No Other Woman (scenes deleted)
 
1933 The Road Is Open Again (short)
Abraham Lincoln
 
1932 Too Busy to Work
Chief of Police
 
1932 Silver Dollar
Jenkins
 
1932 The Sign of the Cross
Tyros
 
1932 Rockabye
District Attorney (uncredited)
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Train Conductor (uncredited)
 
1932 Breach of Promise
Joe Pugmire
 
1932 Hell's Highway
Matthew (as Chas. Middleton)
 
1932 The Phantom President
Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
 
1932 Pack Up Your Troubles
Welfare Association Officer
 
1932 Mystery Ranch
Henry Steele
 
1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Captain Slade
 
1932 The Hatchet Man
Lip Hop Fat
 
1932 High Pressure
Mr. Banks
 
1932 Forbidden
Pianist (uncredited)
 
1931 Manhattan Parade
Sheriff Casey (uncredited)
 
1931 X Marks the Spot
Attorney
 
1931 Beau Hunks (short)
Commandant
 
1931 Safe in Hell
Lawyer Jones
 
1931 A House Divided
Minister
 
1931 The Ruling Voice
Board Member (uncredited)
 
1931 Sob Sister
City Editor Baker (as Charles D. Middleton)
 
1931 A Dangerous Affair
Tupper
 
1931 Palmy Days
Yolando
 
1931 Caught Plastered
Sheriff Flint (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1931 An American Tragedy
Jephson (Clyde's second attorney) (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1931 The Miracle Woman
Simpson
 
1931 Ships of Hate
Captain Lash
 
1931 Full of Notions
 
1930 The Devil's Cabaret (short)
Mr. Satan (uncredited)
 
1930 East Is West
Dr. Fredericks
 
1930 Way Out West
Buck Rankin
 
1930 Beau Bandit
Lucius J. Perkins (as Charles B. Middleton)
 
1929 Welcome Danger
John Thorne (as Chas. Middleton)
 
1929 The Far Call
Kris Larsen
 
1929 Bellamy Trial
District Attorney
 
1928 The Farmer's Daughter
Hiram Flint
 
1928 Pirates of the Pines
 
1928 A Man of Peace (short)
 
1922 The Evil Dead
William Russell
 
1920 The $1,000,000 Reward
William Russell
 
1920 Wits vs. Wits
Frank Cheny
 
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1940 Eyes of the Navy (documentary short)
Farmer (uncredited)
 
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2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2005 History in the Making: FDR (TV short)
Abraham Lincoln (film on the "National Recovery Act" (NRA))
 
1985 Musical Comedy Tonight III (TV movie)
Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1982 Dance of the Cookoos
Commandant
 
1973 A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN (documentary short)
Emperor Ming
 
1966 Flaming Frontiers (TV movie)
Ace Daggett
 
1966 Spaceship to the Unknown (TV movie)
Ming the Merciless
 
1966 Purple Death from Outer Space (TV movie)
Ming the Merciless
 
1966 Peril from the Planet Mongo (TV movie)
Ming the Merciless
 
1966 Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates (TV movie)
Kassib
 
1966 Deadly Ray from Mars (TV movie)
Ming the Merciless
 
1938 Mars Attacks the World
Ming the Merciless
 
1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Himself (in scene with Will Rogers) (uncredited)
 
1937 Lest We Forget (short)
Clip from: David Harum (uncredited)
 
1936 Flash Gordon
Ming the Merciless
 

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Alternate Names:

Charles B. Middleton | Charles D. Middleton | Charlie Middleton | Chas. Middleton | Charles Middletown

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

As a teenager, he performed in carnivals and circuses before acting in vaudeville in the 1890s. See more »

Trademark:

Deep ominous baritone voice See more »

Nickname:

Chuck See more »

Star Sign:

Libra