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Tall, hatchet-faced, dour-speaking character actor in US films from the... moreTrivia:
Best remembered as that satanic practitioner of doom, Emperor Ming the Merciless... moreNewsDesk:
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Alternate Names:
Charles B. Middleton | Charles D. Middleton | Charlie Middleton | Charles MiddletownFilmography
Actor:
- The Last Bandit (1949) .... Circuit Rider
- The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948) (uncredited) .... President in Dream
- Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) .... Mr. Burton, an Attorney
- Station West (1948) .... Sheriff
- Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) (uncredited) .... Townsman
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) (uncredited) .... Wrecker
- Here Comes Trouble (1948) (uncredited) .... Reporter
... aka Laff-Time Part 1 (USA: subtitle) - My Girl Tisa (1948) (uncredited) .... Examiner
- Road to Rio (1947) (uncredited) .... Farmer
- Unconquered (1947) (scenes deleted) .... Mulligan
- The Pretender (1947) .... William the butler
- Wyoming (1947) (uncredited) .... Rev, Withers
- Gunfighters (1947) (uncredited) .... Sheriff #1
... aka The Assassin (UK) - Welcome Stranger (1947) (uncredited) .... Farmer Pinkett
- The Sea of Grass (1947) (uncredited) .... Charley, Saloon Owner
- Jack Armstrong (1947) (uncredited) .... Jason Grood [Chs. 3-15]
- The Killers (1946) (uncredited) .... The farmer
... aka A Man Alone
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title) - Spook Busters (1946) .... Mr. Stiles
- Strangler of the Swamp (1946) .... Ferryman Douglas
- How Doooo You Do!!! (1945) .... Sheriff Hayworth
... aka How Do You Dooo? (UK) - Who's Guilty? (1945) .... Patton/Walter Calvert
- Northwest Trail (1945) .... Pierre
- Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) .... Kurt Jensen, Ingeborg's Dad
- Hollywood and Vine (1945) (uncredited) .... Wilson, Abigail's Lawyer
... aka Daisy Goes Hollywood (UK)
... aka Happily Ever After (USA) - The Town Went Wild (1944) .... Sam, Midvale District Attorney
- Black Arrow (1944) (uncredited) .... Ton Whitney
- Kismet (1944) (uncredited) .... The Miser
... aka Oriental Dream (USA: TV title) - The Desert Hawk (1944) .... Koda Bey
- Wagon Wheels West (1943) (also archive footage) .... Phineas Hook
- Crazy House (1943) (uncredited) .... Sheriff
- Oklahoma Outlaws (1943) .... Judge Ringle, McCord Henchman
- Boobs in the Night (1943)
- The Black Raven (1943) (as Charlie Middleton) .... Sheriff
- Batman (1943) (uncredited) .... Ken Colton [Chs. 6-9]
... aka An Evening with Batman and Robin (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Batman (USA: poster title) - Spook Louder (1943) (uncredited) .... Graves' Butler
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) (uncredited) .... Patriot at meeting with Svoboda
... aka Hangmen Also Die! (UK)
... aka Lest We Forget - Two Weeks to Live (1943) (uncredited) .... Elmer Kelton
- Perils of Nyoka (1942) .... Cassib
... aka Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates
... aka Nyoka and the Tigermen (USA: reissue title) - Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
- Men of San Quentin (1942) .... Saunderson
- Mystery of Marie Roget (1942) .... Curator at the zoo
... aka Phantom of Paris - Sing Your Worries Away (1942) (uncredited) .... Judge
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) (uncredited) .... Claim Jumping Leader
- Jungle Man (1941) .... Rev. James Graham
- Stick to Your Guns (1941) .... Long Ben (Verdes Bar Owner)
- Belle Starr (1941) .... Carpetbagger
... aka Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen (USA: complete title) - Wild Geese Calling (1941) .... Doctor Jed Sloan
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) (uncredited) .... Blacksmith
- Sergeant York (1941) (uncredited) .... Mountaineer
- Ride, Kelly, Ride (1941) (uncredited) .... Mr. Dunn - Foreman
- Western Union (1941) (scenes deleted) .... Stagecoach rider
... aka Zane Grey's Western Union (Australia) - Chad Hanna (1940) (scenes deleted) .... Sheriff
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) (as Charles Middletown) .... Gentry
- Rangers of Fortune (1940) (uncredited) .... Water Thug
- Brigham Young (1940) (uncredited) .... Mob Member
... aka Brigham Young: Frontiersman (UK) (USA: promotional title) - Gold Rush Maisie (1940) (uncredited) .... Camp owner with a pig
- Women in Hiding (1940) (uncredited) .... Alice's Father
... aka Crime Does Not Pay No. 29: Women in Hiding (USA: series title) - Island of Doomed Men (1940) .... Capt. Cort
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) .... Jeremiah Walters
- Shooting High (1940) .... Hod Carson
- Virginia City (1940) .... Jefferson Davis
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) .... Emperor Ming
... aka Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe (USA: TV title) - Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) .... Tom Lincoln
... aka Spirit of the People (UK) - The Grapes of Wrath (1940) .... Leader
- Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939) .... Lars Olsen
- Gone with the Wind (1939) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Townsperson with stove pipe hat
- Cowboys from Texas (1939) .... Kansas Jones
- Allegheny Uprising (1939) (uncredited) .... Dr. Stoke
... aka The First Rebel (UK) - The Flying Deuces (1939) .... Commandant
... aka Flying Aces - $1000 a Touchdown (1939) (uncredited) .... Stage Manager
- Blackmail (1939) (uncredited) .... Southern Deputy
- One Against the World (1939) (uncredited) .... Mr. Crumley
... aka Passing Parade No. 9: One Against the World (USA: series title) - Way Down South (1939) .... Cass - Plantation Foreman
- Wyoming Outlaw (1939) .... Luke Parker
- Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) .... No. 39013, Harry Crowel
- Captain Fury (1939) .... Mergon
- Juarez (1939) (scenes deleted) .... Carbajal
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) .... Alec Martin
- Jesse James (1939) .... Doctor
- Kentucky (1938) .... Southerner
- Strange Case of Dr. Meade (1938) .... Lacey
- The Law West of Tombstone (1938) (uncredited) .... Newspaper Editor
- Strange Faces (1938) (uncredited) .... Abraham Lincoln look-alike
- Dick Tracy Returns (1938) .... Pa Stark
- Flaming Frontiers (1938) .... Ace Daggett (Chs. 5-15)
- Joaquin Murrieta (1938) (uncredited) .... Politician
- Rascals (1938) (uncredited)
- Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) .... Emperor Ming
... aka Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars (USA: TV title) - Jezebel (1938) (uncredited) .... Officer
- The Man Without a Country (1937) (uncredited) .... President Abraham Lincoln
- Stand-In (1937) (uncredited) .... Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
- Conquest (1937) (uncredited) .... Sergeant at Elba
... aka Marie Walewska (UK) - The Last Train from Madrid (1937) (uncredited) .... Warden
- Slave Ship (1937) .... Slave Dealer
- Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937) .... Gene Autry Sr.
... aka The Hero of Pine Ridge - Hollywood Cowboy (1937) .... 'Doc' Kramer
... aka Wings Over Wyoming (USA: reissue title) - Two Gun Law (1937) .... Wolf Larson
- We're on the Jury (1937) .... Mr. B.J. Martin, jury foreman
- The Good Earth (1937) (uncredited) .... Banker
- Empty Saddles (1936) .... Cimarron (Cim) White
- Career Woman (1936) .... Matt Clay
- Wedding Present (1936) (uncredited) .... Turnbull
- Ramona (1936) (uncredited) .... American Settler
- The Texas Rangers (1936) (uncredited) .... Higgins' Lawyer
- Jailbreak (1936) .... Dan Stone
... aka Murder in the Big House - A Son Comes Home (1936) .... Prosecutor
- Show Boat (1936) .... Sheriff Ike Vallon
... aka Edna Ferber's Show Boat (USA: complete title) - Flash Gordon (1936/I) .... Ming the Merciless
... aka Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (USA: video title)
... aka Space Soldiers (USA: TV title) - Song of the Saddle (1936) .... Phineas P. Hook
- Road Gang (1936) .... Mine Warden Grayson
... aka Injustice (UK) - The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) .... Blacksmith
- Rose of the Rancho (1936) (uncredited) .... Horse Doctor
- Sunset of Power (1935) .... Neil Brannum
- Frisco Kid (1935) (uncredited) .... Speaker
- The Virginia Judge (1935)
- Special Agent (1935) (uncredited) .... State Police Commander
- Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) (uncredited) .... Fleety Belle's Father
... aka Steamboat Bill - Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935) .... Buck Peters
... aka Hopalong Cassidy Enters (USA: reissue title) - Reckless (1935) (uncredited) .... District Attorney
- The Miracle Rider (1935) .... Zaroff
- Red Morning (1935) .... Stanchon
- In Spite of Danger (1935) .... Mr. Merritt
- The Fixer Uppers (1935) .... Pierre Gustave
- Square Shooter (1935) .... Jed Miller
... aka Quicksand (USA: review title) - The County Chairman (1935) .... Riley Cleaver
- Behold My Wife (1934) .... Juan Storm Cloud
- Broadway Bill (1934) (uncredited) .... Veterinarian
... aka Strictly Confidential (UK) - The St. Louis Kid (1934) (uncredited) .... Sheriff
... aka A Perfect Week-End (UK)
... aka A Weekend Perfect - Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) .... Mr. Bagby
- When Strangers Meet (1934) .... John Tarman
- Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) (uncredited) .... Const. Malcolm
- Murder at the Vanities (1934) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... Homer Boothby
- Private Scandal (1934) (uncredited) .... Mr. Baker
- The Last Round-Up (1934) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... Sheriff
- David Harum (1934) .... Deacon Perkins
- Nana (1934) (uncredited) .... Man Announcing Start of the War
... aka Lady of the Boulevards (UK) - Massacre (1934) .... Sheriff Scatters
- Mr. Skitch (1933) (uncredited) .... Joe
- Lone Cowboy (1933) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... U.S. Marshal
- The World Changes (1933) (uncredited) .... Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok
- Duck Soup (1933) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... Prosecutor
- White Woman (1933) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... Fenton
- Big Executive (1933) .... Sheriff
- The Bowery (1933) (uncredited) .... Detective
- Doctor Bull (1933) (uncredited) .... Mr. Upjohn, Selectman
- This Day and Age (1933) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... District Attorney
- Tomorrow at Seven (1933) .... Jerry Simons
- Disgraced! (1933) .... District Attorney
- The Mystic Hour (1933) .... Roger Thurston
- Sunset Pass (1933) .... Williams
- Destination Unknown (1933) .... Turk
- Pick-up (1933) .... Attorney Brewster
- No Other Woman (1933) (scenes deleted)
- The Road Is Open Again (1933) .... Abraham Lincoln
- Too Busy to Work (1932) (uncredited) .... Chief of Police
... aka Jubilo - Silver Dollar (1932) .... Jenkins
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) .... Tyros
- Rockabye (1932) (uncredited) .... District Attorney
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) (uncredited) .... Train Conductor
... aka I Am a Fugitive
... aka I Am a Fugitive from the Chain Gang - Breach of Promise (1932) .... Joe Pugmire
- Hell's Highway (1932) .... Matthew the Hermit
- The Phantom President (1932) (uncredited) .... Abe Lincoln
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) .... Welfare Assn. officer
- Mystery Ranch (1932) .... Henry Steele
- The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) .... Police Captain Slade
... aka Molly Louvain - The Hatchet Man (1932) .... Lip Hop Fat
... aka The Honourable Mr. Wong (UK) - High Pressure (1932) .... Mr. Banks
- Forbidden (1932) (uncredited) .... Piano Player
- Manhattan Parade (1931) (uncredited) .... Sheriff Casey
- X Marks the Spot (1931)
- Beau Hunks (1931) .... Commandant
... aka Beau Chumps (UK) - Safe in Hell (1931) .... Lawyer Jones
- A House Divided (1931) .... Minister
- Sob Sister (1931) (as Charles D. Middleton) .... City Editor Baker
... aka The Blonde Reporter (UK) - A Dangerous Affair (1931) .... Tupper
- Palmy Days (1931) .... Yolando
- Caught Plastered (1931) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... Flint
- An American Tragedy (1931) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... Jephson (Clyde's second attorney)
- The Miracle Woman (1931) .... Simpson
- Ships of Hate (1931) .... Captain Lash
- Full of Notions (1931)
- The Devil's Cabaret (1930) (uncredited) .... Mr. Satan
- East Is West (1930) .... Dr. Fredericks
- Way Out West (1930) .... Buck Rankin
- Beau Bandit (1930) (as Charles B. Middleton) .... Lucious J. Perkins
- Welcome Danger (1929) .... John Thorne/The Dragon
- The Far Call (1929) .... Kris Larsen
- Bellamy Trial (1929) .... District Attorney
- The Farmer's Daughter (1928) .... Hiram Flint
- Pirates of the Pines (1928)
- A Man of Peace (1928)
... aka Hobart Bosworth in A Man of Peace (USA: copyright title) - Serum of Evil (1922) .... William Russell
... aka The Evil Dead (USA: new title) - The $1,000,000 Reward (1920) .... William Russell
- Wits vs. Wits (1920) .... Frank Cheny
Self:
- Eyes of the Navy (1940) (uncredited) .... Pa
... aka Crime Does Not Pay: Eyes of the Navy (Australia)
Archive Footage:
- History in the Making: FDR (2005) (TV) .... Abraham Lincoln (film on the "National Recovery Act" (NRA))
- Dance of the Cookoos (1982) .... Commandant
- Deadly Ray from Mars (1966) (TV) .... Ming the Merciless
- Flaming Frontiers (1966) (TV) .... Ace Daggett
- Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates (1966) (TV) .... Kassib
- Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966) (TV) .... Ming the Merciless
- Purple Death from Outer Space (1966) (TV) .... Ming the Merciless
- Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) (TV) .... Ming the Merciless
- Mars Attacks the World (1938) .... Ming the Merciless
- Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself (in scene with Will Rogers)
- Lest We Forget (1937) (uncredited) .... Clip from: David Harum
- Flash Gordon (1936/II) .... Ming the Merciless
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