Charles Middleton (actor)

Charles Middleton
Middleton in 1922
Born
Charles Brown Middleton

(1874-10-03)October 3, 1874
DiedApril 22, 1949(1949-04-22) (aged 74)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1949
Spouse
(m. 1908; died 1945)
Children1

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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony; Vitone, R. J. (2008). The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936 - 1940: A Heavily Illustrated Guide (Reprint of the illustrated casebound ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7864-3470-1. Retrieved October 16, 2014.