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Charles Middleton
Acting
Born: October 2, 1874
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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
as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
as Leader

Batman
as Ken Colton

Duck Soup
as Prosecutor

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Police Capt. Slade

The Black Raven
as Sheriff

The Killers
as Farmer (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
as Gentry

Jesse James
as Doctor

The Last Train from Madrid
as Warden (uncredited)