Where to watch Charles Middleton in the UK
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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.
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- Gone with the Wind (1939) as Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Leader
- Sergeant York (1941) as Mountaineer (uncredited)
- Batman (1943) as Ken Colton
- Jezebel (1938) as Officer (uncredited)
- The Killers (1946) as Farmer (uncredited)
- Duck Soup (1933) as Prosecutor
- Western Union (1941) as Stagecoach Rider
- Jesse James (1939) as Doctor
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Tom Lincoln
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Gentry
- The Good Earth (1937) as Banker (uncredited)
- Welcome Stranger (1947) as Farmer Pinkett (uncredited)
- Flash Gordon (1936) as Ming the Merciless
- Reckless (1935) as District Attorney (uncredited)
- The Sea of Grass (1947) as Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
- The Flying Deuces (1939) as Commandant
- Rockabye (1932) as District Attorney (uncredited)
- Blackmail (1939) as Southern Deputy (uncredited)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) as Wrecker (uncredited)
- Station West (1948) as Sheriff
- Crazy House (1943) as Sheriff
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- The Last Train from Madrid (1937) as Warden (uncredited)
- Virginia City (1940) as Jefferson Davis
- Stand-In (1937) as Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln
- Show Boat (1936) as Sheriff Ike Vallon
- Belle Starr (1941) as Carpetbagger
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Tyros
- Frisco Kid (1935) as Speaker (uncredited)
- Wedding Present (1936) as Turnbull
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) as Blacksmith (uncredited)
- Rose of the Rancho (1936) as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
- Rocket Ship (1938) as Emperor Ming
- Slave Ship (1937) as Slave Dealer
- Brigham Young (1940) as Mob Member
- Doctor Bull (1933) as Mr. Upjohn
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) as Claim Jumping Leader
- Ramona (1936) as American Settler (uncredited)
- Gunfighters (1947) as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
- Allegheny Uprising (1939) as Dr. Stoke
- An American Tragedy (1931) as Attorney Reuben Jephson
- Kentucky (1938) as Southerner
- Sunset Pass (1933) as Williams
- Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) as Mr. Jensen
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) as Blacksmith
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- Welcome Danger (1929) as John Thorne / The Dragon
- Wyoming Outlaw (1939) as Luke Parker
- Beau Hunks (1931) as Commandant
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as Alec Martin
- Silver Dollar (1932) as Jenkins
- This Day and Age (1933) as District Attorney
- Safe in Hell (1931) as Lawyer Jones
- Joaquin Murrieta (1938) as Politician (uncredited)
- Massacre (1934) as Sheriff Scatters
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) as Jeremiah Walters
- Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) as Emperor Ming
- Road Gang (1936) as Grayson
- Special Agent (1935) as State Police Commander (uncredited)
- White Woman (1933) as Fenton
- Destination Unknown (1933) as Turk
- $1,000 a Touchdown (1939) as Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Broadway Bill (1934) as Veterinarian (uncredited)
- Stick to Your Guns (1941) as Long Ben, gambler-saloon owner
- David Harum (1934) as Deacon
- Manhattan Parade (1931) as Sheriff Casey
- The Bowery (1933) as Detective (uncredited)
- Pick-up (1933) as Mr. Brewster
- The Miracle Woman (1931) as Simpson
- Gold Rush Maisie (1940) as Camp Owner with a Pig (Uncredited)
- Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) as 39013
- Captain Fury (1939) as Mergon
- Palmy Days (1931) as Yolando
- The Last Bandit (1949) as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
- Lone Cowboy (1933) as U.S. Marshal
- The World Changes (1933) as Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
- The Town Went Wild (1944) as Sam, Midvale District Attorney
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) as Welfare Association Officer
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