Acting
Charles Middleton
- Titles
- 171movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1928 to 1966, with a break from 1947 to 1965, busiest in 1938 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Flying Deuces73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Physical Comedy3.3average 2.5
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Adrenaline5.6average 5.1
- Violence4.8average 4.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Psychological4.1, average 5.6
- Coming of Age1.8, average 2.9
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 6
- Space Opera 5
- Classic Western 3
- Pulp Adventure 3
- Retro Futurism 3
- Good vs. Evil 3
- Melodrama 2
- Retro-Futurism 2
- Ming the Merciless 2
- Saturday Matinee 2
- Action-Packed 2
- Nostalgic Escapism 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Buster CrabbeActorFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon, Jungle Man, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Spaceship to the Unknown, +5 more
Frank ShannonActorFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Spaceship to the Unknown, Mars Attacks the World, +4 more
Jean RogersActorFlash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Spaceship to the Unknown, Mars Attacks the World, Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars, +2 more
Ray TaylorDirectorFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon, Spaceship to the Unknown, Purple Death from Outer Space, Rocket Ship, +2 more
Richard AlexanderActorFlash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Spaceship to the Unknown, Mars Attacks the World, A House Divided, +1 more- BBasil DickeyWriterFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon, Spaceship to the Unknown, Purple Death from Outer Space, Rocket Ship, +1 more
- GGeorge H. PlymptonWriterFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon, Spaceship to the Unknown, Purple Death from Outer Space, Rocket Ship, +1 more
- WWyndham GittensWriterFlash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Mars Attacks the World, Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars, Rocket Ship, Flaming Frontiers
- AAlvin ToddEditorFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Rocket Ship, Flaming Frontiers
- LLouis SackinEditorFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Rocket Ship, Flaming Frontiers
Ford BeebeDirectorFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Mars Attacks the World, Purple Death from Outer Space, Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars- NNorman S. HallWriterFlash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Mars Attacks the World, Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars, Perils of Nyoka, Rocket Ship
Movies and TV shows
1711980s
2 titles
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
as Commandant
1960s
2 titles · average score 49
49
Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)
as Ming the Merciless
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
1940s
51 titles · average score 62
59
Strangler of the Swamp (1946)
as Ferryman Douglas
Northwest Trail (1945)
as Pierre
Wagon Wheels West (1943)
as Phineas Hook
54
The Black Raven (1943)
as Sheriff
71
Spook Louder (1943)
as Graves' Valet
Oklahoma Outlaws (1943)
as Judge Ringle
Jungle Man (1941)
as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham
74
Sergeant York (1941)
as Mountaineer (uncredited)
73
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
as Emperor Ming
66
Eyes of the Navy (1940)
as Farmer (uncredited)
55
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
as Captain Cort
79
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Leader
1930s
112 titles · average score 63
73
The Flying Deuces (1939)
as Commandant
62
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
as Alec Martin
57
Rocket Ship (1938)
as Emperor Ming
60
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
as Pa Stark
57
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
as Emperor Ming
Song of the Saddle (1936)
as Phineas P. Hook
62
Flash Gordon (1936)
as Ming the Merciless
Square Shooter (1935)
as Miller
68
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
as Pierre Gustave
67
Beau Hunks (1931)
as Commandant
69
The Miracle Woman (1931)
as Simpson
1920s
4 titles · average score 55
55
Welcome Danger (1929)
as John Thorne / The Dragon
The Far Call (1929)
as Kris Larsen
The Bellamy Trial (1929)
as District Attorney
The Farmer's Daughter (1928)
as Hiram Flint