Portrait of Charles Middleton

Acting

Charles Middleton

Career

Active from 1928 to 1966, with a break from 1947 to 1965, busiest in 1931 and 1938 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Middleton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 9
  • Space Opera 5
  • Classic Western 4
  • Pulp Adventure 3
  • B-Movie Charm 3
  • Nostalgic Entertainment 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Retro Futurism 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Treasure Hunt 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

176
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
The Boy from Mercury
The Boy from Mercury (1996)

as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage)

1980s

2 titles
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)

as Commandant

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 52
Peril from the Planet Mongo
Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)

as Ming the Merciless

Purple Death from Outer Space
Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ming the Merciless

Spaceship to the Unknown
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)

as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars (1966)

as Ming the Merciless

1940s

51 titles ยท average score 61
Strangler of the Swamp
Strangler of the Swamp (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ferryman Douglas

The Killers
The Killers (1946)
GoodWatch score 88

as Farmer (uncredited)

Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail (1945)

as Pierre

Wagon Wheels West
Wagon Wheels West (1943)

as Phineas Hook

The Black Raven
The Black Raven (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sheriff

Spook Louder
Spook Louder (1943)
GoodWatch score 73

as Graves' Valet

Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cassib

Jungle Man
Jungle Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 34

as Rev. James 'Jim' Graham

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
GoodWatch score 73

as Emperor Ming

Eyes of the Navy
Eyes of the Navy (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Farmer (uncredited)

Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
GoodWatch score 37

as Captain Cort

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Leader

1930s

114 titles ยท average score 62
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as 39013

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Commandant

The Oklahoma Kid
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Alec Martin

Rocket Ship
Rocket Ship (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Emperor Ming

Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pa Stark

Song of the Saddle
Song of the Saddle (1936)

as Phineas P. Hook

Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ming the Merciless

The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider (1935)

as Zaroff

The Fixer Uppers
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pierre Gustave

Beau Hunks
Beau Hunks (1931)
GoodWatch score 68

as Commandant

Palmy Days
Palmy Days (1931)
GoodWatch score 59

as Yolando

The Miracle Woman
The Miracle Woman (1931)
GoodWatch score 69

as Simpson

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 51
Welcome Danger
Welcome Danger (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as John Thorne / The Dragon

The Far Call
The Far Call (1929)

as Kris Larsen

The Bellamy Trial
The Bellamy Trial (1929)

as District Attorney

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1928)

as Hiram Flint