1939Winner
Best Performance
Gone with the Wind
Charles Middleton
Actor
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
October 2, 1874
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1941Nominee
Best Performance
Sergeant York
1940Winner
Best Performance
The Grapes of Wrath
Career Highlights
1946Highlight
Best Performance
The Killers
1933Highlight
Best Performance
Duck Soup
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Gone with the Wind
Sergeant York
The Grapes of Wrath