Charles Bronson Jack (based on a real person), who relishes wearing the tunics of soldiers he has killed. He had roles in "Tennessee Champ" (1954) for MGM, and "Crime Wave" (1954) directed by de Toth. In 1954, during the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) proceedings, he changed his surname from Buchinsky to Bronson at the suggestion of his agent, who feared that an Eastern European surname might damage his career. As "Charles Bronson", he could be seen in "Target Zero" (1955), "Big House, U.S.A." (1955), and "Jubal" (1956). Bronson had the lead role of the episode "The Apache Kid" of the syndicated
Charles Middleton (actor) Charles Middleton (actor) Charles B. 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, Charles Middleton appeared in nearly 200 films as well as numerous plays. 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. Born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Charles Middleton worked in a traveling circus, in vaudeville, and acted in live theatre before he turned to motion pictures in 1920. Middleton's career