About

Known credits:
110
Birthday:
1905-05-15
Place of birth:
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Website:
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Joseph Cotten

Overview

Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, and The Third Man (1949). He was a star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and The Third Man (1949).

Known for

Acting
2018 They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Actor Self (archive footage) 61
Fair
2013 Too Much Johnson Actor Augustus Billings 58
Average
2005 The Originals Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2000 Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Actor Self 59
Average
1991 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Actor Baron Frankenstein (archive footage) 59
Average
1990 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths Actor (archive footage) 59
Average
1981 The Survivor Actor Priest 58
Average
1981 Delusion Actor Ivar Langrock 58
Average
1980 Heaven's Gate Actor The Reverend Doctor 62
Fair
1980 Casino Actor Ed Booker N/A
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1980 The Hearse Actor Walter Prichard 58
Average
1979 Churchill and the Generals Actor Gen. George C. Marshall N/A
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1979 Guyana: Crime of the Century Actor Richard Gable 59
Average
1979 Tales of the Unexpected: Edward the Conqueror Actor Edward 59
Average
1979 Concorde Affair Actor Milland 59
Average
1979 Island of the Fishmen Actor Prof. Ernest Marvin 58
Average
1978 The Perfect Crime Actor Sir Arthur Dundee 58
Average
1978 Caravans Actor Crandall 58
Average
1978 Last In, First Out Actor Foster Johnson 58
Average
1978 Return to Fantasy Island Actor Simon Grant 58
Average
1977 Aspen Actor Horton Paine 69
Fair
1977 Airport '77 Actor Nicholas St. Downs III 57
Average
1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming Actor Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State 59
Average
1976 Origins of the Mafia Actor The Envoy N/A
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1976 A Whisper in the Dark Actor The Professor 59
Average
1976 Mysteries of the Gods Actor Narrator 59
Average
1976 The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Actor Dr. Joseph Francis Condon 59
Average
1976 'F for Fake' Trailer Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1975 Timber Tramps Actor Greedy sawmill mogul N/A
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1975 Syndicate Sadists Actor Paternò 59
Average
1973 A Delicate Balance Actor Harry 58
Average
1973 F for Fake Actor Self 64
Fair
1973 Soylent Green Actor William R. Simonson 66
Fair
1973 The Devil's Daughter Actor Judge Weatherby 59
Average
1973 Police Dog Actor Narrator N/A
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1972 The Scopone Game Actor George 62
Fair
1972 Baron Blood Actor Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker 59
Average
1972 Doomsday Voyage Actor Captain Jason N/A
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1972 The Screaming Woman Actor George Tresvant 59
Average
1971 Lady Frankenstein Actor Baron Frankenstein 58
Average
1971 City Beneath the Sea Actor Dr. Ziegler 58
Average
1971 The Abominable Dr. Phibes Actor Dr. Vesalius 62
Fair
1971 Do You Take This Stranger? Actor Dr. Robert Carson 59
Average
1971 Assault on the Wayne Actor Admiral 58
Average
1971 Journey to Murder Actor Jeff Wheeler N/A
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1970 The Grasshopper Actor Richard Morgan 58
Average
1970 Cutter's Trail Actor General Spalding 59
Average
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! Actor Henry L. Stimson 65
Fair
1969 The Lonely Profession Actor Martin Bannister N/A
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1969 Latitude Zero Actor Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie 59
Average
1968 Split Second to an Epitaph Actor Dr. Ben Stern N/A
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1968 White Comanche Actor Sheriff Logan 58
Average
1968 Petulia Actor Mr. Danner 58
Average
1968 Gangsters '70 Actor Destil 59
Average
1968 Alexander The Great Actor Antigonus 58
Average
1967 Jack of Diamonds Actor Ace 58
Average
1967 The Hellbenders Actor Colonel Jonas 59
Average
1967 Some May Live Actor Colonel Woodward 58
Average
1966 Brighty of the Grand Canyon Actor Jim 58
Average
1966 The Oscar Actor Kenneth Regan 58
Average
1965 The Tramplers Actor Temple Cordeen 59
Average
1965 The Money Trap Actor Dr. Horace Van Tilden 58
Average
1965 The Great Sioux Massacre Actor Major Marcus A. Reno 58
Average
1964 Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Actor Drew Bayliss 63
Fair
1964 Hollywood and the Stars Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
1964 Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte: Wizard Work Actor Self / Drew (voice) N/A
N/A
1963 Hollywood and the Stars Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years Actor Self (uncredited) 58
Average
1961 The Last Sunset Actor John Breckenridge 60
Fair
1960 The Angel Wore Red Actor Hawthorne 58
Average
1958 From the Earth to the Moon Actor Victor Barbicane 58
Average
1958 Touch of Evil Actor Coroner (uncredited) 73
Good
1957 The Edge of Innocence Actor Robert Rainey N/A
N/A
1957 The Halliday Brand Actor Daniel Halliday 59
Average
1956 On Trial Actor 69
Fair
1956 The Killer Is Loose Actor Detective Sam Wagner 59
Average
1956 The Bottom of the Bottle Actor Pat 'P.M.' Martin 59
Average
1955 Special Delivery Actor John Adams N/A
N/A
1953 A Blueprint for Murder Actor Whitney 'Cam' Cameron 59
Average
1953 Egypt by Three Actor Narrator 59
Average
1953 Niagara Actor George Loomis 62
Fair
1952 The Steel Trap Actor Jim Osborne 59
Average
1952 Untamed Frontier Actor Kirk Denbow 59
Average
1951 Othello Actor Senator (uncredited) 62
Fair
1951 The Man with a Cloak Actor Dupin 59
Average
1951 Peking Express Actor Michael Bachlin 59
Average
1951 Half Angel Actor John Raymond Jr. 59
Average
1950 September Affair Actor David Lawrence 59
Average
1950 Walk Softly, Stranger Actor Chris Hale aka Steve 58
Average
1950 Two Flags West Actor Col. Clay Tucker 59
Average
1949 Beyond the Forest Actor Doctor Louis Moline 59
Average
1949 Under Capricorn Actor Sam Flusky 59
Average
1949 The Third Man Actor Holly Martins 74
Good
1948 Portrait of Jennie Actor Eben Adams 60
Fair
1947 Our American Heritage Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
1947 The Farmer's Daughter Actor Glenn Morley 59
Average
1946 Duel in the Sun Actor Jesse McCanles 59
Average
1945 Love Letters Actor Allen Quinton 59
Average
1944 I'll Be Seeing You Actor Zachary Morgan 59
Average
1944 Since You Went Away Actor Lieutenant Tony Willett 59
Average
1944 Gaslight Actor Brian Cameron 66
Fair
1943 Hers to Hold Actor Bill Morley 59
Average
1943 Shadow of a Doubt Actor Charlie Oakley 69
Fair
1943 Journey into Fear Actor Howard Graham 59
Average
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons Actor Eugene Morgan 65
Fair
1941 Lydia Actor Michael Fitzpatrick 59
Average
1941 Citizen Kane Actor Jedediah Leland 78
Good
1937 Seeing the World, Part One: A Visit to New York, N.Y. Actor 59
Average
Breakdown Actor William Callew N/A
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Writing
1943 Journey into Fear Writing Screenplay 59
Average