Joseph Cotten

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 15, 1905

died

February 6, 1994

place of birth

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

also known as

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. · Joseph Cheshire Cotten

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Citizen Kane
8.0

Citizen Kane

1941as Jedediah Leland
The Third Man
7.9

The Third Man

1949as Holly Martins
Soylent Green
6.9

Soylent Green

1973as William R. Simonson
Heaven's Gate
6.7

Heaven's Gate

1980as The Reverend Doctor
Airport '77
5.6

Airport '77

1977as Nicholas St. Downs III
Gaslight
7.5

Gaslight

1944as Brian Cameron
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970as Henry L. Stimson
Niagara
6.8

Niagara

1953as George Loomis
Touch of Evil
7.7

Touch of Evil

1958as Coroner (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

Shadow of a Doubt

1943as Uncle Charlie
Latitude Zero
5.9

Latitude Zero

1969as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Duel in the Sun
6.4

Duel in the Sun

1946as Jesse McCanles
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.3

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964as Drew Bayliss
The Last Sunset
6.8

The Last Sunset

1961as John Breckenridge
Petulia
6.0

Petulia

1968as Mr. Danner
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.3

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942as Eugene Morgan
Caravans
5.6

Caravans

1978as Crandall
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
7.0

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971as Dr. Vesalius
The Hearse
5.2

The Hearse

1980as Walter Prichard
City Beneath the Sea
4.5

City Beneath the Sea

1971as Dr. Ziegler
Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.4

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
The Hellbenders
6.5

The Hellbenders

1967as Colonel Jonas
The Survivor
5.2

The Survivor

1981as Priest
Since You Went Away
6.6

Since You Went Away

1944as Lieutenant Tony Willett
F for Fake
7.4

F for Fake

1973as Self
The Oscar
5.0

The Oscar

1966as Kenneth Regan
Othello
7.4

Othello

1951as Senator (uncredited)
Journey into Fear
6.1

Journey into Fear

1943as Howard Graham
Island of the Fishmen
5.7

Island of the Fishmen

1979as Prof. Ernest Marvin
Portrait of Jennie
7.2

Portrait of Jennie

1948as Eben Adams
Untamed Frontier
7.3

Untamed Frontier

1952as Kirk Denbow
Too Much Johnson
5.4

Too Much Johnson

2013as Augustus Billings
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.1

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018as Self (archive footage)
The Great Sioux Massacre
4.5

The Great Sioux Massacre

1965as Major Marcus A. Reno
The Money Trap
5.1

The Money Trap

1965as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
Lydia
6.5

Lydia

1941as Michael Fitzpatrick
The Perfect Crime
5.2

The Perfect Crime

1978as Sir Arthur Dundee
The Grasshopper
5.0

The Grasshopper

1970as Richard Morgan
Walk Softly, Stranger
5.1

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950as Chris Hale/Steve
Baron Blood
6.1

Baron Blood

1972as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Lionpower from MGM
6.3

Lionpower from MGM

1967as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two Flags West
6.3

Two Flags West

1950as Col. Clay Tucker
Gangsters '70
7.3

Gangsters '70

1968as Destil
Lady Frankenstein
5.5

Lady Frankenstein

1971as Baron Frankenstein
The Killer Is Loose
6.7

The Killer Is Loose

1956as Detective Sam Wagner
The Scopone Game
7.4

The Scopone Game

1972as George
Love Letters
6.6

Love Letters

1945as Allen Quinton
The Farmer's Daughter
7.1

The Farmer's Daughter

1947as Glenn Morley
From the Earth to the Moon
5.3

From the Earth to the Moon

1958as Victor Barbicane
Under Capricorn
6.0

Under Capricorn

1949as Sam Flusky