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Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Acting

Born: May 15, 1905Petersburg, Virginia, USA

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
Filmography
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

Self (archive footage)

2018
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Self

2000

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)

1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

(archive footage)

1990
The Survivor

The Survivor

Priest

1981
Delusion

Delusion

Ivar Langrock

1981
Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

The Reverend Doctor

1980
Casino

Casino

Ed Booker

1980
The Hearse

The Hearse

Walter Prichard

1980
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

Self

1979
Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

Gen. George C. Marshall

1979
Guyana: Crime of the Century

Guyana: Crime of the Century

Richard Gable

1979
Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair

Milland

1979
Island of the Fishmen

Island of the Fishmen

Prof. Ernest Marvin

1979
The Perfect Crime

The Perfect Crime

Sir Arthur Dundee

1978
Caravans

Caravans

Crandall

1978
Last In, First Out

Last In, First Out

Foster Johnson

1978
Return to Fantasy Island

Return to Fantasy Island

Simon Grant

1978
Airport '77

Airport '77

Nicholas St. Downs III

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State

1977
A Whisper in the Dark

A Whisper in the Dark

The Professor

1976
Mysteries of the Gods

Mysteries of the Gods

Narrator

1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

Dr. Joseph Francis Condon

1976
Expedition to Ararat

Expedition to Ararat

Self - Host - Narrator

1976
Timber Tramps

Timber Tramps

Greedy sawmill mogul

1975
Syndicate Sadists

Syndicate Sadists

Paternò

1975
A Delicate Balance

A Delicate Balance

Harry

1973
F for Fake

F for Fake

Self

1973
Soylent Green

Soylent Green

William R. Simonson

1973
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

Judge Weatherby

1973

Police Dog

Narrator

1973
The Scopone Game

The Scopone Game

George

1972
Baron Blood

Baron Blood

Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker

1972
Doomsday Voyage

Doomsday Voyage

Captain Jason

1972
The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman

George Tresvant

1972
Lady Frankenstein

Lady Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

1971
City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea

Dr. Ziegler

1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Dr. Vesalius

1971
Do You Take This Stranger?

Do You Take This Stranger?

Dr. Robert Carson

1971
Assault on the Wayne

Assault on the Wayne

Admiral

1971
Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

Jeff Wheeler

1971
The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

Richard Morgan

1970
Cutter's Trail

Cutter's Trail

General Spalding

1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Henry L. Stimson

1970
The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession

Martin Bannister

1969
Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero

Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie

1969
Split Second to an Epitaph

Split Second to an Epitaph

Dr. Ben Stern

1968
White Comanche

White Comanche

Sheriff Logan

1968
Petulia

Petulia

Mr. Danner

1968
Gangsters '70

Gangsters '70

Destil

1968
Alexander The Great

Alexander The Great

Antigonus

1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

Himself

1968
Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds

Ace

1967
The Hellbenders

The Hellbenders

Colonel Jonas

1967
Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM

Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)

1967
Some May Live

Some May Live

Colonel Woodward

1967
Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Jim

1966
The Oscar

The Oscar

Kenneth Regan

1966
The Tramplers

The Tramplers

Temple Cordeen

1965
The Money Trap

The Money Trap

Dr. Horace Van Tilden

1965
The Great Sioux Massacre

The Great Sioux Massacre

Major Marcus A. Reno

1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Drew Bayliss

1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Self (uncredited)

1961
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset

John Breckenridge

1961
The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red

Hawthorne

1960
From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

Victor Barbicane

1958
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

Coroner (uncredited)

1958
The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence

Robert Rainey

1957
The Halliday Brand

The Halliday Brand

Daniel Halliday

1957
The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

Detective Sam Wagner

1956
The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle

Pat 'P.M.' Martin

1956
Special Delivery

Special Delivery

John Adams

1955
A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder

Whitney 'Cam' Cameron

1953

Egypt by Three

Narrator

1953
Niagara

Niagara

George Loomis

1953
The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap

Jim Osborne

1952
Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier

Kirk Denbow

1952
Othello

Othello

Senator (uncredited)

1951
The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

Dupin

1951
Peking Express

Peking Express

Michael Bachlin

1951
Half Angel

Half Angel

John Raymond Jr.

1951
September Affair

September Affair

David Lawrence

1950
Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger

Chris Hale/Steve

1950
Two Flags West

Two Flags West

Col. Clay Tucker

1950
Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

Doctor Louis Moline

1949
Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

Sam Flusky

1949
The Third Man

The Third Man

Holly Martins

1949
Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie

Eben Adams

1948

Our American Heritage

Narrator

1947
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

Glenn Morley

1947
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

Jesse McCanles

1946
Love Letters

Love Letters

Allen Quinton

1945
I'll Be Seeing You

I'll Be Seeing You

Zachary Morgan

1944
Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

Lieutenant Tony Willett

1944
Gaslight

Gaslight

Brian Cameron

1944
Hers to Hold

Hers to Hold

Bill Morley

1943
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Uncle Charlie

1943
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

Howard Graham

1943
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

Eugene Morgan

1942
Lydia

Lydia

Michael Fitzpatrick

1941
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Jedediah Leland

1941
Citizen Kane Trailer

Citizen Kane Trailer

himself/Jedediah Leland

1940
Too Much Johnson

Too Much Johnson

Augustus Billings

1938
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.

Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.

1937