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Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

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 Shad

Born

May 15, 1905

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Died

Feb 06, 1994

Known For

Acting

Movies

103 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 as Jedediah Leland
★ 8.0
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
1973 as William R. Simonson
★ 6.9
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 as Henry L. Stimson
★ 7.2
Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 as Brian Cameron
★ 7.5
The Third Man
The Third Man
1949 as Holly Martins
★ 7.9
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
1980 as The Reverend Doctor
★ 6.7
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
1946 as Jesse McCanles
★ 6.3
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 as Uncle Charlie
★ 7.5
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 as Coroner (uncredited)
★ 7.8
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 as Eugene Morgan
★ 7.3
Othello
Othello
1951 as Senator (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
1944 as Lieutenant Tony Willett
★ 6.5
Niagara
Niagara
1953 as George Loomis
★ 6.8
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset
1961 as John Breckenridge
★ 6.8
The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose
1956 as Detective Sam Wagner
★ 6.7
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 as Dr. Vesalius
★ 6.9
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn
1949 as Sam Flusky
★ 6.0
Airport '77
Airport '77
1977 as Nicholas St. Downs III
★ 5.6
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
1948 as Eben Adams
★ 7.2
The Hellbenders
The Hellbenders
1967 as Colonel Jonas
★ 6.5
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1943 as Howard Graham
★ 6.1
F for Fake
F for Fake
1973 as Self
★ 7.4
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964 as Drew Bayliss
★ 7.3
Petulia
Petulia
1968 as Mr. Danner
★ 5.9
Island of the Fishmen
Island of the Fishmen
1979 as Prof. Ernest Marvin
★ 5.6
The Scopone Game
The Scopone Game
1972 as George
★ 7.3
I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You
1944 as Zachary Morgan
★ 6.9
Latitude Zero
Latitude Zero
1969 as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
★ 5.8
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
★ 6.4
Caravans
Caravans
1978 as Crandall
★ 5.3
Love Letters
Love Letters
1945 as Allen Quinton
★ 6.5
The Oscar
The Oscar
1966 as Kenneth Regan
★ 4.8
movie
Egypt by Three
1953 as Narrator
★ 6.0
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder
1953 as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
★ 6.1
The Hearse
The Hearse
1980 as Walter Prichard
★ 5.2
The Survivor
The Survivor
1981 as Priest
★ 5.2
The Great Sioux Massacre
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965 as Major Marcus A. Reno
★ 4.2
The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter
1973 as Judge Weatherby
★ 6.5
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest
1949 as Doctor Louis Moline
★ 6.7
The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper
1970 as Richard Morgan
★ 4.8
The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman
1972 as George Tresvant
★ 6.6
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 as Victor Barbicane
★ 5.1
Two Flags West
Two Flags West
1950 as Col. Clay Tucker
★ 6.2
September Affair
September Affair
1950 as David Lawrence
★ 5.8
Delusion
Delusion
1981 as Ivar Langrock
★ 4.1
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 as Glenn Morley
★ 7.1
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
1971 as Dr. Ziegler
★ 4.2
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 4.5
A Whisper in the Dark
A Whisper in the Dark
1976 as The Professor
★ 5.6
The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak
1951 as Dupin
★ 6.9
The Halliday Brand
The Halliday Brand
1957 as Daniel Halliday
★ 6.1
Peking Express
Peking Express
1951 as Michael Bachlin
★ 8.0
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 as Chris Hale/Steve
★ 5.0
Split Second to an Epitaph
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968 as Dr. Ben Stern
The Tramplers
The Tramplers
1965 as Temple Cordeen
★ 5.9
Lydia
Lydia
1941 as Michael Fitzpatrick
★ 6.5
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
1973 as Harry
★ 6.1
Lady Frankenstein
Lady Frankenstein
1971 as Baron Frankenstein
★ 5.4
Jack of Diamonds
Jack of Diamonds
1967 as Ace
★ 4.2
Half Angel
Half Angel
1951 as John Raymond Jr.
★ 5.6
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier
1952 as Kirk Denbow
★ 7.2
The Money Trap
The Money Trap
1965 as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
★ 5.0
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976 as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
★ 6.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 as Self (uncredited)
★ 3.5
Syndicate Sadists
Syndicate Sadists
1975 as Paternò
★ 5.9
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap
1952 as Jim Osborne
★ 6.6
Gangsters '70
Gangsters '70
1968 as Destil
★ 7.0
Mysteries of the Gods
Mysteries of the Gods
1976 as Narrator
★ 5.6
White Comanche
White Comanche
1968 as Sheriff Logan
★ 4.6
Return to Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island
1978 as Simon Grant
★ 4.7
Casino
Casino
1980 as Ed Booker
★ 10.0
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
1968 as Antigonus
★ 5.0
movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
★ 5.7
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
★ 5.7
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
1960 as Hawthorne
★ 4.8
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out
1978 as Foster Johnson
★ 3.4
Baron Blood
Baron Blood
1972 as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
★ 6.2
The Edge of Innocence
The Edge of Innocence
1957 as Robert Rainey
Concorde Affair
Concorde Affair
1979 as Milland
★ 6.3
Assault on the Wayne
Assault on the Wayne
1971 as Admiral
★ 3.0
Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson
1938 as Augustus Billings
★ 5.3
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime
1978 as Sir Arthur Dundee
★ 4.8
Do You Take This Stranger?
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971 as Dr. Robert Carson
★ 5.0
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979 as Richard Gable
★ 4.8
The Bottom of the Bottle
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
★ 5.1
Doomsday Voyage
Doomsday Voyage
1972 as Captain Jason
Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold
1943 as Bill Morley
★ 6.9
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968 as Himself
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
1975 as Greedy sawmill mogul
The Lonely Profession
The Lonely Profession
1969 as Martin Bannister
Special Delivery
Special Delivery
1955 as John Adams
Journey to Murder
Journey to Murder
1971 as Jeff Wheeler
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals
1979 as Gen. George C. Marshall
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
★ 5.5
Cutter's Trail
Cutter's Trail
1970 as General Spalding
★ 7.5
Some May Live
Some May Live
1967 as Colonel Woodward
★ 2.7
movie
Our American Heritage
1947 as Narrator
movie
Police Dog
1973 as Narrator
Expedition to Ararat
Expedition to Ararat
1976 as Self - Host - Narrator