Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

🎂 15th May 1905 (120 yrs) 📍 Petersburg, Virginia, USA

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).

Joseph Cotten

🎬 Movies Featuring Joseph Cotten

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (2000)

as Self
No Image

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)

as (archive footage)
The Survivor

The Survivor (1981)

as Priest
Delusion

Delusion (1981)

as Ivar Langrock
Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate (1980)

as The Reverend Doctor
Casino

Casino (1980)

as Ed Booker
The Hearse

The Hearse (1980)

as Walter Prichard
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979)

as Self
Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals (1979)

as Gen. George C. Marshall
Guyana: Crime of the Century

Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)

as Richard Gable
Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair (1979)

as Milland
Island of the Fishmen

Island of the Fishmen (1979)

as Prof. Ernest Marvin
The Perfect Crime

The Perfect Crime (1978)

as Sir Arthur Dundee
Caravans

Caravans (1978)

as Crandall
Last In, First Out

Last In, First Out (1978)

as Foster Johnson
Return to Fantasy Island

Return to Fantasy Island (1978)

as Simon Grant
Airport '77

Airport '77 (1977)

as Nicholas St. Downs III
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
A Whisper in the Dark

A Whisper in the Dark (1976)

as The Professor
Mysteries of the Gods

Mysteries of the Gods (1976)

as Narrator
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)

as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Timber Tramps

Timber Tramps (1975)

as Greedy sawmill mogul
Syndicate Sadists

Syndicate Sadists (1975)

as Paternò
A Delicate Balance

A Delicate Balance (1973)

as Harry
F for Fake

F for Fake (1973)

as Self
Soylent Green

Soylent Green (1973)

as William R. Simonson
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter (1973)

as Judge Weatherby
No Image

Police Dog (1973)

as Narrator
The Scopone Game

The Scopone Game (1972)

as George
Baron Blood

Baron Blood (1972)

as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Doomsday Voyage

Doomsday Voyage (1972)

as Captain Jason
The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman (1972)

as George Tresvant
Lady Frankenstein

Lady Frankenstein (1971)

as Baron Frankenstein
City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea (1971)

as Dr. Ziegler
The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

as Dr. Vesalius
Do You Take This Stranger?

Do You Take This Stranger? (1971)

as Dr. Robert Carson
Assault on the Wayne

Assault on the Wayne (1971)

as Admiral
Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder (1971)

as Jeff Wheeler
The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper (1970)

as Richard Morgan
Cutter's Trail

Cutter's Trail (1970)

as General Spalding
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

as Henry L. Stimson
The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession (1969)

as Martin Bannister
Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero (1969)

as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Split Second to an Epitaph

Split Second to an Epitaph (1968)

as Dr. Ben Stern
White Comanche

White Comanche (1968)

as Sheriff Logan
Petulia

Petulia (1968)

as Mr. Danner
Gangsters '70

Gangsters '70 (1968)

as Destil
Alexander The Great

Alexander The Great (1968)

as Antigonus
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie (1968)

as Himself
Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds (1967)

as Ace
The Hellbenders

The Hellbenders (1967)

as Colonel Jonas
Some May Live

Some May Live (1967)

as Colonel Woodward
Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM (1967)

as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1966)

as Jim
The Oscar

The Oscar (1966)

as Kenneth Regan
The Tramplers

The Tramplers (1965)

as Temple Cordeen
The Money Trap

The Money Trap (1965)

as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
The Great Sioux Massacre

The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)

as Major Marcus A. Reno
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

as Drew Bayliss
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

as Self (uncredited)
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset (1961)

as John Breckenridge
The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red (1960)

as Hawthorne
From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon (1958)

as Victor Barbicane
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil (1958)

as Coroner (uncredited)
The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence (1957)

as Robert Rainey
The Halliday Brand

The Halliday Brand (1957)

as Daniel Halliday
The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose (1956)

as Detective Sam Wagner
The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)

as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Special Delivery

Special Delivery (1955)

as John Adams
A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
No Image

Egypt by Three (1953)

as Narrator
Niagara

Niagara (1953)

as George Loomis
The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap (1952)

as Jim Osborne
Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier (1952)

as Kirk Denbow
Othello

Othello (1951)

as Senator (uncredited)
The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak (1951)

as Dupin
Peking Express

Peking Express (1951)

as Michael Bachlin
Half Angel

Half Angel (1951)

as John Raymond Jr.
September Affair

September Affair (1950)

as David Lawrence
Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)

as Chris Hale aka Steve
Two Flags West

Two Flags West (1950)

as Col. Clay Tucker
Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest (1949)

as Doctor Louis Moline
Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn (1949)

as Sam Flusky
The Third Man

The Third Man (1949)

as Holly Martins
Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie (1948)

as Eben Adams
No Image

Our American Heritage (1947)

as Narrator
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

as Glenn Morley
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun (1946)

as Jesse McCanles
Love Letters

Love Letters (1945)

as Allen Quinton
I'll Be Seeing You

I'll Be Seeing You (1944)

as Zachary Morgan
Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away (1944)

as Lieutenant Tony Willett
Gaslight

Gaslight (1944)

as Brian Cameron
Hers to Hold

Hers to Hold (1943)

as Bill Morley
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

as Uncle Charlie
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear (1943)

as Howard Graham
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

as Eugene Morgan
Lydia

Lydia (1941)

as Michael Fitzpatrick
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane (1941)

as Jedediah Leland
Citizen Kane Trailer

Citizen Kane Trailer (1940)

as himself/Jedediah Leland
Too Much Johnson

Too Much Johnson (1938)

as Augustus Billings
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)