Joseph Cotten

Acting

Joseph Cotten

Born May 15, 1905Petersburg, Virginia, USA135 credits

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
2018They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)Movie
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1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)Movie
The Survivor
1981The Survivor
as PriestMovie
Delusion
1981Delusion
as Ivar LangrockMovie
Heaven's Gate
1980Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend DoctorMovie
Casino
1980Casino
as Ed BookerMovie
The Hearse
1980The Hearse
as Walter PrichardMovie
Churchill and the Generals
1979Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. George C. MarshallMovie
Concorde Affair
1979Concorde Affair
as MillandMovie
Island of the Fishmen
1979Island of the Fishmen
as Prof. Ernest MarvinMovie
The Perfect Crime
1978The Perfect Crime
as Sir Arthur DundeeMovie
Caravans
1978Caravans
as CrandallMovie
Last In, First Out
1978Last In, First Out
as Foster JohnsonMovie
Return to Fantasy Island
1978Return to Fantasy Island
as Simon GrantMovie
Aspen
1977Aspen
as Horton PaineTV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Colonel Van RykerTV
Airport '77
1977Airport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs IIIMovie
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of StateMovie
A Whisper in the Dark
1976A Whisper in the Dark
as The ProfessorMovie
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
as Dr. Joseph Francis CondonMovie
Expedition to Ararat
1976Expedition to Ararat
as Self - Host - NarratorMovie
Timber Tramps
1975Timber Tramps
as Greedy sawmill mogulMovie
Syndicate Sadists
1975Syndicate Sadists
as PaternòMovie
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Files
as Warner JamesonTV
F for Fake
1973F for Fake
as SelfMovie
Soylent Green
1973Soylent Green
as William R. SimonsonMovie
The Devil's Daughter
1973The Devil's Daughter
as Judge WeatherbyMovie
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1973Police Dog
as NarratorMovie
The Scopone Game
1972The Scopone Game
as GeorgeMovie
Baron Blood
1972Baron Blood
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred BeckerMovie
Doomsday Voyage
1972Doomsday Voyage
as Captain JasonMovie
The Screaming Woman
1972The Screaming Woman
as George TresvantMovie
Lady Frankenstein
1971Lady Frankenstein
as Baron FrankensteinMovie
City Beneath the Sea
1971City Beneath the Sea
as Dr. ZieglerMovie
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Dr. VesaliusMovie
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971Do You Take This Stranger?
as Dr. Robert CarsonMovie
Journey to Murder
1971Journey to Murder
as Jeff WheelerMovie
The Grasshopper
1970The Grasshopper
as Richard MorganMovie
Cutter's Trail
1970Cutter's Trail
as General SpaldingMovie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Henry L. StimsonMovie
The Lonely Profession
1969The Lonely Profession
as Martin BannisterMovie
Latitude Zero
1969Latitude Zero
as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzieMovie
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968Split Second to an Epitaph
as Dr. Ben SternMovie
White Comanche
1968White Comanche
as Sheriff LoganMovie
Petulia
1968Petulia
as Mr. DannerMovie
Gangsters '70
1968Gangsters '70
as DestilMovie
Alexander The Great
1968Alexander The Great
as AntigonusMovie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)TV
Some May Live
1967Some May Live
as Colonel WoodwardMovie
The Hellbenders
1967The Hellbenders
as Colonel JonasMovie
Lionpower from MGM
1967Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Oscar
1966The Oscar
as Kenneth ReganMovie
The Tramplers
1965The Tramplers
as Temple CordeenMovie
The Money Trap
1965The Money Trap
as Dr. Horace Van TildenMovie
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965The Great Sioux Massacre
as Major Marcus A. RenoMovie
The Great Adventure
1963The Great Adventure
as Captain MeehanTV
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)Movie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Charles LadovanTV
The Last Sunset
1961The Last Sunset
as John BreckenridgeMovie
The Angel Wore Red
1960The Angel Wore Red
as HawthorneMovie
From the Earth to the Moon
1958From the Earth to the Moon
as Victor BarbicaneMovie
Touch of Evil
1958Touch of Evil
as Coroner (uncredited)Movie
The Edge of Innocence
1957The Edge of Innocence
as Robert RaineyMovie
Suspicion
1957Suspicion
as Gregg CareyTV
The Halliday Brand
1957The Halliday Brand
as Daniel HallidayMovie
The Killer Is Loose
1956The Killer Is Loose
as Detective Sam WagnerMovie
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956The Bottom of the Bottle
as Pat 'P.M.' MartinMovie
Special Delivery
1955Special Delivery
as John AdamsMovie
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Loretta
as Self - Guest HostTV
A Blueprint for Murder
1953A Blueprint for Murder
as Whitney 'Cam' CameronMovie
E
1953Egypt by Three
as NarratorMovie
Niagara
1953Niagara
as George LoomisMovie
The Steel Trap
1952The Steel Trap
as Jim OsborneMovie
Untamed Frontier
1952Untamed Frontier
as Kirk DenbowMovie
Othello
1951Othello
as Senator (uncredited)Movie
Peking Express
1951Peking Express
as Michael BachlinMovie
Half Angel
1951Half Angel
as John Raymond Jr.Movie
September Affair
1950September Affair
as David LawrenceMovie
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950Walk Softly, Stranger
as Chris Hale/SteveMovie
Two Flags West
1950Two Flags West
as Col. Clay TuckerMovie
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestTV
Beyond the Forest
1949Beyond the Forest
as Doctor Louis MolineMovie
Under Capricorn
1949Under Capricorn
as Sam FluskyMovie
The Third Man
1949The Third Man
as Holly MartinsMovie
Portrait of Jennie
1948Portrait of Jennie
as Eben AdamsMovie
The Farmer's Daughter
1947The Farmer's Daughter
as Glenn MorleyMovie
Duel in the Sun
1946Duel in the Sun
as Jesse McCanlesMovie
Love Letters
1945Love Letters
as Allen QuintonMovie
I'll Be Seeing You
1944I'll Be Seeing You
as Zachary MorganMovie
Since You Went Away
1944Since You Went Away
as Lieutenant Tony WillettMovie
Gaslight
1944Gaslight
as Brian CameronMovie
Hers to Hold
1943Hers to Hold
as Bill MorleyMovie
Shadow of a Doubt
1943Shadow of a Doubt
as Uncle CharlieMovie
Journey into Fear
1943Journey into Fear
as Howard GrahamMovie
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942The Magnificent Ambersons
as Eugene MorganMovie
Lydia
1941Lydia
as Michael FitzpatrickMovie
Citizen Kane
1941Citizen Kane
as Jedediah LelandMovie
Citizen Kane Trailer
1940Citizen Kane Trailer
as himself/Jedediah LelandMovie
Too Much Johnson
1938Too Much Johnson
as Augustus BillingsMovie