Joseph Cotten
Acting
Born: May 15, 1905 · Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Died: February 6, 1994 (aged 88)
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Citizen Kane
1941
The Third Man
1949
Touch of Evil
1958
Soylent Green
1973
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Gaslight
1944
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
Niagara
1953
Heaven's Gate
1980
F for Fake
1973
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
Photos (3)
Movies (93)
Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Henry L. Stimson
The Third Man
Holly Martins
Soylent Green
William R. Simonson
Touch of Evil
Coroner (uncredited)
Gaslight
Brian Cameron
Heaven's Gate
The Reverend Doctor
Shadow of a Doubt
Uncle Charlie
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Vesalius
Niagara
George Loomis
Duel in the Sun
Jesse McCanles
Airport '77
Nicholas St. Downs III
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Drew Bayliss
Othello
Senator (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Eugene Morgan
Caravans
Crandall
The Last Sunset
John Breckenridge
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Portrait of Jennie
Eben Adams
Petulia
Mr. Danner
White Comanche
Sheriff Logan
The Oscar
Kenneth Regan
I'll Be Seeing You
Zachary Morgan
Baron Blood
Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Under Capricorn
Sam Flusky
Latitude Zero
Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Untamed Frontier
Kirk Denbow
A Blueprint for Murder
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Island of the Fishmen
Prof. Ernest Marvin
The Hellbenders
Colonel Jonas
Two Flags West
Clay Tucker
Since You Went Away
Tony Willett
The Killer Is Loose
Detective Sam Wagner
Lady Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
The Farmer's Daughter
Glenn Morley
The Hearse
Walter Prichard
The Money Trap
Dr. Horace Van Tilden
The Scopone Game
George
The Steel Trap
Jim Osborne
The Great Sioux Massacre
Major Marcus A. Reno
Syndicate Sadists
Paternò
Half Angel
John Raymond Jr.
The Screaming Woman
George Tresvant
The Perfect Crime
Sir Arthur Dundee
September Affair
David Lawrence
Journey into Fear
Howard Graham
Walk Softly, Stranger
Chris Hale/Steve
Lydia
Michael Fitzpatrick
The Grasshopper
Richard Morgan
The Devil's Daughter
Judge Weatherby
Delusion
Ivar Langrock
Concorde Affair
Milland
Jack of Diamonds
Ace
The Angel Wore Red
Hawthorne
Too Much Johnson
Augustus Billings
The Survivor
Priest
A Delicate Balance
Harry
City Beneath the Sea
Dr. Ziegler
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
Beyond the Forest
Doctor Louis Moline
Love Letters
Allen Quinton
The Man with a Cloak
Dupin
Cutter's Trail
General Spalding
Mysteries of the Gods
Narrator
The Bottom of the Bottle
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
From the Earth to the Moon
Victor Barbicane
The Tramplers
Temple Cordeen
Split Second to an Epitaph
Dr. Ben Stern
Special Delivery
John Adams
Alexander The Great
Antigonus
Assault on the Wayne
Admiral
Some May Live
Colonel Woodward
Peking Express
Michael Bachlin
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. George C. Marshall
Timber Tramps
Greedy sawmill mogul
The Green Fog
2018
The Halliday Brand
Daniel Halliday
Last In, First Out
Foster Johnson
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Richard Gable
Casino
Ed Booker
The Lonely Profession
Martin Bannister
The Edge of Innocence
Robert Rainey
Gangsters '70
Destil
Hers to Hold
Bill Morley
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Do You Take This Stranger?
Dr. Robert Carson
A Whisper in the Dark
The Professor
Return to Fantasy Island
Simon Grant
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
1991
Doomsday Voyage
Captain Jason
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Jim
Journey to Murder
Jeff Wheeler
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937
TV Shows (39)
The Love Boat
Colonel Van Ryker · 1 eps
Ironside
Dr. Benjamin Stern · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Warner Jameson · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Captain Dan Brady · 1 eps
Wagon Train
John Augustus · 1 eps
The Virginian
Judge Will McMasters · 1 eps
The Virginian
Judge Hobbs · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Charles Ladovan · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
John R. James · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Lionel · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Edward · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
William Callew · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Gould · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Courtney Masterson · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Harper · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Arnold Buhler · 1 eps
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Weldon Rathbone · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
John Ashburn · 1 eps
It Takes a Thief
Col. Heinrich · 2 eps
It Takes a Thief
Mr. Jack · 3 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Black McSween · 1 eps
Checkmate
Dr. George Mallinson · 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dick Burlingame · 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Charles Lawrence · 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Mac McClay · 1 eps
Suspicion
Gregg Carey · 1 eps
Cimarron Strip
Nathan Tio · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
Captain Meehan · 2 eps
Bus Stop
Professor Wheelwright · 1 eps
Journey to the Unknown
Jeff Wheeler · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Paul Henty · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Captain · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Private Harris · 1 eps
Origins of the Mafia
The Envoy · 1 eps
Hollywood and the Stars
Narrator · 31 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
Aspen
Horton Paine · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (16)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Self - Host · 6 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
F for Fake
Self
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Himself
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
Expedition to Ararat
Self - Host - Narrator
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self