Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Known for

Acting

Born

May 15, 1905

Birthplace

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Died

February 6, 1994 (aged 88)

Biography

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (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).

Best known work

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941
The Third Man
The Third Man
1949
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
1973
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Gaslight
Gaslight
1944
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
Niagara
Niagara
1953
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
1980

Filmography

  1. 2018

    They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2018

  3. 2013

    Too Much Johnson

    as Augustus Billings (uncredited)

  4. 2000

  5. 1995

  6. 1991

    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)

  7. 1990

  8. 1981

    The Survivor

    as Priest

  9. 1981

    Delusion

    as Ivar Langrock

  10. 1980

    Heaven's Gate

    as The Reverend Doctor

  11. 1980

    Casino

    as Ed Booker

  12. 1980

    The Hearse

    as Walter Prichard

  13. 1979

  14. 1979

    Churchill and the Generals

    as Gen. George C. Marshall

  15. 1979

  16. 1979

    Tales of the UnexpectedTV

    as Lionel (1 episode), as Edward (1 episode)

  17. 1979

    Concorde Affair

    as Milland

  18. 1979

    Island of the Fishmen

    as Prof. Ernest Marvin

  19. 1978

    The Perfect Crime

    as Sir Arthur Dundee

  20. 1978

    Caravans

    as Crandall

  21. 1978

    Last In, First Out

    as Foster Johnson

  22. 1978

  23. 1977

    AspenTV

    as Horton Paine (3 episodes)

  24. 1977

    The Love BoatTV

    as Colonel Van Ryker (1 episode)

  25. 1977

    Airport '77

    as Nicholas St. Downs III

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