Joseph Cotten
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Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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).
Appearances
8.0
Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland
7.3
The Magnificent Ambersons
Eugene Morgan
7.9
The Third Man
Holly Martins
7.7
Touch of Evil
Coroner (uncredited)
5.5
Lady Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
7.3
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Drew Bayliss
6.0
Under Capricorn
Sam Flusky
4.3
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
6.8
Heaven's Gate
The Reverend Doctor
5.7
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Henry L. Stimson
6.2
Baron Blood
Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
6.1
Journey into Fear
Howard Graham
6.9
I'll Be Seeing You
Zachary Morgan
7.5
Shadow of a Doubt
Uncle Charlie
6.7
The Steel Trap
Jim Osborne
6.2
A Blueprint for Murder
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
5.6
Airport '77
Nicholas St. Downs III
6.9
Soylent Green
William R. Simonson
6.4
Duel in the Sun
Jesse McCanles
7.2
Portrait of Jennie
Eben Adams
6.2
The Halliday Brand
Daniel Halliday
5.7
Island of the Fishmen
Prof. Ernest Marvin
6.7
The Killer Is Loose
Detective Sam Wagner
7.5
Gaslight
Brian Cameron
5.0
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Richard Gable
6.0
Syndicate Sadists
Paternò
6.7
Beyond the Forest
Doctor Louis Moline
5.6
Caravans
Crandall
6.6
Since You Went Away
Lieutenant Tony Willett
7.4
F for Fake
Self
7.1
The Farmer's Daughter
Glenn Morley
5.1
The Money Trap
Dr. Horace Van Tilden
5.2
From the Earth to the Moon
Victor Barbicane
6.2
A Delicate Balance
Harry
6.8
The Last Sunset
John Breckenridge
7.0
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Vesalius
5.0
The Grasshopper
Richard Morgan
4.9
White Comanche
Sheriff Logan
5.9
Latitude Zero
Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
4.5
City Beneath the Sea
Dr. Ziegler
6.8
Niagara
George Loomis
5.2
The Hearse
Walter Prichard
6.8
The Man with a Cloak
Dupin
6.5
The Hellbenders
Colonel Jonas
6.0
September Affair
David Lawrence
6.5
Lydia
Michael Fitzpatrick
5.0
The Oscar
Kenneth Regan
7.4
The Scopone Game
George
5.2
The Survivor
Priest
6.5
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
10.0
Casino
Ed Booker
5.1
Walk Softly, Stranger
Chris Hale/Steve
6.3
Two Flags West
Col. Clay Tucker
5.2
The Perfect Crime
Sir Arthur Dundee
6.6
The Devil's Daughter
Judge Weatherby
6.6
Love Letters
Allen Quinton
4.3
Assault on the Wayne
Admiral
5.7
The Bottom of the Bottle
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
5.0
Jack of Diamonds
Ace
6.2
Half Angel
John Raymond Jr.
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
6.3
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
6.8
The Screaming Woman
George Tresvant
6.4
The Tramplers
Temple Cordeen
7.3
Gangsters '70
Destil
5.9
A Whisper in the Dark
The Professor
5.0
The Angel Wore Red
Hawthorne
7.5
Peking Express
Michael Bachlin
5.4
Too Much Johnson
Augustus Billings
7.3
Untamed Frontier
Kirk Denbow
7.0
Hers to Hold
Bill Morley
6.5
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
7.3
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
4.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
Our American Heritage
Our American Heritage
Narrator
7.1
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
4.5
Last In, First Out
Foster Johnson
5.8
Alexander The Great
Antigonus
6.0
Petulia
Mr. Danner
6.0
Return to Fantasy Island
Simon Grant
9.0
Special Delivery
John Adams
4.5
Delusion
Ivar Langrock
6.0
Do You Take This Stranger?
Dr. Robert Carson
9.0
Timber Tramps
Greedy sawmill mogul
7.0
Journey to Murder
Jeff Wheeler
4.3
Some May Live
Colonel Woodward
4.5
The Great Sioux Massacre
Major Marcus A. Reno
7.4
Othello
Senator (uncredited)
6.5
Concorde Affair
Milland
6.7
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Jim
10.0
Doomsday Voyage
Captain Jason
9.0
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. George C. Marshall
The Edge of Innocence
Robert Rainey
Egypt by Three
7.0
Egypt by Three
Narrator
7.0
The Lonely Profession
Martin Bannister
9.0
Split Second to an Epitaph
Dr. Ben Stern
8.0
Cutter's Trail
General Spalding
5.7
Mysteries of the Gods
Narrator
Police Dog
Police Dog
Narrator
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Himself
6.3
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
Expedition to Ararat
Self - Host - Narrator
7.1
77 Sunset Strip
Arnold Buhler
10.0
The Great Adventure
Captain Meehan
4.8
Checkmate
Dr. George Mallinson
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
Lionel
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
John R. James
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Weldon Rathbone
6.8
General Electric Theater
Paul Henty
6.9
Ironside
Dr. Benjamin Stern
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
William Callew
10.0
Bus Stop
Professor Wheelwright
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Black McSween
5.7
Cimarron Strip
Nathan Tio
6.7
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
Self
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Harper
5.7
Dr. Kildare
Charles Ladovan
6.5
Telephone Time
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dick Burlingame
6.6
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host
6.4
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Mac McClay
6.8
General Electric Theater
Captain
6.8
General Electric Theater
Private Harris
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Charles Lawrence
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
7.0
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Gould
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Courtney Masterson
V.I.P. Schaukel
7.7
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
7.6
The Rockford Files
Warner Jameson
8.0
Aspen
Horton Paine
6.3
The Love Boat
Colonel Van Ryker
7.5
Hollywood and the Stars
Narrator
6.2
Suspicion
Gregg Carey
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
Edward
8.0
Origins of the Mafia
The Envoy
7.2
It Takes a Thief
Col. Heinrich
7.2
It Takes a Thief
Mr. Jack
7.0
The Name of the Game
Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
6.5
The Virginian
Judge Will McMasters
6.5
The Virginian
Judge Hobbs
6.6
Wagon Train
Captain Dan Brady
6.6
Wagon Train
John Augustus
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Self
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Self - Host
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
John Ashburn
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Edward Pritchard
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Mr. Patterson
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Robert Westwood
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Senator George Graham Vest
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Sanders
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Joseph Downey
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Gregg Bolton
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
William Seward
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Ray Barnes
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Clint Anderson
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Reed Murrow
On Trial
5.0
On Trial
Reed