Joseph Cotten

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

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

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