Joseph Cotten
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1905
- Died
- February 6, 1994
- Birthplace
- Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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).
Filmography
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Fog 2018
Actor
Too Much Johnson 2013
as Augustus Billings (uncredited)
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film 2000
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self (archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 1990
as Self (archive footage)
The Survivor 1981
as Priest
Delusion 1981
as Ivar Langrock
Heaven's Gate 1980
as The Reverend Doctor
Casino 1980
as Ed Booker
The Hearse 1980
as Walter Prichard
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman 1979
as Self
Churchill and the Generals 1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
Guyana: Crime of the Century 1979
as Richard Gable
Concorde Affair 1979
as Milland
Island of the Fishmen 1979
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
The Perfect Crime 1978
as Sir Arthur Dundee
Caravans 1978
as Crandall
Last In, First Out 1978
as Foster Johnson
Return to Fantasy Island 1978
as Simon Grant
Airport '77 1977
as Nicholas St. Downs III
Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
A Whisper in the Dark 1976
as The Professor
Mysteries of the Gods 1976
as Narrator
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case 1976
as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Expedition to Ararat 1976
as Self - Host - Narrator
Timber Tramps 1975
as Greedy sawmill mogul
Syndicate Sadists 1975
as Paternò
A Delicate Balance 1973
as Harry
F for Fake 1973
as Self
Soylent Green 1973
as William R. Simonson
The Devil's Daughter 1973
as Judge Weatherby
- Police Dog
Police Dog 1973
as Narrator
The Scopone Game 1972
as George
Baron Blood 1972
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Doomsday Voyage 1972
as Captain Jason
The Screaming Woman 1972
as George Tresvant
Lady Frankenstein 1971
as Baron Frankenstein
City Beneath the Sea 1971
as Dr. Ziegler
The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971
as Dr. Vesalius
Do You Take This Stranger? 1971
as Dr. Robert Carson
Assault on the Wayne 1971
as Admiral
Journey to Murder 1971
as Jeff Wheeler
The Grasshopper 1970
as Richard Morgan
Cutter's Trail 1970
as General Spalding
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
as Henry L. Stimson
The Lonely Profession 1969
as Martin Bannister
Latitude Zero 1969
as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Split Second to an Epitaph 1968
as Dr. Ben Stern
White Comanche 1968
as Sheriff Logan
Petulia 1968
as Mr. Danner
Gangsters '70 1968
as Destil
Alexander The Great 1968
as Antigonus
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie 1968
as Self
Jack of Diamonds 1967
as Ace
Some May Live 1967
as Colonel Woodward
The Hellbenders 1967
as Colonel Jonas
Lionpower from MGM 1967
as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brighty of the Grand Canyon 1966
as Jim
The Oscar 1966
as Kenneth Regan
The Tramplers 1965
as Temple Cordeen
The Money Trap 1965
as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
The Great Sioux Massacre 1965
as Major Marcus A. Reno
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964
as Drew Bayliss
Hollywood: The Selznick Years 1961
as Self (uncredited)
The Last Sunset 1961
as John Breckenridge
The Angel Wore Red 1960
as Hawthorne
From the Earth to the Moon 1958
as Victor Barbicane
Touch of Evil 1958
as Coroner (uncredited)
The Edge of Innocence 1957
as Robert Rainey
The Halliday Brand 1957
as Daniel Halliday
The Killer Is Loose 1956
as Detective Sam Wagner
The Bottom of the Bottle 1956
as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Special Delivery 1955
as John Adams
A Blueprint for Murder 1953
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
- Egypt by Three
Egypt by Three 1953
as Narrator
Niagara 1953
as George Loomis
The Steel Trap 1952
as Jim Osborne
Untamed Frontier 1952
as Kirk Denbow
Othello 1951
as Senator (uncredited)
The Man with a Cloak 1951
as Dupin
Peking Express 1951
as Michael Bachlin
Half Angel 1951
as John Raymond Jr.
September Affair 1950
as David Lawrence
Walk Softly, Stranger 1950
as Chris Hale/Steve
Two Flags West 1950
as Clay Tucker
Beyond the Forest 1949
as Doctor Louis Moline
Under Capricorn 1949
as Sam Flusky
The Third Man 1949
as Holly Martins
Portrait of Jennie 1948
as Eben Adams
- Our American Heritage
Our American Heritage 1947
as Narrator
The Farmer's Daughter 1947
as Glenn Morley
Duel in the Sun 1946
as Jesse McCanles
Love Letters 1945
as Allen Quinton
I'll Be Seeing You 1944
as Zachary Morgan
Since You Went Away 1944
as Tony Willett
Gaslight 1944
as Brian Cameron
Hers to Hold 1943
as Bill Morley
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
as Charlie Oakley
Journey into Fear 1943
as Howard Graham, Screenplay
The Magnificent Ambersons 1942
as Eugene Morgan
Lydia 1941
as Michael Fitzpatrick
Citizen Kane 1941
as Jedediah Leland
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y. 1937
Actor
Credits from TMDB.