Joseph Cotten
Born
May 15, 1905 (age 88)
Died
February 6, 1994
Birthplace
Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Joseph Cotten

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).

Movies

Black Baby
Black Baby
2018
Jedediah Leland (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 ★ 5.7
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990 ★ 5.7
(archive footage)
The Survivor
The Survivor
1981 ★ 5.2
Priest
Delusion
Delusion
1981 ★ 3.5
Ivar Langrock
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
1980 ★ 6.7
The Reverend Doctor
Casino
Casino
1980 ★ 10.0
Ed Booker
The Hearse
The Hearse
1980 ★ 5.2
Walter Prichard
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals
1979
Gen. George C. Marshall
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979 ★ 4.8
Richard Gable
Concorde Affair
Concorde Affair
1979 ★ 6.4
Milland
Island of the Fishmen
Island of the Fishmen
1979 ★ 5.6
Prof. Ernest Marvin
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime
1978 ★ 4.8
Sir Arthur Dundee
Caravans
Caravans
1978 ★ 5.3
Crandall
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out
1978 ★ 3.4
Foster Johnson
Return to Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island
1978 ★ 4.7
Simon Grant
Airport '77
Airport '77
1977 ★ 5.6
Nicholas St. Downs III
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 ★ 6.4
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
A Whisper in the Dark
A Whisper in the Dark
1976 ★ 5.8
The Professor
Mysteries of the Gods
Mysteries of the Gods
1976 ★ 5.6
Narrator
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976 ★ 6.4
Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
1975
Greedy sawmill mogul
Syndicate Sadists
Syndicate Sadists
1975 ★ 5.9
Paternò
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
1973 ★ 6.1
Harry
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
1973 ★ 6.9
William R. Simonson
The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter
1973 ★ 6.5
Judge Weatherby
Police Dog
Police Dog
1973
Narrator
The Scopone Game
The Scopone Game
1972 ★ 7.4
George
Baron Blood
Baron Blood
1972 ★ 6.2
Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Doomsday Voyage
Doomsday Voyage
1972
Captain Jason
The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman
1972 ★ 6.8
George Tresvant
Lady Frankenstein
Lady Frankenstein
1971 ★ 5.4
Baron Frankenstein
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
1971 ★ 4.1
Dr. Ziegler
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 ★ 6.9
Dr. Vesalius
Do You Take This Stranger?
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971 ★ 5.0
Dr. Robert Carson
Assault on the Wayne
Assault on the Wayne
1971 ★ 3.0
Admiral
Journey to Murder
Journey to Murder
1971
Jeff Wheeler
The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper
1970 ★ 4.8
Richard Morgan
Cutter's Trail
Cutter's Trail
1970 ★ 7.5
General Spalding
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 ★ 7.1
Henry L. Stimson
The Lonely Profession
The Lonely Profession
1969
Martin Bannister
Latitude Zero
Latitude Zero
1969 ★ 5.8
Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Split Second to an Epitaph
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
Dr. Ben Stern
White Comanche
White Comanche
1968 ★ 4.6
Sheriff Logan
Petulia
Petulia
1968 ★ 5.8
Mr. Danner
Gangsters '70
Gangsters '70
1968 ★ 7.0
Destil
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
1968 ★ 5.0
Antigonus
Jack of Diamonds
Jack of Diamonds
1967 ★ 4.2
Ace
The Hellbenders
The Hellbenders
1967 ★ 6.5
Colonel Jonas
Some May Live
Some May Live
1967 ★ 2.7
Colonel Woodward
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 ★ 4.5
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966 ★ 5.5
Jim
The Oscar
The Oscar
1966 ★ 4.8
Kenneth Regan
The Tramplers
The Tramplers
1965 ★ 5.9
Temple Cordeen
The Money Trap
The Money Trap
1965 ★ 4.8
Dr. Horace Van Tilden
The Great Sioux Massacre
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965 ★ 4.2
Major Marcus A. Reno
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964 ★ 7.3
Drew Bayliss
The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset
1961 ★ 6.8
John Breckenridge
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
1960 ★ 4.8
Hawthorne
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 ★ 5.1
Victor Barbicane
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 ★ 7.8
Coroner (uncredited)
The Edge of Innocence
The Edge of Innocence
1957
Robert Rainey
The Halliday Brand
The Halliday Brand
1957 ★ 6.1
Daniel Halliday
The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose
1956 ★ 6.6
Detective Sam Wagner
The Bottom of the Bottle
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 ★ 5.1
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Special Delivery
Special Delivery
1955
John Adams
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder
1953 ★ 6.1
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Egypt by Three
Egypt by Three
1953 ★ 6.0
Narrator
Niagara
Niagara
1953 ★ 6.8
George Loomis
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap
1952 ★ 6.4
Jim Osborne
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier
1952 ★ 7.2
Kirk Denbow
Othello
Othello
1951 ★ 7.3
Senator (uncredited)
The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak
1951 ★ 6.9
Dupin
Peking Express
Peking Express
1951 ★ 8.0
Michael Bachlin
Half Angel
Half Angel
1951 ★ 5.6
John Raymond Jr.
September Affair
September Affair
1950 ★ 5.8
David Lawrence
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 ★ 5.0
Chris Hale aka Steve
Two Flags West
Two Flags West
1950 ★ 6.2
Col. Clay Tucker
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest
1949 ★ 6.7
Doctor Louis Moline
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn
1949 ★ 6.0
Sam Flusky
The Third Man
The Third Man
1949 ★ 7.9
Holly Martins
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
1948 ★ 7.1
Eben Adams
Our American Heritage
Our American Heritage
1947
Narrator
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 ★ 6.9
Glenn Morley
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
1946 ★ 6.3
Jesse McCanles
Love Letters
Love Letters
1945 ★ 6.5
Allen Quinton
I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You
1944 ★ 6.9
Zachary Morgan
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
1944 ★ 6.5
Lieutenant Tony Willett
Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 ★ 7.5
Brian Cameron
Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold
1943 ★ 6.9
Bill Morley
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 ★ 7.5
Uncle Charlie
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1943 ★ 6.1
Howard Graham
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 ★ 7.3
Eugene Morgan
Lydia
Lydia
1941 ★ 6.5
Michael Fitzpatrick
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 ★ 8.0
Jedediah Leland
Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson
1938 ★ 5.3
Augustus Billings
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937 ★ 4.3

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