Joseph Cotten
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 15, 1905 (121 years old)
Place of Birth
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Biography
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).
Known For
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm DeadSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite FilmSelf | |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookBaron Frankenstein (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths(archive footage) | |
| 1981 | The SurvivorPriest | |
| 1981 | DelusionIvar Langrock | |
| 1980 | Heaven's GateThe Reverend Doctor | |
| 1980 | The HearseWalter Prichard | |
| 1980 | CasinoEd Booker | |
| 1979 | Island of the FishmenProf. Ernest Marvin | |
| 1979 | Guyana: Crime of the CenturyRichard Gable | |
| 1979 | Concorde AffairMilland | |
| 1979 | Churchill and the GeneralsGen. George C. Marshall | |
| 1979 | All Star Tribute to Ingrid BergmanSelf | |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedLionel | |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedEdward | |
| 1978 | CaravansCrandall | |
| 1978 | The Perfect CrimeSir Arthur Dundee | |
| 1978 | Last In, First OutFoster Johnson | |
| 1978 | Return to Fantasy IslandSimon Grant | |
| 1977 | Airport '77Nicholas St. Downs III | |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last GleamingArthur Renfrew - Secretary of State | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | |
| 1977 | AspenHorton Paine | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatColonel Van Ryker | |
| 1976 | A Whisper in the DarkThe Professor | |
| 1976 | The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseDr. Joseph Francis Condon | |
| 1976 | Mysteries of the GodsNarrator | |
| 1976 | Expedition to AraratSelf - Host - Narrator | |
| 1976 | Origins of the MafiaThe Envoy | |
| 1975 | Syndicate SadistsPaternò | |
| 1975 | Timber TrampsGreedy sawmill mogul | |
| 1974 | The Rockford FilesWarner Jameson | |
| 1973 | Soylent GreenWilliam R. Simonson | |
| 1973 | F for FakeSelf | |
| 1973 | A Delicate BalanceHarry | |
| 1973 | The Devil's DaughterJudge Weatherby | |
| 1973 | Police DogNarrator | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self | |
| 1972 | Baron BloodBaron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker | |
| 1972 | The Scopone GameGeorge | |
| 1972 | The Screaming WomanGeorge Tresvant | |
| 1972 | Doomsday VoyageCaptain Jason | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1971 | Lady FrankensteinBaron Frankenstein | |
| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. PhibesDr. Vesalius | |
| 1971 | City Beneath the SeaDr. Ziegler | |
| 1971 | Assault on the WayneAdmiral | |
| 1971 | Do You Take This Stranger?Dr. Robert Carson | |
| 1971 | Journey to MurderJeff Wheeler | |
| 1971 | V.I.P. SchaukelSelf | |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora!Henry L. Stimson | |
| 1970 | The GrasshopperRichard Morgan | |
| 1970 | Cutter's TrailGeneral Spalding | |
| 1969 | Latitude ZeroCapt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie | |
| 1969 | The Lonely ProfessionMartin Bannister | |
| 1968 | White ComancheSheriff Logan | |
| 1968 | Gangsters '70Destil | |
| 1968 | Alexander The GreatAntigonus | |
| 1968 | PetuliaMr. Danner | |
| 1968 | Split Second to an EpitaphDr. Ben Stern | |
| 1968 | Petulia: The Uncommon MovieHimself | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | The HellbendersColonel Jonas | |
| 1967 | Jack of DiamondsAce | |
| 1967 | Some May LiveColonel Woodward | |
| 1967 | Lionpower from MGMSelf - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | |
| 1966 | The OscarKenneth Regan | |
| 1966 | Brighty of the Grand CanyonJim | |
| 1965 | The Money TrapDr. Horace Van Tilden | |
| 1965 | The TramplersTemple Cordeen | |
| 1965 | The Great Sioux MassacreMajor Marcus A. Reno | |
| 1964 | Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteDrew Bayliss | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureCaptain Meehan | |
| 1963 | Hollywood and the StarsNarrator | |
| 1961 | The Last SunsetJohn Breckenridge | |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick YearsSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Bus Stop | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareCharles Ladovan | |
| 1960 | The Angel Wore RedHawthorne | |
| 1960 | Checkmate | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck ShowMac McClay | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June AllysonDick Burlingame | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June AllysonCharles Lawrence | |
| 1958 | Touch of EvilCoroner (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | From the Earth to the MoonVictor Barbicane | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | |
| 1957 | The Halliday BrandDaniel Halliday | |
| 1957 | The Edge of InnocenceRobert Rainey | |
| 1957 | SuspicionGregg Carey | |
| 1956 | The Killer Is LooseDetective Sam Wagner | |
| 1956 | The Bottom of the BottlePat 'P.M.' Martin | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreBen Harper | |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | |
| 1956 | On Trial | |
| 1955 | Special DeliveryJohn Adams | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWilliam Callew | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTony Gould | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCourtney Masterson | |
| 1953 | A Blueprint for MurderWhitney 'Cam' Cameron | |
| 1953 | NiagaraGeorge Loomis | |
| 1953 | Egypt by ThreeNarrator | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterPaul Henty | |
| 1953 | Letter to LorettaSelf - Guest Host | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterCaptain | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterPrivate Harris | |
| 1952 | The Steel TrapJim Osborne | |
| 1952 | Untamed FrontierKirk Denbow | |
| 1951 | The Man with a CloakDupin | |
| 1951 | Half AngelJohn Raymond Jr. | |
| 1951 | Peking ExpressMichael Bachlin | |
| 1951 | OthelloSenator (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1950 | September AffairDavid Lawrence | |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, StrangerChris Hale/Steve | |
| 1950 | Two Flags WestCol. Clay Tucker | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1949 | The Third ManHolly Martins | |
| 1949 | Under CapricornSam Flusky | |
| 1949 | Beyond the ForestDoctor Louis Moline | |
| 1948 | Portrait of JennieEben Adams | |
| 1947 | The Farmer's DaughterGlenn Morley | |
| 1947 | Our American HeritageNarrator | |
| 1946 | Duel in the SunJesse McCanles | |
| 1945 | Love LettersAllen Quinton | |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing YouZachary Morgan | |
| 1944 | GaslightBrian Cameron | |
| 1944 | Since You Went AwayLieutenant Tony Willett | |
| 1943 | Journey into FearHoward Graham | |
| 1943 | Shadow of a DoubtUncle Charlie | |
| 1943 | Hers to HoldBill Morley | |
| 1942 | The Magnificent AmbersonsEugene Morgan | |
| 1941 | Citizen KaneJedediah Leland | |
| 1941 | LydiaMichael Fitzpatrick | |
| 1940 | Citizen Kane Trailerhimself/Jedediah Leland | |
| 1938 | Too Much JohnsonAugustus Billings | |
| 1937 | Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y. |
| 1943 | Journey into FearScreenplay |