Joseph Cotten
Acting
Born: 1905-05-15 · Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Died: 1994-02-06
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
🎬 Movies (20)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
Self (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson
2013
Augustus Billings
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
Self
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
(archive footage)
The Survivor
1981
Priest
Delusion
1981
Ivar Langrock
Heaven's Gate
1980
The Reverend Doctor
Casino
1980
Ed Booker
The Hearse
1980
Walter Prichard
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
Self
Churchill and the Generals
1979
Gen. George C. Marshall
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979
Richard Gable
Concorde Affair
1979
Milland
Island of the Fishmen
1979
Prof. Ernest Marvin
The Perfect Crime
1978
Sir Arthur Dundee
Caravans
1978
Crandall
Last In, First Out
1978
Foster Johnson
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
Simon Grant
Airport '77
1977
Nicholas St. Downs III
📺 TV Shows (20)
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Lionel
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Edward
Aspen
1977
Horton Paine
The Love Boat
1977
Colonel Van Ryker
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Weldon Rathbone
Origins of the Mafia
1976
The Envoy
The Rockford Files
1974
Warner Jameson
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Self
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
John R. James
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Self
Journey to the Unknown
1968
Jeff Wheeler
The Name of the Game
1968
Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
1968
Col. Heinrich
It Takes a Thief
1968
Mr. Jack
Cimarron Strip
1967
Nathan Tio
Ironside
1967
Dr. Benjamin Stern
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
Narrator
The Great Adventure
1963
Captain Meehan
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self