Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Acting
🎂 1905-05-15 (88 years old at death)
✝️ 1994-02-06
📍 Petersburg, Virginia, USA
👤 Male
🎬 100 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 Shad ...
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Filmography (100 movies)

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
as Self
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
The Survivor
The Survivor
1981
as Priest
Delusion
Delusion
1981
as Ivar Langrock
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
1980
as The Reverend Doctor
Casino
Casino
1980
as Ed Booker
The Hearse
The Hearse
1980
as Walter Prichard
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
as Self
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979
as Richard Gable
Concorde Affair
Concorde Affair
1979
as Milland
Island of the Fishmen
Island of the Fishmen
1979
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime
1978
as Sir Arthur Dundee
Caravans
Caravans
1978
as Crandall
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out
1978
as Foster Johnson
Return to Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
as Simon Grant
Airport '77
Airport '77
1977
as Nicholas St. Downs III
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
A Whisper in the Dark
A Whisper in the Dark
1976
as The Professor
Mysteries of the Gods
Mysteries of the Gods
1976
as Narrator
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976
as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Expedition to Ararat
Expedition to Ararat
1976
as Self - Host - Narrator
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
1975
as Greedy sawmill mogul
Syndicate Sadists
Syndicate Sadists
1975
as Paternò
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
1973
as Harry
F for Fake
F for Fake
1973
as Self
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
1973
as William R. Simonson
The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter
1973
as Judge Weatherby
The Scopone Game
The Scopone Game
1972
as George
Baron Blood
Baron Blood
1972
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Doomsday Voyage
Doomsday Voyage
1972
as Captain Jason
The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman
1972
as George Tresvant
Lady Frankenstein
Lady Frankenstein
1971
as Baron Frankenstein
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
1971
as Dr. Ziegler
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Dr. Vesalius
Do You Take This Stranger?
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971
as Dr. Robert Carson
Assault on the Wayne
Assault on the Wayne
1971
as Admiral
Journey to Murder
Journey to Murder
1971
as Jeff Wheeler
The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper
1970
as Richard Morgan
Cutter's Trail
Cutter's Trail
1970
as General Spalding
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Henry L. Stimson
The Lonely Profession
The Lonely Profession
1969
as Martin Bannister
Latitude Zero
Latitude Zero
1969
as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Split Second to an Epitaph
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
as Dr. Ben Stern
White Comanche
White Comanche
1968
as Sheriff Logan
Petulia
Petulia
1968
as Mr. Danner
Gangsters '70
Gangsters '70
1968
as Destil
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
1968
as Antigonus
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968
as Himself
Jack of Diamonds
Jack of Diamonds
1967
as Ace
The Hellbenders
The Hellbenders
1967
as Colonel Jonas
Some May Live
Some May Live
1967
as Colonel Woodward
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
as Jim
The Oscar
The Oscar
1966
as Kenneth Regan
The Tramplers
The Tramplers
1965
as Temple Cordeen
The Money Trap
The Money Trap
1965
as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
The Great Sioux Massacre
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Major Marcus A. Reno
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Drew Bayliss
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (uncredited)
The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset
1961
as John Breckenridge
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
1960
as Hawthorne
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
as Victor Barbicane
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958
as Coroner (uncredited)
The Edge of Innocence
The Edge of Innocence
1957
as Robert Rainey
The Halliday Brand
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Daniel Halliday
The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Detective Sam Wagner
The Bottom of the Bottle
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956
as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Special Delivery
Special Delivery
1955
as John Adams
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Niagara
Niagara
1953
as George Loomis
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap
1952
as Jim Osborne
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier
1952
as Kirk Denbow
Othello
Othello
1951
as Senator (uncredited)
The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak
1951
as Dupin
Peking Express
Peking Express
1951
as Michael Bachlin
Half Angel
Half Angel
1951
as John Raymond Jr.
September Affair
September Affair
1950
as David Lawrence
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Chris Hale/Steve
Two Flags West
Two Flags West
1950
as Col. Clay Tucker
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest
1949
as Doctor Louis Moline
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn
1949
as Sam Flusky
The Third Man
The Third Man
1949
as Holly Martins
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
1948
as Eben Adams
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Glenn Morley
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Jesse McCanles
Love Letters
Love Letters
1945
as Allen Quinton
I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Zachary Morgan
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
1944
as Lieutenant Tony Willett
Gaslight
Gaslight
1944
as Brian Cameron
Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold
1943
as Bill Morley
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Uncle Charlie
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1943
as Howard Graham
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Eugene Morgan
Lydia
Lydia
1941
as Michael Fitzpatrick
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941
as Jedediah Leland
Citizen Kane Trailer
Citizen Kane Trailer
1940
as himself/Jedediah Leland
Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson
1938
as 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