Joseph Cotten
Acting
Biography
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Joseph Cotten
Gaslight
1944
Filmography
Acting (106)
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Deadas Self (archive footage)
7.1
2018
6.1
2013
Too Much Johnsonas Augustus Billings (uncredited)
5.4
7.3
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Moviesas Self (archive footage)
8.0
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
6.3
1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deathsas Self (archive footage)
5.7
1981
The Survivoras Priest
5.2
1981
Delusionas Ivar Langrock
4.7
1980
Heaven's Gateas The Reverend Doctor
6.8
1980
Casinoas Ed Booker
10.0
1980
The Hearseas Walter Prichard
5.3
1979
1979
Churchill and the Generalsas Gen. George C. Marshall
9.0
1979
Guyana: Crime of the Centuryas Richard Gable
5.0
1979
Concorde Affairas Milland
6.4
1979
Island of the Fishmenas Prof. Ernest Marvin
5.7
1978
The Perfect Crimeas Sir Arthur Dundee
5.5
1978
Caravansas Crandall
5.8
1978
Last In, First Outas Foster Johnson
4.5
1978
Return to Fantasy Islandas Simon Grant
6.0
1977
Airport '77as Nicholas St. Downs III
5.6
1977
Twilight's Last Gleamingas Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
6.5
1976
A Whisper in the Darkas The Professor
5.9
1976
Mysteries of the Godsas Narrator
5.3
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Caseas Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
6.5
1976
Expedition to Araratas Self - Host - Narrator
1975
Timber Trampsas Greedy sawmill mogul
9.0
1975
Syndicate Sadistsas Paternò
6.0
1973
A Delicate Balanceas Harry
6.4
1973
F for Fakeas Self
7.4
1973
Soylent Greenas William R. Simonson
6.9
1973
The Devil's Daughteras Judge Weatherby
6.6
1973
Police Dogas Narrator
1972
The Scopone Gameas George
7.4
1972
Baron Bloodas Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
6.1
1972
Doomsday Voyageas Captain Jason
10.0
1972
The Screaming Womanas George Tresvant
6.7
1971
Lady Frankensteinas Baron Frankenstein
5.6
1971
City Beneath the Seaas Dr. Ziegler
4.5
1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibesas Dr. Vesalius
7.0
1971
Do You Take This Stranger?as Dr. Robert Carson
6.0
1971
Assault on the Wayneas Admiral
4.3
1971
Journey to Murderas Jeff Wheeler
7.0
1970
The Grasshopperas Richard Morgan
5.1
1970
Cutter's Trailas General Spalding
8.0
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!as Henry L. Stimson
7.2
1969
The Lonely Professionas Martin Bannister
7.0
1969
Latitude Zeroas Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
5.9
1968
Split Second to an Epitaphas Dr. Ben Stern
9.0
1968
White Comancheas Sheriff Logan
4.7
1968
Petuliaas Mr. Danner
6.0
1968
Gangsters '70as Destil
7.3
1968
Alexander The Greatas Antigonus
5.0
1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movieas Himself
1967
Jack of Diamondsas Ace
4.7
1967
Some May Liveas Colonel Woodward
4.3
1967
The Hellbendersas Colonel Jonas
6.5
1967
Lionpower from MGMas Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.3
1966
6.7
1966
The Oscaras Kenneth Regan
5.1
1965
The Tramplersas Temple Cordeen
6.4
1965
The Money Trapas Dr. Horace Van Tilden
5.1
1965
The Great Sioux Massacreas Major Marcus A. Reno
4.5
1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotteas Drew Bayliss
7.3
1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Yearsas Self (uncredited)
4.4
1961
The Last Sunsetas John Breckenridge
6.8
1960
The Angel Wore Redas Hawthorne
5.0
1958
From the Earth to the Moonas Victor Barbicane
5.3
1958
Touch of Evilas Coroner (uncredited)
7.7
1957
The Edge of Innocenceas Robert Rainey
1957
The Halliday Brandas Daniel Halliday
6.2
1956
The Killer Is Looseas Detective Sam Wagner
6.7
1956
The Bottom of the Bottleas Pat 'P.M.' Martin
5.8
1955
Special Deliveryas John Adams
9.0
1953
A Blueprint for Murderas Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
6.2
1953
Egypt by Threeas Narrator
7.0
1953
Niagaraas George Loomis
6.8
1952
The Steel Trapas Jim Osborne
6.6
1952
Untamed Frontieras Kirk Denbow
7.3
1951
Othelloas Senator (uncredited)
7.4
1951
The Man with a Cloakas Dupin
6.8
1951
Peking Expressas Michael Bachlin
7.5
1951
Half Angelas John Raymond Jr.
6.2
1950
September Affairas David Lawrence
5.8
1950
Walk Softly, Strangeras Chris Hale/Steve
5.1
1950
Two Flags Westas Clay Tucker
6.2
1949
Beyond the Forestas Doctor Louis Moline
6.7
1949
Under Capricornas Sam Flusky
6.0
1949
The Third Manas Holly Martins
7.9
1948
Portrait of Jennieas Eben Adams
7.2
1947
Our American Heritageas Narrator
1947
The Farmer's Daughteras Glenn Morley
7.1
1946
Duel in the Sunas Jesse McCanles
6.4
1945
Love Lettersas Allen Quinton
6.5
1944
I'll Be Seeing Youas Zachary Morgan
6.9
1944
Since You Went Awayas Tony Willett
6.6
1944
Gaslightas Brian Cameron
7.5
1943
Hers to Holdas Bill Morley
7.0
1943
Shadow of a Doubtas Charlie Oakley
7.5
1943
Journey into Fearas Howard Graham
6.1
1942
The Magnificent Ambersonsas Eugene Morgan
7.3
1941
Lydiaas Michael Fitzpatrick
6.5
1941
Citizen Kaneas Jedediah Leland
8.0
Production & Directing (1)
1943
Journey into FearScreenplay
6.1