Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

1905-05-15 – 1994-02-06 (age 88) Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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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).

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Known For

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

1941

as Jedediah Leland

Soylent Green
Soylent Green

1973

as William R. Simonson

The Third Man
The Third Man

1949

as Holly Martins

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Henry L. Stimson

Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate

1980

as The Reverend Doctor

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

1958

as Coroner (uncredited)

Airport '77
Airport '77

1977

as Nicholas St. Downs III

Niagara
Niagara

1953

as George Loomis

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt

1943

as Uncle Charlie

Gaslight
Gaslight

1944

as Brian Cameron

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun

1946

as Jesse McCanles

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

as Drew Bayliss

Petulia
Petulia

1968

as Mr. Danner

The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset

1961

as John Breckenridge

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

as Eugene Morgan

Othello
Othello

1951

as Senator (uncredited)

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971

as Dr. Vesalius

Caravans
Caravans

1978

as Crandall

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018

as Self (archive footage)

The Hellbenders
The Hellbenders

1967

as Colonel Jonas