Joseph Cotten
Known for: Acting
Born: May 15, 1905
Died: February 6, 1994
Place of birth: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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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Filmography
106 movies · 40 TV shows, newest first
7.1
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
6.1
The Green Fog
2018
5.4
Too Much Johnson
2013
7.3
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
NR
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
19916.3
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
5.7
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
5.2
The Survivor
1981
4.8
Delusion
1981
6.7
Heaven's Gate
1980
10.0
Casino
1980
5.3
The Hearse
1980
NR
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
9.0
Churchill and the Generals
1979
5.0
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
6.5
Concorde Affair
1979
5.7
Island of the Fishmen
1979
5.5
The Perfect Crime
1978
5.8
Caravans
1978
4.5
Last In, First Out
1978
6.0
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
8.0
Aspen
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
5.6
Airport '77
1977
6.5
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
8.0
Origins of the Mafia
1976
5.9
A Whisper in the Dark
1976
5.3
Mysteries of the Gods
1976
6.5
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976
NR
Expedition to Ararat
1976
9.0
Timber Tramps
1975
6.0
Syndicate Sadists
1975
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
6.2
A Delicate Balance
1973
7.4
F for Fake
1973
6.9
Soylent Green
1973
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
6.6
The Devil's Daughter
1973NR
Police Dog
1973
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.4
The Scopone Game
1972
6.1
Baron Blood
1972
10.0
Doomsday Voyage
1972
6.7
The Screaming Woman
1972
5.6
Lady Frankenstein
1971
4.5
City Beneath the Sea
19718.0
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
7.0
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
6.0
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971
4.3
Assault on the Wayne
1971
7.0
Journey to Murder
1971
5.1
The Grasshopper
1970
8.0
Cutter's Trail
1970
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
7.0
The Lonely Profession
1969
5.9
Latitude Zero
1969
9.0
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
7.0
Journey to the Unknown
1968
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
4.7
White Comanche
1968
6.0
Petulia
1968
7.3
Gangsters '70
1968
5.0
Alexander The Great
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968
NR
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968
4.7
Jack of Diamonds
1967
5.7
Cimarron Strip
1967
4.3
Some May Live
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
6.5
The Hellbenders
1967
6.3
Lionpower from MGM
1967
6.7
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
5.1
The Oscar
1966
6.4
The Tramplers
1965
5.1
The Money Trap
1965
4.5
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
7.3
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
7.5
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
4.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
10.0
Bus Stop
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
6.8
The Last Sunset
1961
6.4
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
4.8
Checkmate
1960
5.0
The Angel Wore Red
1960
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
5.3
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
7.7
Touch of Evil
1958
NR
The Edge of Innocence
1957
6.2
Suspicion
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
6.2
The Halliday Brand
1957
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956NR
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
19565.0
On Trial
1956
6.5
Telephone Time
1956
6.7
The Killer Is Loose
1956
5.8
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
9.0
Special Delivery
1955
6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
6.2
A Blueprint for Murder
19537.0
Egypt by Three
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.8
Niagara
1953
6.6
The Steel Trap
1952
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
7.3
Untamed Frontier
1952
7.4
Othello
1951
6.8
The Man with a Cloak
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.5
Peking Express
1951
6.2
Half Angel
1951
6.0
September Affair
1950
5.1
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
6.2
Two Flags West
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.7
Beyond the Forest
1949
6.0
Under Capricorn
1949
7.9
The Third Man
1949
7.2
Portrait of Jennie
1948NR
Our American Heritage
1947
7.1
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946
6.6
Love Letters
1945
6.9
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
6.6
Since You Went Away
1944
7.5
Gaslight
1944
7.0
Hers to Hold
1943
7.5
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
6.1
Journey into Fear
1943
7.3
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
6.5
Lydia
1941
8.0
Citizen Kane
1941
4.3
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937