Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1905-05-15
Deathday: 1994-02-06 (88 years old)

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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Filmography

all 146

Movies 112

TV Shows 34

self 13

Narrator 7

Coney Island Baby

Coney Island Baby (2024)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special

AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)

Movie
John R. James
The Green Fog

The Green Fog (2018)

Movie
The Reverend Doctor
Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut

Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut (2014)

Movie
Augustus Billings
Too Much Johnson

Too Much Johnson (2013)

Movie
4
Baron Frankenstein
The Truth About Lady Frankenstein

The Truth About Lady Frankenstein (2007)

Movie
Holly Martins
A Sense of Carol Reed

A Sense of Carol Reed (2006)

Movie
Self
Shadowing the Third Man

Shadowing the Third Man (2004)

Movie
Self
Reflections on 'Gaslight'

Reflections on 'Gaslight' (2003)

Movie
Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (2000)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill (1994)

Movie
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)

Movie
Priest
The Survivor

The Survivor (1981)

Movie
Ivar Langrock
The House Where Death Lives

The House Where Death Lives (1981)

Movie
The Reverend Doctor
Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate (1980)

Movie
Ed Booker
Casino

Casino (1980)

Movie
Walter Prichard
The Hearse

The Hearse (1980)

Movie
Gen. George C. Marshall
Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals (1979)

Movie
Richard Gable
Guyana: Crime of the Century

Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)

Movie
Lionel / Edward
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

TV
Milland
Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair (1979)

Movie
Prof. Ernest Marvin
Island of the Fishmen

Island of the Fishmen (1979)

Movie
Sir Arthur Dundee
The Perfect Crime

The Perfect Crime (1978)

Movie
Crandall
Caravans

Caravans (1978)

Movie
Foster Johnson
Last In, First Out

Last In, First Out (1978)

Movie
Simon Grant
Return to Fantasy Island

Return to Fantasy Island (1978)

Movie
Horton Paine
Aspen

Aspen (1977)

TV
Colonel Van Ryker
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Nicholas St. Downs III
Airport '77

Airport '77 (1977)

Movie
5.48
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

TV
The Envoy
Origins of the Mafia

Origins of the Mafia (1976)

TV
The Professor
A Whisper in the Dark

A Whisper in the Dark (1976)

Movie
Narrator
Mysteries of the Gods

Mysteries of the Gods (1976)

Movie
Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)

Movie
Greedy sawmill mogul
Timber Tramps

Timber Tramps (1975)

Movie
Paternò
Syndicate Sadists

Syndicate Sadists (1975)

Movie
Warner Jameson
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files (1974)

TV
7
Harry
A Delicate Balance

A Delicate Balance (1973)

Movie
Self
F for Fake

F for Fake (1973)

Movie
3.5
William R. Simonson
Soylent Green

Soylent Green (1973)

Movie
5.74
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)

TV
Judge Weatherby
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter (1973)

Movie
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
George
The Scopone Game

The Scopone Game (1972)

Movie
Baron Otto von Kleist
Baron Blood

Baron Blood (1972)

Movie
6
Captain Jason
Doomsday Voyage

Doomsday Voyage (1972)

Movie
George Tresvant
The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman (1972)

Movie
Baron Frankenstein
Lady Frankenstein

Lady Frankenstein (1971)

Movie
9
Dr. Ziegler
City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea (1971)

Movie
Dr. Vesalius
The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

Movie
6
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)

TV
Dr. Robert Carson
Do You Take This Stranger?

Do You Take This Stranger? (1971)

Movie
Admiral
Assault on the Wayne

Assault on the Wayne (1971)

Movie
Richard Morgan
The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper (1970)

Movie
Narrator
The Trail of Tears: John Ross

The Trail of Tears: John Ross (1970)

Movie
Gen. Spalding
Cutter's Trail

Cutter's Trail (1970)

Movie
Henry L. Stimson
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Movie
6
Martin Bannister
The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession (1969)

Movie
Capt. Craig McKenzie
Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero (1969)

Movie
Dr. Ben Stern
Split Second to an Epitaph

Split Second to an Epitaph (1968)

Movie
Jeff Wheeler
Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown (1968)

TV
Sheriff Logan
White Comanche

White Comanche (1968)

Movie
Mr. Danner
Petulia

Petulia (1968)

Movie
Destil
Gangsters '70

Gangsters '70 (1968)

Movie
Antigonus
Alexander The Great

Alexander The Great (1968)

Movie
Mr. Jack
It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief (1968)

TV
3.5
Actor
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie (1968)

Movie
Ace
Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds (1967)

Movie
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)

TV
5
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip (1967)

TV
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Colonel Jonas
The Hellbenders

The Hellbenders (1967)

Movie
Col. Woodward
Some May Live

Some May Live (1967)

Movie
Jim Owen
Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1966)

Movie
Kenneth Regan
The Oscar

The Oscar (1966)

Movie
Edith Wickett
The Tramplers

The Tramplers (1965)

Movie
Dr. Horace Van Tilden
The Money Trap

The Money Trap (1965)

Movie
Major Reno
The Great Sioux Massacre

The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)

Movie
Dr. Drew Bayliss
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Movie
Narrator
Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars (1964)

Movie
Narrator
Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars (1963)

TV
Captain Meehan
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure (1963)

TV
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

Movie
Bus Stop

Bus Stop (1961)

TV
Charles Ladovan
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
John Breckenridge
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset (1961)

Movie
Mac McClay
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)

TV
Checkmate

Checkmate (1960)

TV
Hawthorne
The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red (1960)

Movie
Paul Henty
"General Electric Theater" High Green Wall

"General Electric Theater" High Green Wall (1959)

Movie
Charles Lawrence
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

TV
Victor Barbicane
From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon (1958)

Movie
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall (1958)

TV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV
Coroner (uncredited)
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil (1958)

Movie
5.24
Robert Gideon Rainey
The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence (1957)

Movie
Gregg Carey
Suspicion

Suspicion (1957)

TV
Daniel Halliday
The Halliday Brand

The Halliday Brand (1957)

Movie
Ben Harper
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV
On Trial

On Trial (1956)

TV
Telephone Time

Telephone Time (1956)

TV
Detective Sam Wagner
The Killer is Loose

The Killer is Loose (1956)

Movie
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)

Movie
Self - Host
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)

TV
William Callew / Tony Gould / Courtney Masterson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Flight Announcer at the airport
Bedevilled

Bedevilled (1955)

Movie
John Adams
Special Delivery

Special Delivery (1955)

Movie
Self - Guest Host
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

Movie
Narrator
Egypt by Three

Egypt by Three (1953)

Movie
Paul Henty / Captain / Private Harris
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
George Loomis
Niagara

Niagara (1953)

Movie
6
Jim Osborne
The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap (1952)

Movie
Kirk Denbow
Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier (1952)

Movie
Senator (uncredited)
Othello

Othello (1951)

Movie
6
Dupin
The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak (1951)

Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Michael Bachlin
Peking Express

Peking Express (1951)

Movie
John Raymond Jr.
Half Angel

Half Angel (1951)

Movie
David Lawrence
September Affair

September Affair (1950)

Movie
Chris Hale aka Steve
Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)

Movie
Col. Clay Tucker
Two Flags West

Two Flags West (1950)

Movie
6
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Doctor Lewis Moline
Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest (1949)

Movie
Sam Flusky
Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn (1949)

Movie
6
Holly Martins
The Third Man

The Third Man (1949)

Movie
6.07
Eben Adams
Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Movie
6
Narrator
Our American Heritage

Our American Heritage (1947)

Movie
Glenn Morley
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

Movie
Jesse McCanles
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Movie
3.5
Alan Quinton
Love Letters

Love Letters (1945)

Movie
Zachary Morgan
I'll Be Seeing You

I'll Be Seeing You (1944)

Movie
Lt. Tony Willett
Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away (1944)

Movie
6
Brian Cameron
Gaslight

Gaslight (1944)

Movie
3.5
Bill Morley
Hers to Hold

Hers to Hold (1943)

Movie
Charlie Oakley
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Movie
3.17
Howard Graham
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear (1943)

Movie
Eugene Morgan
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Movie
6
Michael
Lydia

Lydia (1941)

Movie
Jedediah Leland
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane (1941)

Movie
5.8
Actor
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)

Movie
Narrator (1965)
Krakatoa

Krakatoa (1933)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.82
Based on 1.31 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1933
1955
1967
1956
2024
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1905-05-15

Deathday
1994-02-06 (88 years old)

Birth Name
Joseph Cheshire Cotten

Birth Place
Petersburg, United States of America

Relationships
Patricia Medina (1960-01-01 - 1994-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr., Джозеф Коттен, Joseph Cheshire Cotten

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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