Joseph Cotten
Acting
1905-05-15 · 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).
movieThey'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage) · 2018 · 7.1
movieToo Much Johnson
as Augustus Billings · 2013 · 5.4
movieBeyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self · 2000 · 7.3
movieFrankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage) · 1991 · 6.3
movieHollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage) · 1990 · 5.7
movieThe Survivor
as Priest · 1981 · 5.2
movieDelusion
as Ivar Langrock · 1981 · 4.5
movieHeaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor · 1980 · 6.7
movieCasino
as Ed Booker · 1980 · 10.0
movieThe Hearse
as Walter Prichard · 1980 · 5.2
movieAll Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
as Self · 1979 · 0.0
movieChurchill and the Generals
as Gen. George C. Marshall · 1979 · 9.0
movieGuyana: Crime of the Century
as Richard Gable · 1979 · 5.0
tvTales of the Unexpected
as Lionel · 1979 · 6.8
tvTales of the Unexpected
as Edward · 1979 · 6.8
movieConcorde Affair
as Milland · 1979 · 6.5
movieIsland of the Fishmen
as Prof. Ernest Marvin · 1979 · 5.7
movieThe Perfect Crime
as Sir Arthur Dundee · 1978 · 5.2
movieCaravans
as Crandall · 1978 · 5.6
movieLast In, First Out
as Foster Johnson · 1978 · 4.5
movieReturn to Fantasy Island
as Simon Grant · 1978 · 6.0
tvAspen
as Horton Paine · 1977 · 8.0
tvThe Love Boat
as Colonel Van Ryker · 1977 · 6.3
movieAirport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs III · 1977 · 5.6