Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Acting

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).

Filmography

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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead ★ 7.1 They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018 Too Much Johnson ★ 5.4 Too Much Johnson 2013 Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film ★ 7.3 Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film 2000 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook ★ 6.3 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths ★ 5.7 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 1990 The Survivor ★ 5.2 The Survivor 1981 Delusion ★ 4.5 Delusion 1981 Heaven's Gate ★ 6.7 Heaven's Gate 1980 Casino ★ 10.0 Casino 1980 The Hearse ★ 5.2 The Hearse 1980 All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman 1979 Churchill and the Generals ★ 9.0 Churchill and the Generals 1979 Guyana: Crime of the Century ★ 5.0 Guyana: Crime of the Century 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ★ 6.8 Tales of the Unexpected 1979 Concorde Affair ★ 6.5 Concorde Affair 1979 Island of the Fishmen ★ 5.7 Island of the Fishmen 1979 The Perfect Crime ★ 5.2 The Perfect Crime 1978 Caravans ★ 5.6 Caravans 1978 Last In, First Out ★ 4.5 Last In, First Out 1978 Return to Fantasy Island ★ 6.0 Return to Fantasy Island 1978 Aspen ★ 8.0 Aspen 1977 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 Airport '77 ★ 5.6 Airport '77 1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming ★ 6.4 Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries ★ 7.1 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977 Origins of the Mafia ★ 8.0 Origins of the Mafia 1976 A Whisper in the Dark ★ 5.9 A Whisper in the Dark 1976 Mysteries of the Gods ★ 5.7 Mysteries of the Gods 1976 The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case ★ 6.5 The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case 1976 Expedition to Ararat Expedition to Ararat 1976 Timber Tramps ★ 9.0 Timber Tramps 1975 Syndicate Sadists ★ 6.0 Syndicate Sadists 1975 The Rockford Files ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974 A Delicate Balance ★ 6.2 A Delicate Balance 1973 F for Fake ★ 7.4 F for Fake 1973 Soylent Green ★ 6.9 Soylent Green 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ★ 6.3 The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973 The Devil's Daughter ★ 6.6 The Devil's Daughter 1973 Police Dog Police Dog 1973 The Streets of San Francisco ★ 7.0 The Streets of San Francisco 1972 The Scopone Game ★ 7.4 The Scopone Game 1972 Baron Blood ★ 6.1 Baron Blood 1972 Doomsday Voyage ★ 10.0 Doomsday Voyage 1972 The Screaming Woman ★ 6.8 The Screaming Woman 1972 Lady Frankenstein ★ 5.5 Lady Frankenstein 1971 City Beneath the Sea ★ 4.5 City Beneath the Sea 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel ★ 7.7 V.I.P. Schaukel 1971 The Abominable Dr. Phibes ★ 7.0 The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971 Do You Take This Stranger? ★ 6.0 Do You Take This Stranger? 1971 Assault on the Wayne ★ 4.3 Assault on the Wayne 1971 Journey to Murder ★ 7.0 Journey to Murder 1971 The Grasshopper ★ 5.0 The Grasshopper 1970 Cutter's Trail ★ 8.0 Cutter's Trail 1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! ★ 7.2 Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970 The Lonely Profession ★ 7.0 The Lonely Profession 1969 Latitude Zero ★ 5.9 Latitude Zero 1969 Split Second to an Epitaph ★ 9.0 Split Second to an Epitaph 1968 Journey to the Unknown ★ 7.0 Journey to the Unknown 1968 The Name of the Game ★ 7.0 The Name of the Game 1968 White Comanche ★ 4.9 White Comanche 1968 Petulia ★ 6.0 Petulia 1968 Gangsters '70 ★ 7.3 Gangsters '70 1968 Alexander The Great ★ 5.8 Alexander The Great 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ★ 6.7 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968 It Takes a Thief ★ 7.2 It Takes a Thief 1968 Petulia: The Uncommon Movie Petulia: The Uncommon Movie 1968 Jack of Diamonds ★ 5.0 Jack of Diamonds 1967 Cimarron Strip ★ 5.7 Cimarron Strip 1967 Some May Live ★ 4.3 Some May Live 1967 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 The Hellbenders ★ 6.5 The Hellbenders 1967 Lionpower from MGM ★ 6.3 Lionpower from MGM 1967 Brighty of the Grand Canyon ★ 6.7 Brighty of the Grand Canyon 1966 The Oscar ★ 5.0 The Oscar 1966 The Tramplers ★ 6.4 The Tramplers 1965 The Money Trap ★ 5.1 The Money Trap 1965 The Great Sioux Massacre ★ 4.5 The Great Sioux Massacre 1965 Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte ★ 7.3 Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964 Hollywood and the Stars ★ 7.5 Hollywood and the Stars 1963 The Great Adventure ★ 10.0 The Great Adventure 1963