Joseph Cotten
ActingBorn
May 15, 1905
Died
February 6, 1994
Place of Birth
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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 wit…
Known For
Filmography
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
The Survivor
1981
Delusion
1981
Heaven's Gate
1980
Casino
1980
The Hearse
1980
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
Churchill and the Generals
1979
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979
Concorde Affair
1979
Island of the Fishmen
1979
The Perfect Crime
1978
Caravans
1978
Last In, First Out
1978
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
Airport '77
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
A Whisper in the Dark
1976
Mysteries of the Gods
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976
Expedition to Ararat
1976
Timber Tramps
1975
Syndicate Sadists
1975
A Delicate Balance
1973
F for Fake
1973
Soylent Green
1973
The Devil's Daughter
1973
Police Dog
1973
The Scopone Game
1972
Baron Blood
1972
Doomsday Voyage
1972
The Screaming Woman
1972
Lady Frankenstein
1971
City Beneath the Sea
1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971
Assault on the Wayne
1971
Journey to Murder
1971
The Grasshopper
1970
Cutter's Trail
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
The Lonely Profession
1969
Latitude Zero
1969
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
White Comanche
1968
Petulia
1968
Gangsters '70
1968
Alexander The Great
1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968
Jack of Diamonds
1967
Some May Live
1967
The Hellbenders
1967
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
The Oscar
1966
The Tramplers
1965
The Money Trap
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
The Last Sunset
1961
The Angel Wore Red
1960
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
Touch of Evil
1958
The Edge of Innocence
1957
The Halliday Brand
1957
The Killer Is Loose
1956
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956
Special Delivery
1955
A Blueprint for Murder
1953
Egypt by Three
1953
Niagara
1953
The Steel Trap
1952
Untamed Frontier
1952
Othello
1951
The Man with a Cloak
1951
Peking Express
1951
Half Angel
1951
September Affair
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
Two Flags West
1950
Beyond the Forest
1949
Under Capricorn
1949
The Third Man
1949
Portrait of Jennie
1948
Our American Heritage
1947
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
Duel in the Sun
1946
Love Letters
1945
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
Since You Went Away
1944
Gaslight
1944
Hers to Hold
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Journey into Fear
1943
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
Lydia
1941
Citizen Kane
1941
Too Much Johnson
1938
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Aspen
1977
The Love Boat
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Origins of the Mafia
1976
The Rockford Files
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Journey to the Unknown
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
It Takes a Thief
1968
It Takes a Thief
1968
Cimarron Strip
1967
Ironside
1967
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
The Great Adventure
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Virginian
1962
The Virginian
1962
Bus Stop
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Checkmate
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Kraft Music Hall
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Suspicion
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
On Trial
1956
Telephone Time
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Letter to Loretta
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
What's My Line?
1950