Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

1905-05-15 – 1994-02-06 (age 88) Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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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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Known For

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

1941

as Jedediah Leland

Niagara
Niagara

1953

as George Loomis

Soylent Green
Soylent Green

1973

as William R. Simonson

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

1958

as Coroner (uncredited)

The Third Man
The Third Man

1949

as Holly Martins

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Henry L. Stimson

Airport '77
Airport '77

1977

as Nicholas St. Downs III

Gaslight
Gaslight

1944

as Brian Cameron

Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate

1980

as The Reverend Doctor

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt

1943

as Uncle Charlie

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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)

Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn

1949

as Sam Flusky

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun

1946

as Jesse McCanles

The Hearse
The Hearse

1980

as Walter Prichard

Othello
Othello

1951

as Senator (uncredited)

City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea

1971

as Dr. Ziegler

Petulia
Petulia

1968

as Mr. Danner

Caravans
Caravans

1978

as Crandall

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

as Drew Bayliss

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971

as Dr. Vesalius