Joseph Cotten
Born
May 15, 1905
Died
February 6, 1994 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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).
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
2018
Too Much Johnson
Augustus Billings
2013
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
2000
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
1990
The Survivor
Priest
1981
Delusion
Ivar Langrock
1981
Heaven's Gate
The Reverend Doctor
1980
Casino
Ed Booker
1980
The Hearse
Walter Prichard
1980
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. George C. Marshall
1979
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Richard Gable
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Lionel · (1 episode)
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Edward · (1 episode)
1979
Concorde Affair
Milland
1979
Island of the Fishmen
Prof. Ernest Marvin
1979
The Perfect Crime
Sir Arthur Dundee
1978
Caravans
Crandall
1978
Last In, First Out
Foster Johnson
1978
Return to Fantasy Island
Simon Grant
1978
Aspen
Horton Paine · (3 episodes)
1977
The Love Boat
Colonel Van Ryker · (1 episode)
1977
Airport '77
Nicholas St. Downs III
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
(1 episode)
1977
Origins of the Mafia
The Envoy · (5 episodes)
1976
A Whisper in the Dark
The Professor
1976
Mysteries of the Gods
Narrator
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
1976
Timber Tramps
Greedy sawmill mogul
1975
Syndicate Sadists
Paternò
1975
The Rockford Files
Warner Jameson · (1 episode)
1974
A Delicate Balance
Harry
1973
F for Fake
Self
1973
Soylent Green
William R. Simonson
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
The Devil's Daughter
Judge Weatherby
1973
Police Dog
Narrator
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
(1 episode)
1972
The Scopone Game
George
1972
Baron Blood
Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
1972
Doomsday Voyage
Captain Jason
1972
The Screaming Woman
George Tresvant
1972
Lady Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
1971
City Beneath the Sea
Dr. Ziegler
1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Vesalius
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Do You Take This Stranger?
Dr. Robert Carson
1971
Assault on the Wayne
Admiral
1971
Journey to Murder
Jeff Wheeler
1971
The Grasshopper
Richard Morgan
1970
Cutter's Trail
General Spalding
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Henry L. Stimson
1970
The Lonely Profession
Martin Bannister
1969
Latitude Zero
Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
1969
Split Second to an Epitaph
Dr. Ben Stern
1968
White Comanche
Sheriff Logan
1968
Petulia
Mr. Danner
1968
Gangsters '70
Destil
1968
Alexander The Great
Antigonus
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (2 episodes)
1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Himself
1968
Jack of Diamonds
Ace
1967
Cimarron Strip
(1 episode)
1967
Ironside
(1 episode)
1967
The Hellbenders
Colonel Jonas
1967
Some May Live
Colonel Woodward
1967
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Jim
1966
The Oscar
Kenneth Regan
1966
The Tramplers
Temple Cordeen
1965
The Money Trap
Dr. Horace Van Tilden
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
Major Marcus A. Reno
1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Drew Bayliss
1964
Hollywood and the Stars
Narrator · (31 episodes)
1963
The Great Adventure
Captain Meehan · (2 episodes)
1963
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
1961
Bus Stop
(1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Charles Ladovan · (1 episode)
1961
The Last Sunset
John Breckenridge
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Mac McClay · (1 episode)
1960
Checkmate
(1 episode)
1960
The Angel Wore Red
Hawthorne
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dick Burlingame · (1 episode)
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Charles Lawrence · (1 episode)
1959
From the Earth to the Moon
Victor Barbicane
1958
77 Sunset Strip
(1 episode)
1958
Kraft Music Hall
(1 episode)
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958
Touch of Evil
Coroner (uncredited)
1958
The Edge of Innocence
Robert Rainey
1957
Suspicion
Gregg Carey · (1 episode)
1957
The Halliday Brand
Daniel Halliday
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Harper · (1 episode)
1956
On Trial
(31 episodes)
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
1956
The Killer Is Loose
Detective Sam Wagner
1956
The Bottom of the Bottle
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
William Callew · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Gould · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Courtney Masterson · (1 episode)
1955
Special Delivery
John Adams
1955
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host · (1 episode)
1953
A Blueprint for Murder
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
1953
Egypt by Three
Narrator
1953
General Electric Theater
Paul Henty · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Captain · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Private Harris · (1 episode)
1953
Niagara
George Loomis
1953
The Steel Trap
Jim Osborne
1952
Untamed Frontier
Kirk Denbow
1952
Othello
Senator (uncredited)
1951
The Man with a Cloak
Dupin
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Peking Express
Michael Bachlin
1951
Half Angel
John Raymond Jr.
1951
September Affair
David Lawrence
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
Chris Hale aka Steve
1950
Two Flags West
Col. Clay Tucker
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
Beyond the Forest
Doctor Louis Moline
1949
Under Capricorn
Sam Flusky
1949
The Third Man
Holly Martins
1949
Portrait of Jennie
Eben Adams
1948
Our American Heritage
Narrator
1947
The Farmer's Daughter
Glenn Morley
1947
Duel in the Sun
Jesse McCanles
1946
Love Letters
Allen Quinton
1945
I'll Be Seeing You
Zachary Morgan
1944
Since You Went Away
Lieutenant Tony Willett
1944
Gaslight
Brian Cameron
1944
Hers to Hold
Bill Morley
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Uncle Charlie
1943
Journey into Fear
Howard Graham
1943
The Magnificent Ambersons
Eugene Morgan
1942
Lydia
Michael Fitzpatrick
1941
Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland
1941
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937