Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Known for: Acting

Born: May 14, 1905 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA - Died: February 5, 1994

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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Citizen Kane

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Citizen Kane

Jedediah Leland

1941 Mystery
The Magnificent Ambersons

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The Magnificent Ambersons

Eugene Morgan

1942 Drama
The Third Man

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The Third Man

Holly Martins

1949 Thriller
Touch of Evil

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Touch of Evil

Coroner (uncredited)

1958 Crime
Lady Frankenstein

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Lady Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

1971 Horror
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Drew Bayliss

1964 Horror
Under Capricorn

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Under Capricorn

Sam Flusky

1949 Drama
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.

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Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.

1936 Documentary
Heaven's Gate

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Heaven's Gate

The Reverend Doctor

1980 Drama
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

(archive footage)

1989 Documentary
Tora! Tora! Tora!

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Tora! Tora! Tora!

Henry L. Stimson

1970 War
Baron Blood

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Baron Blood

Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker

1972 Horror
Journey into Fear

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Journey into Fear

Howard Graham

1943 Thriller
I'll Be Seeing You

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I'll Be Seeing You

Zachary Morgan

1944 Romance
Shadow of a Doubt

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Shadow of a Doubt

Uncle Charlie

1943 Thriller
The Steel Trap

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The Steel Trap

Jim Osborne

1952 Drama
A Blueprint for Murder

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A Blueprint for Murder

Whitney 'Cam' Cameron

1953 Mystery
Airport '77

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Airport '77

Nicholas St. Downs III

1977 Action
Soylent Green

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Soylent Green

William R. Simonson

1973 Sci-Fi
Duel in the Sun

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Duel in the Sun

Jesse McCanles

1946 Western
Portrait of Jennie

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Portrait of Jennie

Eben Adams

1948 Drama
The Halliday Brand

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The Halliday Brand

Daniel Halliday

1956 Western
Island of the Fishmen

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Island of the Fishmen

Prof. Ernest Marvin

1979 Sci-Fi
The Killer Is Loose

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The Killer Is Loose

Detective Sam Wagner

1956 Crime