Joseph Cotten

Acteur, Schrijver

15 mei 1905 — 6 februari 1994 (88 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Third Man
    The Third Man1949
  • Gaslicht
    Gaslicht1944
  • The Magnificent Ambersons
    The Magnificent Ambersons1942
  • Niagara
    Niagara1953
  • Heaven's Gate
    Heaven's Gate1980
  • The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice
    The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice1951
  • Under Capricorn
    Under Capricorn1949
  • Baron Blood
    Baron Blood1972
  • Het eiland van de nieuwe monsters
    Het eiland van de nieuwe monsters1979
  • Lady Frankenstein
    Lady Frankenstein1971
  • The Hearse
    The Hearse1980
  • I crudeli
    I crudeli1967
  • A Blueprint for Murder
    A Blueprint for Murder1953
  • De reis naar de maan
    De reis naar de maan1958
  • De vernietiging van de Alpha
    De vernietiging van de Alpha1969
  • Too Much Johnson
    Too Much Johnson1938
  • Comanche blanco
    Comanche blanco1968
  • The Tramplers
    The Tramplers1965
  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths1990

Known For

  • Citizen Kane
    Citizen Kane1941
  • The Third Man
    The Third Man1949
  • Een Schijn van Twijfel
    Een Schijn van Twijfel1943
  • The Magnificent Ambersons
    The Magnificent Ambersons1942
  • Soylent Green
    Soylent Green1973
  • Gaslicht
    Gaslicht1944
  • Niagara
    Niagara1953
  • Tora! Tora! Tora!
    Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
  • The Abominable Dr. Phibes
    The Abominable Dr. Phibes1971
  • Portrait of Jennie (De storm)
    Portrait of Jennie (De storm)1948
  • Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
    Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964
  • Duel in de zon
    Duel in de zon1946
  • Journey Into Fear
    Journey Into Fear1943
  • Baron Blood
    Baron Blood1972
  • Under Capricorn
    Under Capricorn1949
  • Verdwenen in de Bermuda Driehoek
    Verdwenen in de Bermuda Driehoek1977
  • Lady Frankenstein
    Lady Frankenstein1971
  • The Killer Is Loose
    The Killer Is Loose1956
  • Heaven's Gate
    Heaven's Gate1980
  • I crudeli
    I crudeli1967

Cinematografie

2017
The Green Fog · as John R. James
2014
2011
Just Henry · as Holly Martins
2011
These Amazing Shadows · as Jedediah Leland
2010
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story · as Whitney 'cam' Cameron
2009
2005
2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Holly Martins (in 'the Third Man')
1990
Hollywood Mavericks · as Jedediah Leland
1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths · as (archive Footage)Op Plex
1981
The Survivor · as Priest
1981
Delusion · as Ivar Langrock
1980
Heaven's Gate · as The Reverend DoctorOp Plex
1980
Casino · as Ed Booker
1980
The Hearse · as Walter PrichardOp Plex
1979
Churchill and the Generals · as Gen. George C. Marshall
1979
Guyana: Cult of the Damned · as Richard Gable
1979
1979
Concorde Affaire '79 · as Milland
1979
The Island of the Fishmen · as Prof. Ernest MarvinOp Plex
1978
Indagine su un delitto perfetto · as Sir Arthur Dundee
1978
Caravans · as Crandall
1978
Last In, First Out · as Foster Johnson
1977
Aspen · as Horton Paine
1977
The Love Boat · as Colonel Van Ryker
1977
Airport '77 · as Nicholas St. Downs Iii
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming · as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary Of State
1977
1977
Fantasy Island · as Simon Grant
1976
Origins of the Mafia · as The Envoy
1976
A Whisper in the Dark · as The Professor
1976
Mysteries of the Gods · as Narrator
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case · as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
1975
Syndicate Sadists · as Paternò
1974
The Rockford Files · as Warner Jameson
1973
The Timber Tramps · as Greedy Sawmill Mogul
1973
A Delicate Balance · as Harry
1973
Soylent Green · as William R. Simonson
1973
The Devil's Daughter · as Judge Weatherby
1972
Baron Blood · as Baron Otto Von Kleist / Alfred BeckerOp Plex
1972
1972
The Scopone Game · as George
1972
Doomsday Voyage · as Captain Jason
1972
The Screaming Woman · as George Tresvant
1971
Lady Frankenstein · as Baron FrankensteinOp Plex
1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes · as Dr. Vesalius
1971
City Beneath the Sea · as Dr. Ziegler
1971
Assault on the Wayne · as Admiral
1971
Journey to Murder · as Jeff Wheeler
1970
The Grasshopper · as Richard Morgan
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Henry L. Stimson
1970
Cutter's Trail · as General Spalding
1969
Latitude Zero · as Capt. Craig Mckenzie / Cmdr. Glenn MckenzieOp Plex
1968
White Comanche · as Sheriff LoganOp Plex
1968
Journey to the Unknown · as Jeff Wheeler
1968
The Name of the Game · as Henry 'harry' Worthington Rayner
1968
Petulia · as Mr. Danner
1968
Days of Fire · as Destil
1968
It Takes a Thief · as Mr. Jack
1967
1967
1967
1967
Off to See the Wizard · as General Antigonus
1967
1967
Some May Live · as Colonel Woodward
1967
Historia de la frivolidad · as Actor In Censored Film
1967
The Hellbenders · as Colonel JonasOp Plex
1966
1966
The Oscar · as Kenneth Regan
1965
The Tramplers · as Temple CordeenOp Plex
1965
The Money Trap · as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre · as Major Marcus A. Reno
1964
NET Playhouse · as Narrator
1964
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte · as Drew Bayliss
1963
Alexander the Great · as Antigonus
1963
1963
The Great Adventure · as Captain Meehan
1962
The Virginian · as Judge Hobbs
1962
Saints and Sinners · as Preston Cooper
1961
1961
Dr. Kildare · as Charles Ladovan
1961
The Last Sunset · as John Breckenridge
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show · as Mac Mcclay
1960
1960
The Angel Wore Red · as Hawthorne
1959
The June Allyson Show · as Dick Burlingame
1958
From the Earth to the Moon · as Victor BarbicaneOp Plex
1958
1958
1958
Touch of Evil · as Coroner (uncredited)
1957
Suspicion · as Gregg Carey
1957
Wagon Train · as Captain Dan Brady
1957
The Halliday Brand · as Daniel Halliday
1956
Zane Grey Theatre · as Ben Harper
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Robert Gideon Rainey
1956
The Bottom of the Bottle · as Pat 'p.m.' Martin
1956
1956
The Killer Is Loose · as Detective Sam Wagner
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Tony Gould
1955
1955
The Jane Wyman Show · as Bruce Malone
1955
Bedevilled · as Flight Announcer At The Airport
1954
Producers' Showcase · as (segment: Still Life) (segment: Shadow Play')
1954
The Best of Broadway · as Dan Mccorn
1953
A Blueprint for Murder · as Whitney 'cam' CameronOp Plex
1953
Egypt by Three · as Narrator
1953
General Electric Theater · as Paul Henty
1953
Niagara · as George LoomisOp Plex
1952
The Steel Trap · as Jim Osborne
1952
1952
Untamed Frontier · as Kirk Denbow
1951
Othello · as Senator (uncredited)Op Plex
1951
1951
Peking Express · as Michael Bachlin
1951
1951
Half Angel · as John Raymond Jr.
1950
The Wild Heart · as Opening Narration Spoken By
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger · as Chris Hale/steve
1950
September Affair · as David Lawrence
1950
Two Flags West · as Col. Clay Tucker
1949
Beyond the Forest · as Doctor Louis Moline
1949
Under Capricorn · as Sam FluskyOp Plex
1949
The Third Man · as Holly MartinsOp Plex
1948
Portrait of Jennie · as Eben Adams
1947
The Farmer's Daughter · as Glenn Morley
1946
Duel in the Sun · as Jesse Mccanles
1945
Love Letters · as Allen Quinton
1944
I'll Be Seeing You · as Zachary Morgan
1944
Since You Went Away · as Lieutenant Tony Willett
1944
Gaslight · as Brian CameronOp Plex
1943
Hers to Hold · as Bill Morley
1943
Shadow of a Doubt · as Uncle Charlie
1943
Journey Into Fear · as Howard Graham
1942
The Magnificent Ambersons · as Eugene MorganOp Plex
1941
Lydia · as Michael Fitzpatrick
1941
Citizen Kane · as Jedediah Leland
1938
Too Much Johnson · as Augustus BillingsOp Plex