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Joseph Cotten

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Died February 6, 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 Magnificent Ambersons
  • Niagara
  • Othello
  • Baron Blood
  • Lady Frankenstein
  • The Island of the Fishmen
  • The Hearse
  • The Hellbenders
  • A Blueprint for Murder
  • From the Earth to the Moon
  • Too Much Johnson
  • White Comanche
  • The Tramplers
  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Known For
  • Citizen Kane
  • The Third Man
  • Shadow of a Doubt
  • The Magnificent Ambersons
  • Soylent Green
  • Gaslight
  • Niagara
  • Tora! Tora! Tora!
  • The Abominable Dr. Phibes
  • Portrait of Jennie
  • Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
  • Duel in the Sun
  • Journey Into Fear
  • Baron Blood
  • Under Capricorn
  • Airport '77
  • Lady Frankenstein
  • The Killer Is Loose
  • Heaven's Gate
  • The Hellbenders
  • A Blueprint for Murder
  • From the Earth to the Moon
  • Since You Went Away
  • The Farmer's Daughter

Filmography

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
1981
The Survivor · as Priest
1981
Delusion · as Ivar Langrock
1980
Heaven's Gate · as The Reverend Doctor
1980
Casino · as Ed Booker
1980
The Hearse · as Walter Prichard
1979
Churchill and the Generals · as Gen. George C. Marshall
1979
Guyana: Cult of the Damned · as Richard Gable
1979
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Edward
1979
Concorde Affaire '79 · as Milland
1979
The Island of the Fishmen · as Prof. Ernest Marvin
1978
Indagine su un delitto perfetto · as Sir Arthur Dundee
1978
Caravans · as Crandall
1978
Last In, First Out · as Foster Johnson
1977
Aspen (TV Series) · as Horton Paine
1977
The Love Boat (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Simon Grant
1976
Origins of the Mafia (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · 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 Becker
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 Frankenstein
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
1969
Latitude Zero · as Capt. Craig Mckenzie / Cmdr. Glenn Mckenzie
1968
White Comanche · as Sheriff Logan
1968
Journey to the Unknown (TV Series) · as Jeff Wheeler
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Henry 'harry' Worthington Rayner
1968
Petulia · as Mr. Danner
1968
Gangsters '70 · as Destil
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Mr. Jack
1967
1967
Kraft Music Hall (TV Series)
1967
Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) · as General Antigonus
1967
Cimarron Strip (TV Series)
1967
Ironside (TV Series)
1967
Historia de la frivolidad · as Actor In Censored Film
1967
The Hellbenders · as Colonel Jonas
1967
Some May Live · as Colonel Woodward
1966
1966
The Oscar · as Kenneth Regan
1965
The Tramplers · as Temple Cordeen
1965
The Money Trap · as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre · as Major Marcus A. Reno
1964
NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as Narrator
1964
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte · as Drew Bayliss
1963
Alexander the Great · as Antigonus
1963
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series) · as Narrator
1963
The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Captain Meehan
1962
The Virginian (TV Series) · as Judge Hobbs
1962
Saints and Sinners (TV Series) · as Preston Cooper
1961
Bus Stop (TV Series)
1961
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Charles Ladovan
1961
The Last Sunset · as John Breckenridge
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Mac Mcclay
1960
Checkmate (TV Series)
1960
The Angel Wore Red · as Hawthorne
1959
The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Dick Burlingame
1958
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
1958
1958
Touch of Evil · as Coroner (uncredited)
1957
Suspicion (TV Series) · as Gregg Carey
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Captain Dan Brady
1957
The Halliday Brand · as Daniel Halliday
1956
Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Ben Harper
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Robert Gideon Rainey
1956
The Bottom of the Bottle · as Pat 'p.m.' Martin
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series)
1956
The Killer Is Loose · as Detective Sam Wagner
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Tony Gould
1955
1955
The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Bruce Malone
1955
Bedevilled · as Flight Announcer At The Airport
1954
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as (segment 'red Peppers) (segment Still Life) (segment Shadow Play')
1954
The Best of Broadway (TV Series) · as Dan Mccorn
1953
A Blueprint for Murder · as Whitney 'cam' Cameron
1953
Egypt by Three · as Narrator
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Paul Henty
1953
Niagara · as George Loomis
1952
The Steel Trap · as Jim Osborne
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as John Ashburn
1952
Untamed Frontier · as Kirk Denbow
1951
Othello · as Senator (uncredited)
1951
1951
Peking Express · as Michael Bachlin
1951
1951
Half Angel · as John Raymond Jr.
1950
Gone to Earth · as Opening Narration Spoken By
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger · as Chris Hale Aka 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 Flusky
1949
The Third Man · as Holly Martins
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 Cameron
1943
Hers to Hold · as Bill Morley
1943
Shadow of a Doubt · as Charlie Oakley
1943
Journey Into Fear · as Howard Graham
1942
1941
Lydia · as Michael Fitzpatrick
1941
Citizen Kane · as Jedediah Leland
1938
Too Much Johnson · as Augustus Billings

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