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Joseph Cotten
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born May 15, 1905Died 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).
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Joseph Cotten Filmography
| 2018 | Black Baby · as Jedediah Leland (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | The Green Fog · as John R. James |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Jedediah Leland |
| 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 | Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe · as Cast |
| 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) |
| 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 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) |
| 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 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 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 | Days of Fire · as Destil |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Mr. Jack |
| 1967 | Jack of Diamonds · as Ace |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) · as General Antigonus |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (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 | Brighty of the Grand Canyon · as Jim |
| 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 | From the Earth to the Moon · as Victor Barbicane |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 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 Theatre (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 William Callew |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) |
| 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: 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 Captain |
| 1953 | |
| 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 | |
| 1951 | The Man with a Cloak · as Dupin |
| 1951 | Peking Express · as Michael Bachlin |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Half Angel · as John Raymond Jr. |
| 1950 | The Wild Heart · 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 Uncle Charlie |
| 1943 | Journey Into Fear · as Howard Graham |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons · as Eugene Morgan |
| 1941 | Lydia · as Michael Fitzpatrick |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane · as Jedediah Leland |
| 1938 | Too Much Johnson · as Augustus Billings |
| 2022 | My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock · as Self |
| 2020 | Siamo tutti Alberto Sordi? · as Self |
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Shadowing the Third Man · as Self |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 1988 | The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards · as Self |
| 1985 | All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan · as Self |
| 1973 | F for Fake · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | It's Your Bet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Celebrity Game (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Panelist |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | To Tell the Truth (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1956 | Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Light's Diamond Jubilee · as Self |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
| 1952 | The Linkletter Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1947 | Stump the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panelist |
| 1943 | Journey Into Fear · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons · as Additional Scenes |