Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1905-05-15
Day of Death
1994-02-06
Place of Birth
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Joseph Cotten
Biography
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).
Filmography (103)
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Self (archive footage)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000No Image
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
⭐ 5.7
Role:
(archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Priest
The Survivor
1981
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Ivar Langrock
Delusion
1981
⭐ 6.8
Role:
The Reverend Doctor
Heaven's Gate
1980
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Ed Booker
Casino
1980
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Walter Prichard
The Hearse
1980
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Gen. George C. Marshall
Churchill and the Generals
1979
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Richard Gable
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Milland
Concorde Affair
1979
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Prof. Ernest Marvin
Island of the Fishmen
1979
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Sir Arthur Dundee
