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).

Known for

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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018 ⭐ 7.1

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Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

2000 ⭐ 7.3

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Heaven's Gate

1980 ⭐ 6.7

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Casino

1980 ⭐ 10.0

Career timeline

2018

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2018

⭐ 7.1

2013

Too Much Johnson

Augustus Billings · 2013

⭐ 5.4

2000

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Notable

Self · 2000

⭐ 7.3

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

(archive footage) · 1990

⭐ 5.7

1981

The Survivor

Priest · 1981

⭐ 5.2

Delusion

Ivar Langrock · 1981

⭐ 4.5

1980

Heaven's Gate

The Reverend Doctor · 1980

⭐ 6.7

Casino Notable

Ed Booker · 1980

⭐ 10.0

The Hearse

Walter Prichard · 1980

⭐ 5.2

1979

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

Self · 1979

Churchill and the Generals Notable

Gen. George C. Marshall · 1979

⭐ 9.0

Guyana: Crime of the Century

Richard Gable · 1979

⭐ 5.0

1978

The Perfect Crime

Sir Arthur Dundee · 1978

⭐ 5.2

Caravans

Crandall · 1978

⭐ 5.6

Last In, First Out

Foster Johnson · 1978

⭐ 4.5

1977

Airport '77

Nicholas St. Downs III · 1977

⭐ 5.6

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of · 1977

⭐ 6.4

1976

A Whisper in the Dark

The Professor · 1976

⭐ 5.9

Mysteries of the Gods

Narrator · 1976

⭐ 5.7

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

Dr. Joseph Francis Condon · 1976

⭐ 6.5

1975

Timber Tramps Notable

Greedy sawmill mogul · 1975

⭐ 9.0

Syndicate Sadists

Paternò · 1975

⭐ 6.0

1973

A Delicate Balance

Harry · 1973

⭐ 6.2

F for Fake Notable

Self · 1973

⭐ 7.4

Soylent Green Notable

William R. Simonson · 1973

⭐ 6.9

1972

The Scopone Game Notable

George · 1972

⭐ 7.4

Baron Blood

Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred · 1972

⭐ 6.1

Doomsday Voyage Notable

Captain Jason · 1972

⭐ 10.0

1971

Lady Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein · 1971

⭐ 5.5

City Beneath the Sea

Dr. Ziegler · 1971

⭐ 4.5

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Dr. Vesalius · 1971

⭐ 7.0

1970

The Grasshopper

Richard Morgan · 1970

⭐ 5.0

Cutter's Trail Notable

General Spalding · 1970

⭐ 8.0

Tora! Tora! Tora! Notable

Henry L. Stimson · 1970

⭐ 7.2

1969

The Lonely Profession Notable

Martin Bannister · 1969

⭐ 7.0

Latitude Zero

Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. G · 1969

⭐ 5.9

1968

Split Second to an Epitaph Notable

Dr. Ben Stern · 1968

⭐ 9.0

White Comanche

Sheriff Logan · 1968

⭐ 4.9

Petulia

Mr. Danner · 1968

⭐ 6.0

1967

Jack of Diamonds

Ace · 1967

⭐ 5.0

Some May Live

Colonel Woodward · 1967

⭐ 4.3

The Hellbenders

Colonel Jonas · 1967

⭐ 6.5

1966

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Jim · 1966

⭐ 6.7

The Oscar

Kenneth Regan · 1966

⭐ 5.0

1965

The Tramplers

Temple Cordeen · 1965

⭐ 6.4

The Money Trap

Dr. Horace Van Tilden · 1965

⭐ 5.1

The Great Sioux Massacre

Major Marcus A. Reno · 1965

⭐ 4.5

Frequently appears with

Alan Cumming

Narrator (voice)

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Teresa Wright

Self

Hume Cronyn

Self

Patricia Hitchcock

Self

Full filmography

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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018 ⭐ 7.1

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Too Much Johnson

2013 ⭐ 5.4

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Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

2000 ⭐ 7.3

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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990 ⭐ 5.7

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The Survivor

1981 ⭐ 5.2

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Delusion

1981 ⭐ 4.5

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Heaven's Gate

1980 ⭐ 6.7

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Casino

1980 ⭐ 10.0

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The Hearse

1980 ⭐ 5.2

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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979

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Churchill and the Generals

1979 ⭐ 9.0

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Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979 ⭐ 5.0

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Concorde Affair

1979 ⭐ 6.5

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Island of the Fishmen

1979 ⭐ 5.7

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The Perfect Crime

1978 ⭐ 5.2

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Caravans

1978 ⭐ 5.6

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Last In, First Out

1978 ⭐ 4.5

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Return to Fantasy Island

1978 ⭐ 6.0

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Airport '77

1977 ⭐ 5.6

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Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977 ⭐ 6.4