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).
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95148
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Filmography (Movies)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/08/2018
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Character:Self
Release Date:03/01/2000
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character:Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
The Survivor
Character:Priest
Release Date:09/07/1981
Delusion
Character:Ivar Langrock
Release Date:23/01/1981
Heaven's Gate
Character:The Reverend Doctor
Release Date:19/11/1980
Casino
Character:Ed Booker
Release Date:01/08/1980
The Hearse
Character:Walter Prichard
Release Date:01/06/1980
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/1979
Churchill and the Generals
Character:Gen. George C. Marshall
Release Date:23/09/1979
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Character:Richard Gable
Release Date:20/09/1979
Concorde Affair
Character:Milland
Release Date:23/03/1979
Island of the Fishmen
Character:Prof. Ernest Marvin
Release Date:18/01/1979
The Perfect Crime
Character:Sir Arthur Dundee
Release Date:24/11/1978
Caravans
Character:Crandall
Release Date:02/11/1978
Last In, First Out
Character:Foster Johnson
Release Date:30/08/1978
Return to Fantasy Island
Character:Simon Grant
Release Date:20/01/1978
Airport '77
Character:Nicholas St. Downs III
Release Date:11/03/1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Character:Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Release Date:09/02/1977
A Whisper in the Dark
Character:The Professor
Release Date:12/08/1976
Mysteries of the Gods
Character:Narrator
Release Date:17/03/1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Character:Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Release Date:26/02/1976
Timber Tramps
Character:Greedy sawmill mogul
Release Date:31/12/1975
Syndicate Sadists
Character:Paternò
Release Date:16/08/1975
A Delicate Balance
Character:Harry
Release Date:12/11/1973
F for Fake
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/1973
Soylent Green
Character:William R. Simonson
Release Date:18/04/1973
The Devil's Daughter
Character:Judge Weatherby
Release Date:09/01/1973
Police Dog
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1973
The Scopone Game
Character:George
Release Date:28/08/1972
Baron Blood
Character:Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Release Date:25/02/1972
Doomsday Voyage
Character:Captain Jason
Release Date:01/02/1972
The Screaming Woman
Character:George Tresvant
Release Date:29/01/1972
Lady Frankenstein
Character:Baron Frankenstein
Release Date:22/10/1971
City Beneath the Sea
Character:Dr. Ziegler
Release Date:16/07/1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Character:Dr. Vesalius
Release Date:01/04/1971
Do You Take This Stranger?
Character:Dr. Robert Carson
Release Date:18/01/1971
Assault on the Wayne
Character:Admiral
Release Date:12/01/1971
Journey to Murder
Character:Jeff Wheeler
Release Date:01/01/1971
The Grasshopper
Character:Richard Morgan
Release Date:27/05/1970
Cutter's Trail
Character:General Spalding
Release Date:10/02/1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Character:Henry L. Stimson
Release Date:26/01/1970
The Lonely Profession
Character:Martin Bannister
Release Date:21/10/1969
Latitude Zero
Character:Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Release Date:26/07/1969
Split Second to an Epitaph
Character:Dr. Ben Stern
Release Date:26/09/1968
White Comanche
Character:Sheriff Logan
Release Date:21/06/1968
Petulia
Character:Mr. Danner
Release Date:10/06/1968
Gangsters '70
Character:Destil
Release Date:29/04/1968
Alexander The Great
Character:Antigonus
Release Date:26/01/1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1968
Jack of Diamonds
Character:Ace
Release Date:10/11/1967
The Hellbenders
Character:Colonel Jonas
Release Date:02/02/1967
Some May Live
Character:Colonel Woodward
Release Date:01/01/1967
Lionpower from MGM
Character:Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1967
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Character:Jim
Release Date:24/11/1966
The Oscar
Character:Kenneth Regan
Release Date:04/03/1966
The Tramplers
Character:Temple Cordeen
Release Date:31/12/1965
The Money Trap
Character:Dr. Horace Van Tilden
Release Date:07/09/1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
Character:Major Marcus A. Reno
Release Date:25/04/1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Character:Drew Bayliss
Release Date:16/12/1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1961
The Last Sunset
Character:John Breckenridge
Release Date:08/06/1961
The Angel Wore Red
Character:Hawthorne
Release Date:14/04/1960
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Victor Barbicane
Release Date:26/11/1958
Touch of Evil
Character:Coroner (uncredited)
Release Date:30/03/1958
The Edge of Innocence
Character:Robert Rainey
Release Date:31/10/1957
The Halliday Brand
Character:Daniel Halliday
Release Date:01/01/1957
The Killer Is Loose
Character:Detective Sam Wagner
Release Date:03/02/1956
The Bottom of the Bottle
Character:Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Release Date:01/02/1956
Special Delivery
Character:John Adams
Release Date:07/04/1955
A Blueprint for Murder
Character:Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Release Date:24/07/1953
Egypt by Three
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/03/1953
Niagara
Character:George Loomis
Release Date:26/01/1953
The Steel Trap
Character:Jim Osborne
Release Date:12/11/1952
Untamed Frontier
Character:Kirk Denbow
Release Date:23/07/1952
Othello
Character:Senator (uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/1951
The Man with a Cloak
Character:Dupin
Release Date:27/11/1951
Peking Express
Character:Michael Bachlin
Release Date:01/08/1951
Half Angel
Character:John Raymond Jr.
Release Date:05/05/1951
September Affair
Character:David Lawrence
Release Date:18/10/1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
Character:Chris Hale aka Steve
Release Date:14/10/1950
Two Flags West
Character:Col. Clay Tucker
Release Date:12/10/1950
Beyond the Forest
Character:Doctor Louis Moline
Release Date:21/10/1949
Under Capricorn
Character:Sam Flusky
Release Date:08/09/1949
The Third Man
Character:Holly Martins
Release Date:31/08/1949
Portrait of Jennie
Character:Eben Adams
Release Date:25/12/1948
Our American Heritage
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/08/1947
The Farmer's Daughter
Character:Glenn Morley
Release Date:26/03/1947
Duel in the Sun
Character:Jesse McCanles
Release Date:31/12/1946
Love Letters
Character:Allen Quinton
Release Date:26/10/1945
I'll Be Seeing You
Character:Zachary Morgan
Release Date:31/12/1944
Since You Went Away
Character:Lieutenant Tony Willett
Release Date:30/06/1944
Gaslight
Character:Brian Cameron
Release Date:04/05/1944
Hers to Hold
Character:Bill Morley
Release Date:16/07/1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Character:Uncle Charlie
Release Date:12/01/1943
Journey into Fear
Character:Howard Graham
Release Date:07/01/1943
The Magnificent Ambersons
Character:Eugene Morgan
Release Date:10/07/1942
Lydia
Character:Michael Fitzpatrick
Release Date:18/09/1941
Citizen Kane
Character:Jedediah Leland
Release Date:17/04/1941
Citizen Kane Trailer
Character:himself/Jedediah Leland
Release Date:01/01/1940
Too Much Johnson
Character:Augustus Billings
Release Date:16/08/1938
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1937
Television Appearances
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Lionel
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Edward
Aspen
Character:Horton Paine
The Love Boat
Character:Colonel Van Ryker
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Character:
Origins of the Mafia
Character:The Envoy
The Rockford Files
Character:Warner Jameson
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
Cimarron Strip
Character:
Ironside
Character:
Hollywood and the Stars
Character:Narrator
The Great Adventure
Character:Captain Meehan
Bus Stop
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Charles Ladovan
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Character:Mac McClay
Checkmate
Character:
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Dick Burlingame
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Charles Lawrence
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
Kraft Music Hall
Character:
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Suspicion
Character:Gregg Carey
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Ben Harper
On Trial
Character:
Telephone Time
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:William Callew
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Tony Gould
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Courtney Masterson
Letter to Loretta
Character:Self - Guest Host
General Electric Theater
Character:Paul Henty
General Electric Theater
Character:Captain
General Electric Theater
Character:Private Harris
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
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