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Birthday: May 15, 1905
Place of Birth: Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Joseph Cotten

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
Movie Cast Year
Citizen Kane Jedediah Leland 1941
The Magnificent Ambersons Eugene Morgan 1942
The Third Man Holly Martins 1949
Touch of Evil Coroner (uncredited) 1958
Lady Frankenstein Baron Frankenstein 1971
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Drew Bayliss 1964
Under Capricorn Sam Flusky 1949
Seeing the World, Part One: A Visit to New York, N.Y. 1937
Heaven's Gate The Reverend Doctor 1980
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (archive footage) 1990
Tora! Tora! Tora! Henry L. Stimson 1970
Baron Blood Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker 1972
Journey into Fear Howard Graham 1943
I'll Be Seeing You Zachary Morgan 1944
Shadow of a Doubt Charlie Oakley 1943
The Steel Trap Jim Osborne 1952
A Blueprint for Murder Whitney 'Cam' Cameron 1953
Airport '77 Nicholas St. Downs III 1977
Soylent Green William R. Simonson 1973
Duel in the Sun Jesse McCanles 1946
Portrait of Jennie Eben Adams 1948
The Halliday Brand Daniel Halliday 1957
Island of the Fishmen Prof. Ernest Marvin 1979
The Killer Is Loose Detective Sam Wagner 1956
Gaslight Brian Cameron 1944
Guyana: Crime of the Century Richard Gable 1979
Syndicate Sadists PaternĂ² 1975
Beyond the Forest Doctor Louis Moline 1949
Caravans Crandall 1978
Since You Went Away Lieutenant Tony Willett 1944
F for Fake Self 1973
The Farmer's Daughter Glenn Morley 1947
The Money Trap Dr. Horace Van Tilden 1965
From the Earth to the Moon Victor Barbicane 1958
Hollywood and the Stars Narrator 1964
A Delicate Balance Harry 1973
The Last Sunset John Breckenridge 1961
The Abominable Dr. Phibes Dr. Vesalius 1971
The Grasshopper Richard Morgan 1970
White Comanche Sheriff Logan 1968
Latitude Zero Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie 1969
City Beneath the Sea Dr. Ziegler 1971
Niagara George Loomis 1953
The Hearse Walter Prichard 1980
The Man with a Cloak Dupin 1951
The Hellbenders Colonel Jonas 1967
September Affair David Lawrence 1950
Lydia Michael Fitzpatrick 1941
The Oscar Kenneth Regan 1966
The Scopone Game George 1972
The Survivor Priest 1981
Twilight's Last Gleaming Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State 1977
Casino Ed Booker 1980
Walk Softly, Stranger Chris Hale aka Steve 1950
Two Flags West Col. Clay Tucker 1950
The Perfect Crime Sir Arthur Dundee 1978
The Devil's Daughter Judge Weatherby 1973
Love Letters Allen Quinton 1945
Assault on the Wayne Admiral 1971
The Bottom of the Bottle Pat 'P.M.' Martin 1956
Jack of Diamonds Ace 1967
Half Angel John Raymond Jr. 1951
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Baron Frankenstein (archive footage) 1991
The Screaming Woman George Tresvant 1972
The Tramplers Temple Cordeen 1965
Gangsters '70 Destil 1968
A Whisper in the Dark The Professor 1976
The Angel Wore Red Hawthorne 1960
Peking Express Michael Bachlin 1951
Too Much Johnson Augustus Billings 2013
Untamed Frontier Kirk Denbow 1952
Hers to Hold Bill Morley 1943
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Dr. Joseph Francis Condon 1976
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Self 2000
Hollywood: The Selznick Years Self (uncredited) 1961
Our American Heritage Narrator 1947
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Self (archive footage) 2018
Last In, First Out Foster Johnson 1978
Alexander The Great Antigonus 1968
Petulia Mr. Danner 1968
Return to Fantasy Island Simon Grant 1978
Special Delivery John Adams 1955
Delusion Ivar Langrock 1981
Do You Take This Stranger? Dr. Robert Carson 1971
Timber Tramps Greedy sawmill mogul 1975
Journey to Murder Jeff Wheeler 1971
Some May Live Colonel Woodward 1967
The Great Sioux Massacre Major Marcus A. Reno 1965
Othello Senator (uncredited) 1951
Concorde Affair Milland 1979
Brighty of the Grand Canyon Jim 1966
Doomsday Voyage Captain Jason 1972
Churchill and the Generals Gen. George C. Marshall 1979
The Edge of Innocence Robert Rainey 1957
Egypt by Three Narrator 1953
The Lonely Profession Martin Bannister 1969
Split Second to an Epitaph Dr. Ben Stern 1968
Cutter's Trail General Spalding 1970
Mysteries of the Gods Narrator 1976
Police Dog Narrator 1973
Series Cast Year
77 Sunset Strip 1958
The Great Adventure Captain Meehan 1963
Checkmate 1960
Tales of the Unexpected Lionel 1979
The Streets of San Francisco 1972
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977
General Electric Theater Paul Henty 1953
Ironside 1967
Alfred Hitchcock Presents William Callew 1955
Bus Stop 1961
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958
Cimarron Strip 1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self 1967
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951
Kraft Music Hall 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Ben Harper 1956
Dr. Kildare Charles Ladovan 1961
Telephone Time 1956
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Dick Burlingame 1959
On Trial 1956
Letter to Loretta Self - Guest Host 1953
The Barbara Stanwyck Show Mac McClay 1960
General Electric Theater Captain 1953
General Electric Theater Private Harris 1953
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Charles Lawrence 1959
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
Origins of the Mafia The Envoy 1976
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Tony Gould 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Courtney Masterson 1955
V.I.P. Schaukel Self 1971
The Rockford Files Warner Jameson 1974
Aspen Horton Paine 1977
The Love Boat Colonel Van Ryker 1977
Hollywood and the Stars Narrator 1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Charlie Oakley (archive footage) (uncredited) 1955
Suspicion Gregg Carey 1957
Tales of the Unexpected Edward 1979
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