Joseph Cotten profile
Actor profile

Joseph Cotten

15th May 1905 Petersburg, Virginia, USA Acting

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).

103 Movies 40 TV Shows 143 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Delusion poster
Delusion 23rd January 1981 as Ivar Langrock
Casino poster
Casino 1st August 1980 as Ed Booker
Baron Blood poster
Baron Blood 25th February 1972 as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Latitude Zero poster
Latitude Zero 26th July 1969 as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Niagara poster
Niagara 26th December 1952 as George Loomis
Othello poster
Othello 28th November 1951 as Senator (uncredited)
Lydia poster
Lydia 18th September 1941 as Michael Fitzpatrick
Aspen poster
Aspen 5th November 1977 as Horton Paine
Ironside poster
Ironside 28th March 1967 as Dr. Benjamin Stern
Bus Stop poster
Bus Stop 1st October 1961 as Professor Wheelwright
Checkmate poster
Checkmate 17th September 1960 as Dr. George Mallinson
On Trial poster
On Trial 14th September 1956 as Frank Parsons