Joseph Cotten

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).

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Filmography

2018

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/31/2018

2000

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

1991

Movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1981

The Survivor
The Survivor
as Priest
Movie - Released: 7/9/1981
Delusion
Delusion
as Ivar Langrock
Movie - Released: 1/23/1981

1980

Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor
Movie - Released: 11/19/1980
The Hearse
The Hearse
as Walter Prichard
Movie - Released: 6/1/1980
Casino
Casino
as Ed Booker
Movie - Released: 8/1/1980

1979

Island of the Fishmen
Island of the Fishmen
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
Movie - Released: 1/18/1979
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana: Crime of the Century
as Richard Gable
Movie - Released: 9/20/1979
Concorde Affair
Concorde Affair
as Milland
Movie - Released: 3/23/1979
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. George C. Marshall
Movie - Released: 9/23/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Lionel
TV - Released: 3/24/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Edward
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

Caravans
Caravans
as Crandall
Movie - Released: 11/2/1978
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime
as Sir Arthur Dundee
Movie - Released: 11/24/1978
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out
as Foster Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/30/1978
Return to Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island
as Simon Grant
Movie - Released: 1/20/1978

1977

Airport '77
Airport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs III
Movie - Released: 3/11/1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Movie - Released: 2/9/1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV - Released: 1/30/1977
Aspen
Aspen
as Horton Paine
TV - Released: 11/5/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Colonel Van Ryker
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

A Whisper in the Dark
A Whisper in the Dark
as The Professor
Movie - Released: 8/12/1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Movie - Released: 2/26/1976
Mysteries of the Gods
Mysteries of the Gods
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/17/1976
Origins of the Mafia
Origins of the Mafia
as The Envoy
TV - Released: 11/19/1976

1975

Syndicate Sadists
Syndicate Sadists
as Paternò
Movie - Released: 8/16/1975
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
as Greedy sawmill mogul
Movie - Released: 12/31/1975

1974

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Warner Jameson
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Soylent Green
Soylent Green
as William R. Simonson
Movie - Released: 4/18/1973
F for Fake
F for Fake
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/1/1973
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
as Harry
Movie - Released: 11/12/1973
The Devil's Daughter
The Devil's Daughter
as Judge Weatherby
Movie - Released: 1/9/1973
Movie
Police Dog
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

Baron Blood
Baron Blood
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Movie - Released: 2/25/1972
The Scopone Game
The Scopone Game
as George
Movie - Released: 8/28/1972
The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman
as George Tresvant
Movie - Released: 1/29/1972
Doomsday Voyage
Doomsday Voyage
as Captain Jason
Movie - Released: 2/1/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1971

Lady Frankenstein
Lady Frankenstein
as Baron Frankenstein
Movie - Released: 10/22/1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Dr. Vesalius
Movie - Released: 5/18/1971
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
as Dr. Ziegler
Movie - Released: 7/16/1971
Assault on the Wayne
Assault on the Wayne
as Admiral
Movie - Released: 1/12/1971
Do You Take This Stranger?
Do You Take This Stranger?
as Dr. Robert Carson
Movie - Released: 1/18/1971
Journey to Murder
Journey to Murder
as Jeff Wheeler
Movie - Released: 1/1/1971
TV
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
TV - Released: 5/9/1971

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Henry L. Stimson
Movie - Released: 1/26/1970
The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper
as Richard Morgan
Movie - Released: 5/27/1970
Cutter's Trail
Cutter's Trail
as General Spalding
Movie - Released: 2/10/1970

1969

Latitude Zero
Latitude Zero
as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Movie - Released: 7/26/1969
The Lonely Profession
The Lonely Profession
as Martin Bannister
Movie - Released: 10/21/1969

1968

White Comanche
White Comanche
as Sheriff Logan
Movie - Released: 6/21/1968
Gangsters '70
Gangsters '70
as Destil
Movie - Released: 4/29/1968
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
as Antigonus
Movie - Released: 1/26/1968
Petulia
Petulia
as Mr. Danner
Movie - Released: 6/10/1968
Split Second to an Epitaph
Split Second to an Epitaph
as Dr. Ben Stern
Movie - Released: 9/26/1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1968

1967

The Hellbenders
The Hellbenders
as Colonel Jonas
Movie - Released: 2/2/1967
Jack of Diamonds
Jack of Diamonds
as Ace
Movie - Released: 11/10/1967
Some May Live
Some May Live
as Colonel Woodward
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967
Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
TV - Released: 9/7/1967

1966

The Oscar
The Oscar
as Kenneth Regan
Movie - Released: 3/4/1966
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
as Jim
Movie - Released: 11/24/1966

1965

The Money Trap
The Money Trap
as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
Movie - Released: 9/7/1965
The Tramplers
The Tramplers
as Temple Cordeen
Movie - Released: 12/31/1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Major Marcus A. Reno
Movie - Released: 4/25/1965

1964

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Drew Bayliss
Movie - Released: 12/15/1964

1963

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Captain Meehan
TV - Released: 9/27/1963
TV
Hollywood and the Stars
as Narrator
TV - Released: 9/30/1963

1961

The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset
as John Breckenridge
Movie - Released: 6/8/1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1961
Bus Stop
Bus Stop
TV - Released: 10/1/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Charles Ladovan
TV - Released: 9/27/1961

1960

The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
as Hawthorne
Movie - Released: 4/14/1960
Checkmate
Checkmate
TV - Released: 9/17/1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Mac McClay
TV - Released: 9/19/1960

1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Dick Burlingame
TV - Released: 9/21/1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Charles Lawrence
TV - Released: 9/21/1959

1958

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
as Coroner (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/30/1958
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
as Victor Barbicane
Movie - Released: 11/26/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1958
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall
TV - Released: 10/8/1958

1957

The Halliday Brand
The Halliday Brand
as Daniel Halliday
Movie - Released: 1/1/1957
The Edge of Innocence
The Edge of Innocence
as Robert Rainey
Movie - Released: 10/31/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
as Gregg Carey
TV - Released: 9/30/1957

1956

The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose
as Detective Sam Wagner
Movie - Released: 2/3/1956
The Bottom of the Bottle
The Bottom of the Bottle
as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Movie - Released: 2/1/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Ben Harper
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Telephone Time
Telephone Time
TV - Released: 4/8/1956
TV
On Trial
TV - Released: 9/14/1956

1955

Special Delivery
Special Delivery
as John Adams
Movie - Released: 4/7/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as William Callew
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Tony Gould
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Courtney Masterson
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Charlie Oakley (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1953

A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Movie - Released: 7/24/1953
Niagara
Niagara
as George Loomis
Movie - Released: 1/26/1953
Movie
Egypt by Three
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/31/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Paul Henty
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Self - Guest Host
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Captain
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Private Harris
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap
as Jim Osborne
Movie - Released: 11/12/1952
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier
as Kirk Denbow
Movie - Released: 7/23/1952

1951

The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak
as Dupin
Movie - Released: 11/27/1951
Half Angel
Half Angel
as John Raymond Jr.
Movie - Released: 5/5/1951
Peking Express
Peking Express
as Michael Bachlin
Movie - Released: 8/1/1951
Othello
Othello
as Senator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/28/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

September Affair
September Affair
as David Lawrence
Movie - Released: 10/18/1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Chris Hale aka Steve
Movie - Released: 10/14/1950
Two Flags West
Two Flags West
as Col. Clay Tucker
Movie - Released: 10/12/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

The Third Man
The Third Man
as Holly Martins
Movie - Released: 8/31/1949
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn
as Sam Flusky
Movie - Released: 9/8/1949
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest
as Doctor Louis Moline
Movie - Released: 10/21/1949

1948

Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
as Eben Adams
Movie - Released: 12/25/1948

1947

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
as Glenn Morley
Movie - Released: 3/26/1947
Movie
Our American Heritage
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/1/1947

1946

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
as Jesse McCanles
Movie - Released: 12/31/1946

1945

Love Letters
Love Letters
as Allen Quinton
Movie - Released: 10/26/1945

1944

I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You
as Zachary Morgan
Movie - Released: 12/31/1944
Gaslight
Gaslight
as Brian Cameron
Movie - Released: 5/4/1944
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
as Lieutenant Tony Willett
Movie - Released: 6/30/1944

1943

Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
as Howard Graham
Movie - Released: 1/7/1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
as Uncle Charlie
Movie - Released: 1/15/1943
Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold
as Bill Morley
Movie - Released: 7/16/1943

1942

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Eugene Morgan
Movie - Released: 7/10/1942

1941

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
as Jedediah Leland
Movie - Released: 4/17/1941
Lydia
Lydia
as Michael Fitzpatrick
Movie - Released: 9/18/1941

1938

Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson
as Augustus Billings
Movie - Released: 8/29/1938