Joseph Cotten
b. 1905 — d. 1994 (aged 89)
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Actor
Soundtrack
Writer
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
Filmography
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★ 7.4
Orson Welles: What Went Wrong?
1992 Self
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★ 7.4
The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards
1992 Self
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The 37th Annual Thalians Ball
1992 Self
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The Special 84th Birthday Celebration for Buddy Ebsen
1992 Self
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The Donald O'Connor Special for His 65th Anniversary: An American Treasure
1991 Self
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The Special 88th Birthday Celebration to George Murphy
1990 Self
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The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards
1987 Self
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The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards
1986 Self
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★ 5.2
The Survivor
1981 Actor
Priest
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★ 4.9
Delusion
1981 Actor
Ivar Langrock
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★ 6.7
Heaven's Gate
1980 Actor
The Reverend Doctor
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★ 4.9
The Hearse
1980 Actor
Walter Prichard
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★ 5.8
Casino
1980 Actor
Ed Booker
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★ 5.3
The Island of the Fishmen
1979 Actor
Prof. Ernest Marvin
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★ 5.5
Guyana: Cult of the Damned
1979 Actor
Richard Gable
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★ 7.7
Churchill and the Generals
1979 Actor
Gen. George C. Marshall
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★ 8.2
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979 Self
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The RKO Years
1979 Actor
Self Host
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★ 5.9
Caravans
1978 Actor
Crandall
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★ 4.9
Indagine su un delitto perfetto
1978 Actor
Sir Arthur Dundee
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★ 5.6
Last In, First Out
1978 Actor
Foster Johnson
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★ 5.8
Airport '77
1977 Actor
Nicholas St. Downs III
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★ 6.7
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 Actor
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
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★ 5.6
A Whisper in the Dark
1976 Actor
The Professor
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★ 6.3
Origins of the Mafia
1976 Actor
The Envoy
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Freedom Is
1976 Actor
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★ 6.4
Syndicate Sadists
1975 Actor
Paternò
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★ 7.0
Soylent Green
1973 Actor
Simonson
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★ 6.5
A Delicate Balance
1973 Actor
Harry
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★ 5.8
The Devil's Daughter
1973 Actor
Judge Weatherby
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★ 5.7
The Timber Tramps
1973 Actor
Greedy sawmill mogul
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★ 5.9
Baron Blood
1972 Actor
Baron Otto von Kleist
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★ 7.6
The Scopone Game
1972 Actor
George
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★ 6.5
The Screaming Woman
1972 Actor
George Tresvant
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★ 3.5
Doomsday Voyage
1972 Actor
Captain Jason
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★ 7.0
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 Actor
Dr. Vesalius
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★ 5.2
Lady Frankenstein
1971 Actor
Baron Frankenstein
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★ 5.2
City Beneath the Sea
1971 Actor
Dr. Ziegler
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★ 6.0
Assault on the Wayne
1971 Actor
Admiral
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★ 2.4
Journey to Murder
1971 Actor
Jeff Wheeler (Do Me a Favor and Kill Me)
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★ 6.8
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971 Actor
Dr. Robert Carson
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★ 7.5
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 Actor
Henry L. Stimson
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★ 5.7
The Grasshopper
1970 Actor
Richard Morgan
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★ 7.0
Cutter's Trail
1970 Actor
Gen. Spalding
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★ 5.9
Latitude Zero
1969 Actor
Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
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★ 7.4
The Lonely Profession
1969 Actor
Martin Bannister
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Keene
1969 Actor
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★ 7.5
It Takes a Thief
1968 Actor
Mr. Jack
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★ 4.2
White Comanche
1968 Actor
Sheriff Logan
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★ 7.6
Journey to the Unknown
1968 Actor
Jeff Wheeler
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★ 6.4
Days of Fire
1968 Actor
Destil
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Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968 Self
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★ 6.7
The Hellbenders
1967 Actor
Colonel Jonas
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★ 5.2
Jack of Diamonds
1967 Actor
Ace
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★ 5.7
Some May Live
1967 Actor
Col. Woodward
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★ 5.2
The Oscar
1966 Actor
Kenneth Regan
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★ 6.0
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966 Actor
Jim Owen
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★ 6.2
The Money Trap
1965 Actor
Dr. Horace Van Tilden
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★ 5.1
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965 Actor
Major Reno
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★ 5.8
The Tramplers
1965 Actor
Temple Cordeen
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★ 7.5
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964 Actor
Dr. Drew Bayliss
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★ 8.4
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte: Wizard Work
1964 Self
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★ 8.4
Hollywood and the Stars
1963 Actor
Self - Host
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★ 6.7
The Last Sunset
1961 Actor
John Breckenridge
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★ 5.8
The Angel Wore Red
1960 Actor
Hawthorne
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★ 7.6
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 Actor
Dick Burlingame
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★ 5.1
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 Actor
Victor Barbicane
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★ 6.4
The Halliday Brand
1957 Actor
Daniel Halliday
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★ 6.6
The Killer Is Loose
1956 Actor
Detective Sam Wagner
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★ 6.5
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 Actor
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
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★ 4.7
Bedevilled
1955 Actor
Flight Announcer at the airport
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★ 7.1
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1955 Self
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★ 6.9
On Trial
1955 Self
Actor
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★ 6.0
Star Stage
1955 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.0
Special Delivery
1955 Actor
John Adams
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★ 7.1
Light's Diamond Jubilee
1954 Self
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★ 7.0
Niagara
1953 Actor
George Loomis
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★ 6.7
A Blueprint for Murder
1953 Actor
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
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★ 5.4
Egypt by Three
1953 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.9
The Steel Trap
1952 Actor
Jim Osborne
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★ 6.1
Untamed Frontier
1952 Actor
Kirk Denbow
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★ 6.6
The Man with a Cloak
1951 Actor
Dupin
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★ 6.0
Half Angel
1951 Actor
John Raymond Jr.
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★ 5.7
Peking Express
1951 Actor
Michael Bachlin
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★ 6.5
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 Actor
Chris Hale aka Steve
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★ 6.7
Two Flags West
1950 Actor
Col. Clay Tucker
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★ 6.7
September Affair
1950 Actor
David Lawrence
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★ 8.1
The Third Man
1949 Actor
Holly Martins
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★ 6.2
Under Capricorn
1949 Actor
Sam Flusky
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★ 6.8
Beyond the Forest
1949 Actor
Doctor Lewis Moline
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★ 7.6
Portrait of Jennie
1948 Actor
Eben Adams
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★ 7.2
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 Actor
Glenn Morley
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Our American Heritage
1947 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.7
Duel in the Sun
1946 Actor
Jesse McCanles
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★ 7.0
Love Letters
1945 Actor
Alan Quinton
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★ 7.8
Gaslight
1944 Actor
Brian Cameron
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★ 7.5
Since You Went Away
1944 Actor
Lt. Tony Willett
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★ 7.1
I'll Be Seeing You
1944 Actor
Zachary Morgan
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★ 7.7
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 Actor
Charlie Oakley
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★ 6.5
Journey Into Fear
1943 Actor
Writer
Howard Graham