Joseph Cotten
May 15, 1905 (120 years old) in Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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
Credits
- 2018 · They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film as Self
- 1991 · Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
- 1990 · Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as (archive footage)
- 1981 · The Survivor as Priest
- 1981 · Delusion as Ivar Langrock
- 1980 · Heaven's Gate as The Reverend Doctor
- 1980 · Casino as Ed Booker
- 1980 · The Hearse as Walter Prichard
- 1979 · All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman as Self
- 1979 · Churchill and the Generals as Gen. George C. Marshall
- 1979 · Guyana: Crime of the Century as Richard Gable
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Lionel
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Edward
- 1979 · Concorde Affair as Milland
- 1979 · Island of the Fishmen as Prof. Ernest Marvin
- 1978 · The Perfect Crime as Sir Arthur Dundee
- 1978 · Caravans as Crandall
- 1978 · Last In, First Out as Foster Johnson
- 1978 · Return to Fantasy Island as Simon Grant
- 1977 · Aspen as Horton Paine
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Colonel Van Ryker
- 1977 · Airport '77 as Nicholas St. Downs III
- 1977 · Twilight's Last Gleaming as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
- 1977 · The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Weldon Rathbone
- 1976 · Origins of the Mafia as The Envoy
- 1976 · A Whisper in the Dark as The Professor
- 1976 · Mysteries of the Gods as Narrator
- 1976 · The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
- 1976 · Expedition to Ararat as Self - Host - Narrator
- 1975 · Timber Tramps as Greedy sawmill mogul
- 1975 · Syndicate Sadists as Paternò
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Warner Jameson
- 1973 · A Delicate Balance as Harry
- 1973 · F for Fake as Self
- 1973 · Soylent Green as William R. Simonson
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1973 · The Devil's Daughter as Judge Weatherby
- 1973 · Police Dog as Narrator
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as John R. James
- 1972 · The Scopone Game as George
- 1972 · Baron Blood as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
- 1972 · Doomsday Voyage as Captain Jason
- 1972 · The Screaming Woman as George Tresvant
- 1971 · Lady Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
- 1971 · City Beneath the Sea as Dr. Ziegler
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1971 · The Abominable Dr. Phibes as Dr. Vesalius
- 1971 · Do You Take This Stranger? as Dr. Robert Carson
- 1971 · Assault on the Wayne as Admiral
- 1971 · Journey to Murder as Jeff Wheeler
- 1970 · The Grasshopper as Richard Morgan
- 1970 · Cutter's Trail as General Spalding
- 1970 · Tora! Tora! Tora! as Henry L. Stimson
- 1969 · The Lonely Profession as Martin Bannister
- 1969 · Latitude Zero as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
- 1968 · Split Second to an Epitaph as Dr. Ben Stern
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
- 1968 · White Comanche as Sheriff Logan
- 1968 · Petulia as Mr. Danner
- 1968 · Gangsters '70 as Destil
- 1968 · Alexander The Great as Antigonus
- 1968 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · It Takes a Thief as Col. Heinrich
- 1968 · It Takes a Thief as Mr. Jack
- 1968 · Petulia: The Uncommon Movie as Himself
- 1967 · Jack of Diamonds as Ace
- 1967 · Cimarron Strip as Nathan Tio
- 1967 · Some May Live as Colonel Woodward
- 1967 · Ironside as Dr. Benjamin Stern
- 1967 · The Hellbenders as Colonel Jonas
- 1967 · Lionpower from MGM as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966 · Brighty of the Grand Canyon as Jim
- 1966 · The Oscar as Kenneth Regan
- 1965 · The Tramplers as Temple Cordeen
- 1965 · The Money Trap as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
- 1965 · The Great Sioux Massacre as Major Marcus A. Reno
- 1964 · Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte as Drew Bayliss
- 1963 · Hollywood and the Stars as Narrator
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Captain Meehan
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Virginian as Judge Will McMasters
- 1962 · The Virginian as Judge Hobbs
- 1961 · Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (uncredited)
- 1961 · Bus Stop as Professor Wheelwright
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Charles Ladovan
- 1961 · The Last Sunset as John Breckenridge
- 1960 · The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Mac McClay
- 1960 · Checkmate as Dr. George Mallinson
- 1960 · The Angel Wore Red as Hawthorne
- 1959 · The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Dick Burlingame
- 1959 · The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Charles Lawrence
- 1958 · From the Earth to the Moon as Victor Barbicane
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Arnold Buhler
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Black McSween
- 1958 · Touch of Evil as Coroner (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Edge of Innocence as Robert Rainey
- 1957 · Suspicion as Gregg Carey
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Captain Dan Brady
- 1957 · Wagon Train as John Augustus
- 1957 · The Halliday Brand as Daniel Halliday
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Ben Harper
- 1956 · The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show as Self
- 1956 · On Trial as Edward Pritchard
- 1956 · On Trial as Mr. Patterson
- 1956 · On Trial as Robert Westwood
- 1956 · On Trial as Senator George Graham Vest
- 1956 · On Trial as Sanders
- 1956 · On Trial as Joseph Downey
- 1956 · On Trial as Gregg Bolton
- 1956 · On Trial as William Seward
- 1956 · On Trial as Ray Barnes
- 1956 · On Trial as Clint Anderson
- 1956 · On Trial as Reed Murrow
- 1956 · On Trial as Reed
- 1956 · On Trial as Frank Parsons
- 1956 · Telephone Time as
- 1956 · The Killer Is Loose as Detective Sam Wagner
- 1956 · The Bottom of the Bottle as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as Self - Host
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as William Callew
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Tony Gould
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Courtney Masterson
- 1955 · Special Delivery as John Adams
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Self - Guest Host
- 1953 · A Blueprint for Murder as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
- 1953 · Egypt by Three as Narrator
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Paul Henty
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Captain
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Private Harris
- 1953 · Niagara as George Loomis
- 1952 · The Steel Trap as Jim Osborne
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as John Ashburn
- 1952 · Untamed Frontier as Kirk Denbow
- 1951 · Othello as Senator (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Man with a Cloak as Dupin
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Peking Express as Michael Bachlin
- 1951 · Half Angel as John Raymond Jr.
- 1950 · September Affair as David Lawrence
- 1950 · Walk Softly, Stranger as Chris Hale/Steve
- 1950 · Two Flags West as Col. Clay Tucker
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · Beyond the Forest as Doctor Louis Moline
- 1949 · Under Capricorn as Sam Flusky
- 1949 · The Third Man as Holly Martins
- 1948 · Portrait of Jennie as Eben Adams
- 1947 · Our American Heritage as Narrator
- 1947 · The Farmer's Daughter as Glenn Morley
- 1946 · Duel in the Sun as Jesse McCanles
- 1945 · Love Letters as Allen Quinton
- 1944 · I'll Be Seeing You as Zachary Morgan
- 1944 · Since You Went Away as Lieutenant Tony Willett
- 1944 · Gaslight as Brian Cameron
- 1943 · Hers to Hold as Bill Morley
- 1943 · Shadow of a Doubt as Uncle Charlie
- 1943 · Journey into Fear as Howard Graham
- 1942 · The Magnificent Ambersons as Eugene Morgan
- 1941 · Lydia as Michael Fitzpatrick
- 1941 · Citizen Kane as Jedediah Leland
- 1938 · Too Much Johnson as Augustus Billings
- 1937 · Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y. as