Joseph Cotten
Acting
Born May 15, 1905 — Died February 6, 1994
From Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Also known as Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr., Joseph Cheshire Cotten
Biography
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)...
Filmography
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
20187.1
The Green Fog
20186.1
Too Much Johnson
Augustus Billings
20135.4
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
20007.3
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
19958.0
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
1991
—
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
19916.3
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
19905.7
The Survivor
Priest
19815.2
Delusion
Ivar Langrock
19814.8
Heaven's Gate
The Reverend Doctor
19806.7
Casino
Ed Booker
198010.0
The Hearse
Walter Prichard
19805.3
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1979
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. George C. Marshall
19799.0
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Richard Gable
19795.0
Concorde Affair
Milland
19796.5
Island of the Fishmen
Prof. Ernest Marvin
19795.7
The Perfect Crime
Sir Arthur Dundee
19785.5
Caravans
Crandall
19785.8
Last In, First Out
Foster Johnson
19784.5
Return to Fantasy Island
Simon Grant
19786.0
Airport '77
Nicholas St. Downs III
19775.6
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
19776.5
A Whisper in the Dark
The Professor
19765.9
Mysteries of the Gods
Narrator
19765.3
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
19766.5
Expedition to Ararat
Self - Host - Narrator
1976
Timber Tramps
Greedy sawmill mogul
19759.0
Syndicate Sadists
Paternò
19756.0
A Delicate Balance
Harry
19736.2
F for Fake
Self
19737.4
Soylent Green
William R. Simonson
19736.9
The Devil's Daughter
Judge Weatherby
19736.6
—
Police Dog
Narrator
1973
The Scopone Game
George
19727.4
Baron Blood
Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
19726.1
Doomsday Voyage
Captain Jason
197210.0
The Screaming Woman
George Tresvant
19726.8
Lady Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
19715.6
City Beneath the Sea
Dr. Ziegler
19714.5
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Vesalius
19717.0
Do You Take This Stranger?
Dr. Robert Carson
19716.0
Assault on the Wayne
Admiral
19714.3
Journey to Murder
Jeff Wheeler
19717.0
The Grasshopper
Richard Morgan
19705.1
Cutter's Trail
General Spalding
19708.0
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Henry L. Stimson
19707.2
The Lonely Profession
Martin Bannister
19697.0
Latitude Zero
Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
19695.9
Split Second to an Epitaph
Dr. Ben Stern
19689.0
White Comanche
Sheriff Logan
19684.7
Petulia
Mr. Danner
19686.0
Gangsters '70
Destil
19687.3
Alexander The Great
Antigonus
19685.0
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Himself
1968
Jack of Diamonds
Ace
19675.0
Some May Live
Colonel Woodward
19674.3
The Hellbenders
Colonel Jonas
19676.5
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
19676.3
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Jim
19666.7
The Oscar
Kenneth Regan
19665.0
The Tramplers
Temple Cordeen
19656.4
The Money Trap
Dr. Horace Van Tilden
19655.1
The Great Sioux Massacre
Major Marcus A. Reno
19654.5
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Drew Bayliss
19647.3
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
19614.4
The Last Sunset
John Breckenridge
19616.8
The Angel Wore Red
Hawthorne
19605.0
From the Earth to the Moon
Victor Barbicane
19585.3
Touch of Evil
Coroner (uncredited)
19587.7
The Edge of Innocence
Robert Rainey
1957
The Halliday Brand
Daniel Halliday
19576.2
The Killer Is Loose
Detective Sam Wagner
19566.7
The Bottom of the Bottle
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
19565.7
Special Delivery
John Adams
19559.0
A Blueprint for Murder
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
19536.2
—
Egypt by Three
Narrator
19537.0
Niagara
George Loomis
19536.8
The Steel Trap
Jim Osborne
19526.6
Untamed Frontier
Kirk Denbow
19527.3
Othello
Senator (uncredited)
19517.4
The Man with a Cloak
Dupin
19516.8
Peking Express
Michael Bachlin
19517.5
Half Angel
John Raymond Jr.
19516.2
September Affair
David Lawrence
19506.0
Walk Softly, Stranger
Chris Hale/Steve
19505.1
Two Flags West
Clay Tucker
19506.2
Beyond the Forest
Doctor Louis Moline
19496.7
Under Capricorn
Sam Flusky
19496.0
The Third Man
Holly Martins
19497.9
Portrait of Jennie
Eben Adams
19487.2
—
Our American Heritage
Narrator
1947
The Farmer's Daughter
Glenn Morley
19477.1
Duel in the Sun
Jesse McCanles
19466.4
Love Letters
Allen Quinton
19456.6
I'll Be Seeing You
Zachary Morgan
19446.9
Since You Went Away
Tony Willett
19446.6
Gaslight
Brian Cameron
19447.5
Hers to Hold
Bill Morley
19437.0
Shadow of a Doubt
Uncle Charlie
19437.5
Journey into Fear
Howard Graham
19436.1
The Magnificent Ambersons
Eugene Morgan
19427.3
Lydia
Michael Fitzpatrick
19416.5
Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland
19418.0
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
19374.3