Joseph Cotten

Acting

May 15, 1905 – Feb 6, 1994 · Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Citizen Kane1941
as ⁨Jedediah Leland⁩
The Third Man1949
as ⁨Holly Martins⁩
Touch of Evil1958
as ⁨Coroner (uncredited)⁩
Soylent Green1973
as ⁨William R. Simonson⁩
Shadow of a Doubt1943
as ⁨Charlie Oakley⁩
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
as ⁨Henry L. Stimson⁩
Gaslight1944
as ⁨Brian Cameron⁩
as ⁨Eugene Morgan⁩
as ⁨George Loomis⁩
as ⁨The Reverend Doctor⁩
as ⁨Dr. Vesalius⁩
as ⁨Nicholas St. Downs III⁩
as ⁨Drew Bayliss⁩
as ⁨Senator (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Jesse McCanles⁩
as ⁨Sam Flusky⁩
as ⁨George⁩
as ⁨Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker⁩
as ⁨Eben Adams⁩
as ⁨Howard Graham⁩ · Screenplay
as ⁨John Breckenridge⁩
as ⁨Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State⁩
as ⁨Prof. Ernest Marvin⁩
as ⁨Baron Frankenstein⁩
as ⁨Colonel Jonas⁩
as ⁨Detective Sam Wagner⁩
as ⁨Walter Prichard⁩
as ⁨Tony Willett⁩
as ⁨Doctor Louis Moline⁩
as ⁨Mr. Danner⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Citizen Kane1941
as ⁨Jedediah Leland⁩
The Third Man1949
as ⁨Holly Martins⁩
Touch of Evil1958
as ⁨Coroner (uncredited)⁩
Soylent Green1973
as ⁨William R. Simonson⁩
Shadow of a Doubt1943
as ⁨Charlie Oakley⁩
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
as ⁨Henry L. Stimson⁩
Gaslight1944
as ⁨Brian Cameron⁩
as ⁨Eugene Morgan⁩
as ⁨George Loomis⁩
as ⁨The Reverend Doctor⁩
as ⁨Dr. Vesalius⁩
as ⁨Nicholas St. Downs III⁩
as ⁨Drew Bayliss⁩
as ⁨Senator (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Jesse McCanles⁩
as ⁨Sam Flusky⁩
as ⁨George⁩
as ⁨Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker⁩
as ⁨Eben Adams⁩
as ⁨Howard Graham⁩ · Screenplay
as ⁨John Breckenridge⁩
as ⁨Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State⁩
as ⁨Prof. Ernest Marvin⁩
as ⁨Baron Frankenstein⁩
as ⁨Colonel Jonas⁩
as ⁨Detective Sam Wagner⁩
as ⁨Walter Prichard⁩
as ⁨Tony Willett⁩
as ⁨Doctor Louis Moline⁩
as ⁨Mr. Danner⁩