Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Date of Birth:

May 15, 1905

Place of Birth:

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).

filmography:

The Angel Wore Red The Angel Wore Red

1960

Peking Express Peking Express

1951

A Whisper in the Dark A Whisper in the Dark

1976

Gangsters '70 Gangsters '70

1968

The Tramplers The Tramplers

1965

Too Much Johnson Too Much Johnson

2013

Untamed Frontier Untamed Frontier

1952

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

2000

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

Hers to Hold Hers to Hold

1943

The Screaming Woman The Screaming Woman

1972

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Two Flags West Two Flags West

1950

The Perfect Crime The Perfect Crime

1978

Walk Softly, Stranger Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

Casino Casino

1980

Twilight's Last Gleaming Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

The Devil's Daughter The Devil's Daughter

1973

Love Letters Love Letters

1945

Half Angel Half Angel

1951

Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds

1967

The Bottom of the Bottle The Bottom of the Bottle

1956

Assault on the Wayne Assault on the Wayne

1971

Our American Heritage Our American Heritage

1947

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018

Churchill and the Generals Churchill and the Generals

1979

The Edge of Innocence The Edge of Innocence

1957

Doomsday Voyage Doomsday Voyage

1972

Brighty of the Grand Canyon Brighty of the Grand Canyon

1966

Concorde Affair Concorde Affair

1979

Egypt by Three Egypt by Three

1953

The Lonely Profession The Lonely Profession

1969

Police Dog Police Dog

1973

Mysteries of the Gods Mysteries of the Gods

1976

Cutter's Trail Cutter's Trail

1970

Split Second to an Epitaph Split Second to an Epitaph

1968

Othello Othello

1951

The Great Sioux Massacre The Great Sioux Massacre

1965

Return to Fantasy Island Return to Fantasy Island

1978

Petulia Petulia

1968

Alexander The Great Alexander The Great

1968

Last In, First Out Last In, First Out

1978

Special Delivery Special Delivery

1955

Delusion Delusion

1981

Some May Live Some May Live

1967

Journey to Murder Journey to Murder

1971

Timber Tramps Timber Tramps

1975

Do You Take This Stranger? Do You Take This Stranger?

1971

The Survivor The Survivor

1981

The Scopone Game The Scopone Game

1972

A Blueprint for Murder A Blueprint for Murder

1953

Airport '77 Airport '77

1977

The Steel Trap The Steel Trap

1952

Shadow of a Doubt Shadow of a Doubt

1943

I'll Be Seeing You I'll Be Seeing You

1944

Soylent Green Soylent Green

1973

Duel in the Sun Duel in the Sun

1946

The Killer Is Loose The Killer Is Loose

1956

Island of the Fishmen Island of the Fishmen

1979

The Halliday Brand The Halliday Brand

1957

Portrait of Jennie Portrait of Jennie

1948

Journey into Fear Journey into Fear

1943

Baron Blood Baron Blood

1972

Lady Frankenstein Lady Frankenstein

1971

Touch of Evil Touch of Evil

1958

The Third Man The Third Man

1949

The Magnificent Ambersons The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

Under Capricorn Under Capricorn

1949

Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990

Heaven's Gate Heaven's Gate

1980

Seeing the World, Part One: A Visit to New York, N.Y. Seeing the World, Part One: A Visit to New York, N.Y.

1937

Gaslight Gaslight

1944

Guyana: Crime of the Century Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979

City Beneath the Sea City Beneath the Sea

1971

Niagara Niagara

1953

Latitude Zero Latitude Zero

1969

White Comanche White Comanche

1968

The Grasshopper The Grasshopper

1970

The Hearse The Hearse

1980

The Man with a Cloak The Man with a Cloak

1951

The Oscar The Oscar

1966

Lydia Lydia

1941

September Affair September Affair

1950

The Hellbenders The Hellbenders

1967

The Abominable Dr. Phibes The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971

The Last Sunset The Last Sunset

1961

Since You Went Away Since You Went Away

1944

Caravans Caravans

1978

Beyond the Forest Beyond the Forest

1949

Syndicate Sadists Syndicate Sadists

1975

F for Fake F for Fake

1973

The Farmer's Daughter The Farmer's Daughter

1947

A Delicate Balance A Delicate Balance

1973

Hollywood and the Stars Hollywood and the Stars

1964

From the Earth to the Moon From the Earth to the Moon

1958

The Money Trap The Money Trap

1965

Citizen Kane Citizen Kane

1941

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