Joseph Cotten
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).
Acted in
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson
2013
as Augustus Billings
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
as Self
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
The Survivor
1981
as Priest
Delusion
1981
as Ivar Langrock
Heaven's Gate
1980
as The Reverend Doctor
Casino
1980
as Ed Booker
The Hearse
1980
as Walter Prichard
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979
as Richard Gable
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Lionel
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Edward
Concorde Affair
1979
as Milland
Island of the Fishmen
1979
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
The Perfect Crime
1978
as Sir Arthur Dundee
Caravans
1978
as Crandall
Last In, First Out
1978
as Foster Johnson
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
as Simon Grant
Aspen
1977
as Horton Paine
The Love Boat
1977
as Colonel Van Ryker
Airport '77
1977
as Nicholas St. Downs III
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Origins of the Mafia
1976
as The Envoy
A Whisper in the Dark
1976
as The Professor
Mysteries of the Gods
1976
as Narrator
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976
as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Timber Tramps
1975
as Greedy sawmill mogul
Syndicate Sadists
1975
as Paternò
The Rockford Files
1974
as Warner Jameson
A Delicate Balance
1973
as Harry
F for Fake
1973
as Self
Soylent Green
1973
as William R. Simonson
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Devil's Daughter
1973
as Judge Weatherby
Police Dog
1973
as Narrator
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Scopone Game
1972
as George
Baron Blood
1972
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Doomsday Voyage
1972
as Captain Jason
The Screaming Woman
1972
as George Tresvant
Lady Frankenstein
1971
as Baron Frankenstein
City Beneath the Sea
1971
as Dr. Ziegler
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Dr. Vesalius
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971
as Dr. Robert Carson
Assault on the Wayne
1971
as Admiral
Journey to Murder
1971
as Jeff Wheeler
The Grasshopper
1970
as Richard Morgan
Cutter's Trail
1970
as General Spalding
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Henry L. Stimson
The Lonely Profession
1969
as Martin Bannister
Latitude Zero
1969
as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
as Dr. Ben Stern
White Comanche
1968
as Sheriff Logan
Petulia
1968
as Mr. Danner
Gangsters '70
1968
as Destil
Alexander The Great
1968
as Antigonus
Jack of Diamonds
1967
as Ace
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
as Self
Cimarron Strip
1967
Ironside
1967
The Hellbenders
1967
as Colonel Jonas
Some May Live
1967
as Colonel Woodward
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
as Jim
The Oscar
1966
as Kenneth Regan
The Tramplers
1965
as Temple Cordeen
The Money Trap
1965
as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Major Marcus A. Reno
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Drew Bayliss
Hollywood and the Stars
1964
as Narrator
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
as Narrator
The Great Adventure
1963
as Captain Meehan
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (uncredited)
Bus Stop
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Charles Ladovan
The Last Sunset
1961
as John Breckenridge
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Mac McClay
Checkmate
1960
The Angel Wore Red
1960
as Hawthorne
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Dick Burlingame
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Charles Lawrence
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
as Victor Barbicane
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Kraft Music Hall
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Touch of Evil
1958
as Coroner (uncredited)
The Edge of Innocence
1957
as Robert Rainey
Suspicion
1957
as Gregg Carey
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Daniel Halliday
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ben Harper
On Trial
1956
Telephone Time
1956
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Detective Sam Wagner
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956
as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as William Callew
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Tony Gould
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Courtney Masterson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Charlie Oakley (archive footage) (uncredited)
Special Delivery
1955
as John Adams
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Self - Guest Host
A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Egypt by Three
1953
as Narrator
General Electric Theater
1953
as Paul Henty
General Electric Theater
1953
as Captain
General Electric Theater
1953
as Private Harris
Niagara
1953
as George Loomis
The Steel Trap
1952
as Jim Osborne
Untamed Frontier
1952
as Kirk Denbow
Othello
1951
as Senator (uncredited)
The Man with a Cloak
1951
as Dupin
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Peking Express
1951
as Michael Bachlin
Half Angel
1951
as John Raymond Jr.
September Affair
1950
as David Lawrence
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Chris Hale aka Steve
Two Flags West
1950
as Col. Clay Tucker
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Beyond the Forest
1949
as Doctor Louis Moline
Under Capricorn
1949
as Sam Flusky
The Third Man
1949
as Holly Martins
Portrait of Jennie
1948
as Eben Adams
Our American Heritage
1947
as Narrator
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Glenn Morley
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Jesse McCanles
Love Letters
1945
as Allen Quinton
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Zachary Morgan
Since You Went Away
1944
as Lieutenant Tony Willett
Gaslight
1944
as Brian Cameron
Hers to Hold
1943
as Bill Morley
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Charlie Oakley
Journey into Fear
1943
as Howard Graham
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Eugene Morgan
Lydia
1941
as Michael Fitzpatrick
Citizen Kane
1941
as Jedediah Leland
Seeing the World, Part One: A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937