Joseph Cotten

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-05-15

Day of death

1994-02-06 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Joseph 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), 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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Citizen Kane

    Citizen Kane

  • The Angel Wore Red

    The Angel Wore Red

  • The Great Sioux Massacre

    The Great Sioux Massacre

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Airport '77

    Airport '77

  • The Steel Trap

    The Steel Trap

  • Since You Went Away

    Since You Went Away

  • A Blueprint for Murder

    A Blueprint for Murder

  • Doomsday Voyage

    Doomsday Voyage

  • A Delicate Balance

    A Delicate Balance

  • Journey to Murder

    Journey to Murder

  • I'll Be Seeing You

    I'll Be Seeing You

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Survivor

    The Survivor

  • The Hellbenders

    The Hellbenders

  • Heaven's Gate

    Heaven's Gate

  • Gaslight

    Gaslight

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • Casino

    Casino

  • Soylent Green

    Soylent Green

  • Niagara

    Niagara

  • A Whisper in the Dark

    A Whisper in the Dark

  • The Last Sunset

    The Last Sunset

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

    Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

  • Mysteries of the Gods

    Mysteries of the Gods

  • Jack of Diamonds

    Jack of Diamonds

  • Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evil

  • The Screaming Woman

    The Screaming Woman

  • Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

  • Gangsters '70

    Gangsters '70

  • City Beneath the Sea

    City Beneath the Sea

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • The Money Trap

    The Money Trap

  • The Bottom of the Bottle

    The Bottom of the Bottle

  • Brighty of the Grand Canyon

    Brighty of the Grand Canyon

  • Love Letters

    Love Letters

  • The Edge of Innocence

    The Edge of Innocence

  • The Lonely Profession

    The Lonely Profession

  • Untamed Frontier

    Untamed Frontier

  • Half Angel

    Half Angel

  • Under Capricorn

    Under Capricorn

  • Timber Tramps

    Timber Tramps

  • September Affair

    September Affair

  • Latitude Zero

    Latitude Zero

  • Last In, First Out

    Last In, First Out

  • Origins of the Mafia

    Origins of the Mafia

  • The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    The Abominable Dr. Phibes

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

    The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

  • Lydia

    Lydia

  • Peking Express

    Peking Express

  • The Hearse

    The Hearse

  • Othello

    Othello

  • Two Flags West

    Two Flags West

  • Beyond the Forest

    Beyond the Forest

  • Journey into Fear

    Journey into Fear

  • Petulia

    Petulia

  • Syndicate Sadists

    Syndicate Sadists

  • Assault on the Wayne

    Assault on the Wayne

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose

  • Return to Fantasy Island

    Return to Fantasy Island

  • The Devil's Daughter

    The Devil's Daughter

  • Aspen

    Aspen

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

  • The Scopone Game

    The Scopone Game

  • Caravans

    Caravans

  • Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

  • The Perfect Crime

    The Perfect Crime

  • Too Much Johnson

    Too Much Johnson

  • The Halliday Brand

    The Halliday Brand

  • Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

  • The Tramplers

    The Tramplers

  • Delusion

    Delusion

  • On Trial

    On Trial

  • Some May Live

    Some May Live

  • Concorde Affair

    Concorde Affair

  • White Comanche

    White Comanche

  • Baron Blood

    Baron Blood

  • F for Fake

    F for Fake

  • Hollywood and the Stars

    Hollywood and the Stars

  • The Oscar

    The Oscar

  • The Magnificent Ambersons

    The Magnificent Ambersons

  • Island of the Fishmen

    Island of the Fishmen

  • The Man with a Cloak

    The Man with a Cloak

  • Alexander The Great

    Alexander The Great

  • Egypt by Three

    Egypt by Three

  • Lady Frankenstein

    Lady Frankenstein

  • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

    They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

  • Guyana: Crime of the Century

    Guyana: Crime of the Century

  • The Farmer's Daughter

    The Farmer's Daughter

  • The Grasshopper

    The Grasshopper

  • Split Second to an Epitaph

    Split Second to an Epitaph

  • Lionpower from MGM

    Lionpower from MGM

  • Our American Heritage

    Our American Heritage

  • Do You Take This Stranger?

    Do You Take This Stranger?

  • Special Delivery

    Special Delivery

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • Police Dog

    Police Dog

  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

  • Hers to Hold

    Hers to Hold

  • Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

    Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

  • Churchill and the Generals

    Churchill and the Generals

  • Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

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

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