Joseph Cotten
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 S...
Known For
Filmography
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Fog
2018
Too Much Johnson
2013
as Augustus Billings (uncredited)
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as Self (archive footage)
The Survivor
1981
as Priest
Delusion
1981
as Ivar Langrock
Heaven's Gate
1980
as The Reverend Doctor
The Hearse
1980
as Walter Prichard
Casino
1980
as Ed Booker
Island of the Fishmen
1979
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979
as Richard Gable
Concorde Affair
1979
as Milland
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
as Self
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Lionel
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Edward
Caravans
1978
as Crandall
The Perfect Crime
1978
as Sir Arthur Dundee
Last In, First Out
1978
as Foster Johnson
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
as Simon Grant
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
as Weldon Rathbone
Aspen
1977
as Horton Paine
The Love Boat
1977
as Colonel Van Ryker
A Whisper in the Dark
1976
as The Professor
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976
as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Mysteries of the Gods
1976
as Narrator
Expedition to Ararat
1976
as Self - Host - Narrator
Origins of the Mafia
1976
as The Envoy
Syndicate Sadists
1975
as Paternò
Timber Tramps
1975
as Greedy sawmill mogul
The Rockford Files
1974
as Warner Jameson
Soylent Green
1973
as William R. Simonson
F for Fake
1973
as Self
A Delicate Balance
1973
as Harry
The Devil's Daughter
1973
as Judge Weatherby
Police Dog
1973
as Narrator
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Baron Blood
1972
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
The Scopone Game
1972
as George
The Screaming Woman
1972
as George Tresvant
Doomsday Voyage
1972
as Captain Jason
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as John R. James
Lady Frankenstein
1971
as Baron Frankenstein
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Dr. Vesalius
City Beneath the Sea
1971
as Dr. Ziegler
Assault on the Wayne
1971
as Admiral
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971
as Dr. Robert Carson
Journey to Murder
1971
as Jeff Wheeler
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Henry L. Stimson
The Grasshopper
1970
as Richard Morgan
Cutter's Trail
1970
as General Spalding
Latitude Zero
1969
as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
The Lonely Profession
1969
as Martin Bannister
White Comanche
1968
as Sheriff Logan
Gangsters '70
1968
as Destil
Alexander The Great
1968
as Antigonus
Petulia
1968
as Mr. Danner
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
as Dr. Ben Stern
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968
as Himself
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Col. Heinrich
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Mr. Jack
The Name of the Game
1968
as Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Jeff Wheeler
The Hellbenders
1967
as Colonel Jonas
Jack of Diamonds
1967
as Ace
Some May Live
1967
as Colonel Woodward
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ironside
1967
as Dr. Benjamin Stern
Cimarron Strip
1967
as Nathan Tio
The Oscar
1966
as Kenneth Regan
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
as Jim
The Money Trap
1965
as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
The Tramplers
1965
as Temple Cordeen
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Major Marcus A. Reno
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Drew Bayliss
The Great Adventure
1963
as Captain Meehan
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
as Narrator
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Virginian
1962
as Judge Will McMasters
The Virginian
1962
as Judge Hobbs
The Last Sunset
1961
as John Breckenridge
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (uncredited)
Bus Stop
1961
as Professor Wheelwright
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Charles Ladovan
The Angel Wore Red
1960
as Hawthorne
Checkmate
1960
as Dr. George Mallinson
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Mac McClay
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Dick Burlingame
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Charles Lawrence
Touch of Evil
1958
as Coroner (uncredited)
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
as Victor Barbicane
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Arnold Buhler
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Black McSween
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Daniel Halliday
The Edge of Innocence
1957
as Robert Rainey
Suspicion
1957
as Gregg Carey
Wagon Train
1957
as Captain Dan Brady
Wagon Train
1957
as John Augustus
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Detective Sam Wagner
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956
as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ben Harper
Telephone Time
1956
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
On Trial
1956
as Edward Pritchard
On Trial
1956
as Mr. Patterson
On Trial
1956
as Robert Westwood
On Trial
1956
as Senator George Graham Vest
On Trial
1956
as Sanders
On Trial
1956
as Joseph Downey
On Trial
1956
as Gregg Bolton
On Trial
1956
as William Seward
On Trial
1956
as Ray Barnes
On Trial
1956
as Clint Anderson
On Trial
1956
as Reed Murrow
On Trial
1956
as Reed
On Trial
1956
as Frank Parsons
Special Delivery
1955
as John Adams
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as William Callew
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Tony Gould
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Courtney Masterson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Self - Host
A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Niagara
1953
as George Loomis
Egypt by Three
1953
as Narrator
General Electric Theater
1953
as Paul Henty
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Self - Guest Host
General Electric Theater
1953
as Captain
General Electric Theater
1953
as Private Harris
The Steel Trap
1952
as Jim Osborne
Untamed Frontier
1952
as Kirk Denbow
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as John Ashburn
The Man with a Cloak
1951
as Dupin
Half Angel
1951
as John Raymond Jr.
Peking Express
1951
as Michael Bachlin
Othello
1951
as Senator (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
September Affair
1950
as David Lawrence
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Chris Hale/Steve
Two Flags West
1950
as Clay Tucker
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Third Man
1949
as Holly Martins
Under Capricorn
1949
as Sam Flusky
Beyond the Forest
1949
as Doctor Louis Moline
Portrait of Jennie
1948
as Eben Adams
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Glenn Morley
Our American Heritage
1947
as Narrator
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Jesse McCanles
Love Letters
1945
as Allen Quinton
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Zachary Morgan
Gaslight
1944
as Brian Cameron
Since You Went Away
1944
as Tony Willett
Journey into Fear
1943
as Howard Graham
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Charlie Oakley
Hers to Hold
1943
as Bill Morley
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Eugene Morgan
Citizen Kane
1941
as Jedediah Leland
Lydia
1941
as Michael Fitzpatrick
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937