Joseph Cotten
Acting
- Born:
- 1905-05-15
- Died:
- 1994-02-06
- Place of birth:
- Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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 Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and The Third Man (1949).
Known For
Filmography
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
The Green Fog
Too Much Johnson
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
The Survivor
Delusion
Heaven's Gate
Casino
The Hearse
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Churchill and the Generals
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Tales of the Unexpected
Concorde Affair
Island of the Fishmen
The Perfect Crime
Caravans
Last In, First Out
Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island
Aspen
The Love Boat
Airport '77
Twilight's Last Gleaming
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Origins of the Mafia
A Whisper in the Dark
Mysteries of the Gods
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Expedition to Ararat
Timber Tramps
Syndicate Sadists
The Rockford Files
A Delicate Balance
F for Fake
Soylent Green
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Devil's Daughter
Police Dog
The Streets of San Francisco
The Scopone Game
Baron Blood
Doomsday Voyage
The Screaming Woman
Lady Frankenstein
City Beneath the Sea
V.I.P. Schaukel
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Do You Take This Stranger?
Assault on the Wayne
Journey to Murder
The Grasshopper
Cutter's Trail
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Lonely Profession
Latitude Zero
Split Second to an Epitaph