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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).
17
Films
7.3
Avg Score
Filmography (17)
Heaven's Gate
67
as The Reverend Doctor
Soylent Green
70
as William R. Simonson
Baron Blood
59
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
70
as Dr. Vesalius
Tora! Tora! Tora!
75
as Henry L. Stimson
Petulia
69
as Mr. Danner
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
75
as Drew Bayliss
Touch of Evil
80
as Coroner (uncredited)
Niagara
70
as George Loomis
Othello
75
as Senator (uncredited)
The Third Man
81
as Holly Martins
Duel in the Sun
67
as Jesse McCanles
Since You Went Away
75
as Lieutenant Tony Willett
Gaslight
78
as Brian Cameron
Shadow of a Doubt
78
as Uncle Charlie
The Magnificent Ambersons
76
as Eugene Morgan
Citizen Kane
82
as Jedediah Leland