Joseph Cotten
Actor • 1905 - 1994

Joseph Cotten

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Tora! Tora! Tora!
Character Henry L. Stimson
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Character John Breckenridge
Shot from The Third Man
Character Holly Martins
Shot from Under Capricorn
Character Sam Flusky
Shot from Too Much Johnson
Character Augustus Billings
Shot from Twilight's Last Gleaming
Character Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Shot from Soylent Green
Character William R. Simonson
Shot from Lo scopone scientifico
Character George
Shot from Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Character Dr. Drew Bayliss
Shot from Niagara
Character George Loomis

Niagara

1953

Shot from Duel in the Sun
Character Jesse McCanles
Shot from Gaslight
Character Brian Cameron

Gaslight

1944

Shot from Since You Went Away
Character Lieutenant Tony Willett
Shot from Shadow of a Doubt
Character Uncle Charlie Oakley
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Character Jedediah Leland
Title screen of They'll Love Me When I'm Dead No snapshots yet
Character Self (archive footage)
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Character Priest
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Character The Reverend Doctor

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

49 titles
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018
The Survivor
The Survivor 1981
The Hearse
The Hearse 1980
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate 1980
L'isola degli uomini pesce
L'isola degli uomini pesce 1979
L'ordre et la sécurité du monde
L'ordre et la sécurité du monde 1978
Caravans
Caravans 1978
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
Airport '77
Airport '77 1977
Un sussurro nel buio
Un sussurro nel buio 1976
F for Fake
F for Fake 1974
Soylent Green
Soylent Green 1973
Lo scopone scientifico
Lo scopone scientifico 1972
Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga
Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga 1972
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971
La figlia di Frankenstein
La figlia di Frankenstein 1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
Ido zero daisakusen
Ido zero daisakusen 1969
Petulia
Petulia 1968
The Oscar
The Oscar 1966
The Money Trap
The Money Trap 1965
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964
The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset 1961
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil 1958
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon 1958
The Killer Is Loose
The Killer Is Loose 1956
Niagara
Niagara 1953
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder 1953
Untamed Frontier
Untamed Frontier 1952
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice 1952
The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak 1951
Two Flags West
Two Flags West 1950
September Affair
September Affair 1950
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn 1949
The Third Man
The Third Man 1949
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest 1949
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie 1948
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter 1947
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun 1946
Love Letters
Love Letters 1945
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away 1944
I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You 1944
Gaslight
Gaslight 1944
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
Journey Into Fear
Journey Into Fear 1943
Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold 1943
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons 1942
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane 1941
Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson 1938

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