JOSEPH COTTEN
Joseph Cotten
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: May 15, 1905
Deathday: February 6, 1994
Place of Birth: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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).
Filmography
Starring
Self (archive footage)
2013·
Too Much JohnsonAugustus Billings
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
(archive footage)
1981·
DelusionIvar Langrock
1981·
The SurvivorPriest
1980·
CasinoEd Booker
1980·
The HearseWalter Prichard
1980·
Heaven's GateThe Reverend Doctor
Edward, Lionel
Self
Gen. George C. Marshall
1979·
Concorde AffairMilland
Richard Gable
Prof. Ernest Marvin
Simon Grant
1978·
Last In, First OutFoster Johnson
1978·
The Perfect CrimeSir Arthur Dundee
1978·
CaravansCrandall
1977·
The Love BoatColonel Van Ryker
1977·
AspenHorton Paine
Weldon Rathbone
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
1977·
Airport '77Nicholas St. Downs III
1976·
Origins of the MafiaThe Envoy
1976·
Expedition to AraratSelf - Host - Narrator
Narrator
Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
The Professor
1975·
Timber TrampsGreedy sawmill mogul
1975·
Syndicate SadistsPaternò
1974·
The Rockford FilesWarner Jameson
1973·
Police DogNarrator
1973·
The Devil's DaughterJudge Weatherby
1973·
A Delicate BalanceHarry
1973·
F for FakeSelf
1973·
Soylent GreenWilliam R. Simonson
John R. James
1972·
Doomsday VoyageCaptain Jason
1972·
The Screaming WomanGeorge Tresvant
1972·
The Scopone GameGeorge
1972·
Baron BloodBaron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
1971·
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf
1971·
Journey to MurderJeff Wheeler
Dr. Robert Carson
1971·
Assault on the WayneAdmiral
1971·
City Beneath the SeaDr. Ziegler
Dr. Vesalius
1971·
Lady FrankensteinBaron Frankenstein
1970·
Cutter's TrailGeneral Spalding
1970·
The GrasshopperRichard Morgan
1970·
Tora! Tora! Tora!Henry L. Stimson
Martin Bannister
1969·
Latitude ZeroCapt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
Jeff Wheeler
1968·
The Name of the GameHenry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
1968·
It Takes a ThiefMr. Jack, Col. Heinrich
Self (uncredited)
Himself
Dr. Ben Stern
1968·
PetuliaMr. Danner
1968·
Alexander The GreatAntigonus
1968·
Gangsters '70Destil
1968·
White ComancheSheriff Logan
1967·
Cimarron StripNathan Tio
1967·
IronsideDr. Benjamin Stern
1967·
Lionpower from MGMSelf - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967·
Some May LiveColonel Woodward
1967·
Jack of DiamondsAce
1967·
The HellbendersColonel Jonas
Jim
1966·
The OscarKenneth Regan
Major Marcus A. Reno
1965·
The TramplersTemple Cordeen
1965·
The Money TrapDr. Horace Van Tilden
Drew Bayliss
Narrator
1963·
The Great AdventureCaptain Meehan
1962·
The VirginianJudge Hobbs, Judge Will McMasters
1961·
Dr. KildareCharles Ladovan
1961·
Bus StopProfessor Wheelwright
Self (uncredited)
1961·
The Last SunsetJohn Breckenridge
Mac McClay
1960·
CheckmateDr. George Mallinson
1960·
The Angel Wore RedHawthorne
Charles Lawrence, Dick Burlingame
1958·
Kraft Music HallSelf
Black McSween
1958·
77 Sunset StripArnold Buhler
Victor Barbicane
1958·
Touch of EvilCoroner (uncredited)
1957·
Wagon TrainJohn Augustus, Captain Dan Brady
1957·
SuspicionGregg Carey
Robert Rainey
1957·
The Halliday BrandDaniel Halliday
1956·
On TrialFrank Parsons, Reed, Reed Murrow, Clint Anderson, Ray Barnes, William Seward, Gregg Bolton, Joseph Downey, Sanders, Senator George Graham Vest, Robert Westwood, Mr. Patterson, Edward Pritchard
Self
1956·
Telephone TimeBen Harper
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
1956·
The Killer Is LooseDetective Sam Wagner
Self - Host
Courtney Masterson, Tony Gould, William Callew
1955·
Special DeliveryJohn Adams
Private Harris, Captain, Paul Henty
1953·
Letter to LorettaSelf - Guest Host
1953·
Egypt by ThreeNarrator
1953·
NiagaraGeorge Loomis
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
John Ashburn
1952·
Untamed FrontierKirk Denbow
1952·
The Steel TrapJim Osborne
1951·
OthelloSenator (uncredited)
1951·
Peking ExpressMichael Bachlin
1951·
Half AngelJohn Raymond Jr.
1951·
The Man with a CloakDupin
1950·
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1950·
Two Flags WestCol. Clay Tucker
Chris Hale/Steve
1950·
September AffairDavid Lawrence
1949·
Beyond the ForestDoctor Louis Moline
1949·
Under CapricornSam Flusky
1949·
The Third ManHolly Martins
1948·
Portrait of JennieEben Adams
Narrator
Glenn Morley
1946·
Duel in the SunJesse McCanles
1945·
Love LettersAllen Quinton
1944·
Since You Went AwayLieutenant Tony Willett
1944·
GaslightBrian Cameron
1944·
I'll Be Seeing YouZachary Morgan
1943·
Hers to HoldBill Morley
1943·
Shadow of a DoubtUncle Charlie
1943·
Journey into FearHoward Graham
Eugene Morgan
1941·
LydiaMichael Fitzpatrick
1941·
Citizen KaneJedediah Leland
Production
1943·
Journey into FearScreenplay