Joseph Cotten
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Citizen Kane
as Jedediah Leland
1941
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Eugene Morgan
1942
The Third Man
as Holly Martins
1949
Touch of Evil
as Coroner (uncredited)
1958
Lady Frankenstein
as Baron Frankenstein
1971
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Drew Bayliss
1964
Under Capricorn
as Sam Flusky
1949
Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor
1980
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
1990
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Henry L. Stimson
1970
Baron Blood
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
1972
Journey into Fear
as Howard Graham
1943
I'll Be Seeing You
as Zachary Morgan
1944
Shadow of a Doubt
as Uncle Charlie
1943
The Steel Trap
as Jim Osborne
1952
A Blueprint for Murder
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
1953
Airport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs III
1977
Soylent Green
as William R. Simonson
1973
Duel in the Sun
as Jesse McCanles
1946
TV Appearances
77 Sunset Strip
as Arnold Buhler
1958
The Great Adventure
as Captain Meehan
1963
Checkmate
as Dr. George Mallinson
1960
Tales of the Unexpected
as Lionel
1979
The Streets of San Francisco
as John R. James
1972
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Weldon Rathbone
1977
General Electric Theater
as Paul Henty
1953
Ironside
as Dr. Benjamin Stern
1967
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as William Callew
1955
Bus Stop
as Professor Wheelwright
1961
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Black McSween
1958
Cimarron Strip
as Nathan Tio
1967