Joseph Cotten
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
The Love Boat
Colonel Van Ryker
1977
Series
Ironside
Dr. Benjamin Stern
1967
Series
Wagon Train
Captain Dan Brady
1957
Series
Wagon Train
John Augustus
1957
Series
The Rockford Files
Warner Jameson
1974
Series
Dr. Kildare
Charles Ladovan
1961
Series
The Virginian
Judge Will McMasters
1962
Series
The Virginian
Judge Hobbs
1962
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Harper
1956
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Lionel
1979
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Edward
1979
Series
The Name of the Game
Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
1968
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
William Callew
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Gould
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Courtney Masterson
1955
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
John R. James
1972
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Arnold Buhler
1958
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
John Ashburn
1952
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Self - Host
1955
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Weldon Rathbone
1977
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dick Burlingame
1959
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Charles Lawrence
1959
Series
Checkmate
Dr. George Mallinson
1960
Series
Telephone Time
1956
Series
It Takes a Thief
Col. Heinrich
1968
Series
It Takes a Thief
Mr. Jack
1968
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Black McSween
1958
Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Mac McClay
1960
Series
The Great Adventure
Captain Meehan
1963
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Series
Cimarron Strip
Nathan Tio
1967
Film
Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland
1941
Series
Bus Stop
Professor Wheelwright
1961
Series
Suspicion
Gregg Carey
1957
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Series
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host
1953
Film
The Third Man
Holly Martins
1949
Film
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Henry L. Stimson
1970
Series
Journey to the Unknown
Jeff Wheeler
1968
Film
Soylent Green
William R. Simonson
1973
Film
Touch of Evil
Coroner (uncredited)
1958
Film
Shadow of a Doubt
Charlie Oakley
1943
Series
Origins of the Mafia
The Envoy
1976
On Trial
Edward Pritchard
1956
On Trial
Mr. Patterson
1956
On Trial
Robert Westwood
1956
On Trial
Senator George Graham Vest
1956
On Trial
Sanders
1956
On Trial
Joseph Downey
1956
On Trial
Gregg Bolton
1956
On Trial
William Seward
1956
On Trial
Ray Barnes
1956
On Trial
Clint Anderson
1956
On Trial
Reed Murrow
1956
On Trial
Reed
1956
On Trial
Frank Parsons
1956
Film
Gaslight
Brian Cameron
1944
Film
Heaven's Gate
The Reverend Doctor
1980
Film
Niagara
George Loomis
1953
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Self
1956
Film
Duel in the Sun
Jesse McCanles
1946
Series
Hollywood and the Stars
Narrator
1963
Film
Airport '77
Nicholas St. Downs III
1977
Series
General Electric Theater
Paul Henty
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Captain
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Private Harris
1953
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Film
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Vesalius
1971
Film
Under Capricorn
Sam Flusky
1949
Film
The Oscar
Kenneth Regan
1966
Film
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
1977
Film
Othello
Senator (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Last Sunset
John Breckenridge
1961
Film
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Drew Bayliss
1964
Film
The Magnificent Ambersons
Eugene Morgan
1942
Film
Since You Went Away
Tony Willett
1944
Film
The Farmer's Daughter
Glenn Morley
1947
Film
Petulia
Mr. Danner
1968
Film
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
F for Fake
Self
1973
Series
Aspen
Horton Paine
1977
Film
Portrait of Jennie
Eben Adams
1948
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
The Killer Is Loose
Detective Sam Wagner
1956
Film
The Bottom of the Bottle
Pat 'P.M.' Martin
1956
Film
Island of the Fishmen
Prof. Ernest Marvin
1979
Film
A Blueprint for Murder
Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
1953
Film
The Hellbenders
Colonel Jonas
1967
Film
Journey into Fear
Howard Graham
1943
Film
Baron Blood
Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
1972
Film
Love Letters
Allen Quinton
1945
Film
Lady Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
1971
Film
Caravans
Crandall
1978
Film
City Beneath the Sea
Dr. Ziegler
1971
Film
The Devil's Daughter
Judge Weatherby
1973
Film
The Perfect Crime
Sir Arthur Dundee
1978
Film
Two Flags West
Clay Tucker
1950
Film
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
1976
Film
White Comanche
Sheriff Logan
1968
Film
The Hearse
Walter Prichard
1980
Film
The Great Sioux Massacre
Major Marcus A. Reno
1965
Film
September Affair
David Lawrence
1950
Film
Syndicate Sadists
Paternò
1975
Film
From the Earth to the Moon
Victor Barbicane
1958
Film
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
1961
Film
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Richard Gable
1979
Film
Untamed Frontier
Kirk Denbow
1952
Film
The Man with a Cloak
Dupin
1951
Film
The Survivor
Priest
1981
Film
The Tramplers
Temple Cordeen
1965
Film
Assault on the Wayne
Admiral
1971
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
1991
Film
Split Second to an Epitaph
Dr. Ben Stern
1968
Film
The Angel Wore Red
Hawthorne
1960
Film
I'll Be Seeing You
Zachary Morgan
1944
Film
Latitude Zero
Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
1969
Film
The Scopone Game
George
1972
Film
The Steel Trap
Jim Osborne
1952
Film
Too Much Johnson
Augustus Billings (uncredited)
2013
Film
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1979
Film
Return to Fantasy Island
Simon Grant
1978
Film
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Self (archive footage)
1990
Film
Half Angel
John Raymond Jr.
1951
Film
Concorde Affair
Milland
1979
Film
Walk Softly, Stranger
Chris Hale/Steve
1950
Film
The Halliday Brand
Daniel Halliday
1957
Film
A Whisper in the Dark
The Professor
1976
Film
The Money Trap
Dr. Horace Van Tilden
1965
Film
Lydia
Michael Fitzpatrick
1941
Film
Delusion
Ivar Langrock
1981
Film
Cutter's Trail
General Spalding
1970
Film
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Himself
1968
Film
Jack of Diamonds
Ace
1967
Film
Gangsters '70
Destil
1968
Film
The Green Fog
2018
Film
The Grasshopper
Richard Morgan
1970
Film
Hers to Hold
Bill Morley
1943
Film
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. George C. Marshall
1979
Film
Peking Express
Michael Bachlin
1951
Film
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Film
Do You Take This Stranger?
Dr. Robert Carson
1971
Film
Last In, First Out
Foster Johnson
1978
Film
The Edge of Innocence
Robert Rainey
1957
Film
Beyond the Forest
Doctor Louis Moline
1949
Film
A Delicate Balance
Harry
1973
Film
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
2000
Film
Alexander The Great
Antigonus
1968
Film
Special Delivery
John Adams
1955
Film
Mysteries of the Gods
Narrator
1976
Egypt by Three
Narrator
1953
Film
Timber Tramps
Greedy sawmill mogul
1975
Film
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Jim
1966
Film
Casino
Ed Booker
1980
Film
The Screaming Woman
George Tresvant
1972
Film
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
1991
Film
Journey to Murder
Jeff Wheeler
1971
Film
Doomsday Voyage
Captain Jason
1972
Film
The Lonely Profession
Martin Bannister
1969
Film
Some May Live
Colonel Woodward
1967
Film
Expedition to Ararat
Self - Host - Narrator
1976
Film
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937
Our American Heritage
Narrator
1947
Police Dog
Narrator
1973