Acting credits
129
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Joseph Cotten
Acting
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Movies: 100Series: 29Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 7664
IMDb ID: nm0001072
Known for: Acting
Born: May 15, 1905
Died: February 6, 1994
Age: 88
Place of birth: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1937 - 2018
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q95148
Also known as
Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. • Joseph Cheshire Cotten
Other jobs
Screenplay (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joseph Cotten.
7.1
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
5.3
Too Much Johnson
as Augustus Billings
2013 Movie
7.0
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self
2000 Movie
5.7
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
1990 Movie
5.2
The Survivor
as Priest
1981 Movie
4.1
Delusion
as Ivar Langrock
1981 Movie
6.7
Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor
1980 Movie
10.0
Casino
as Ed Booker
1980 Movie
5.2
The Hearse
as Walter Prichard
1980 Movie
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
as Self
1979 Movie
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. George C. Marshall
1979 Movie
4.8
Guyana: Crime of the Century
as Richard Gable
1979 Movie
6.3
Concorde Affair
as Milland
1979 Movie
5.6
Island of the Fishmen
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
1979 Movie
4.8
The Perfect Crime
as Sir Arthur Dundee
1978 Movie
5.3
Caravans
as Crandall
1978 Movie
3.4
Last In, First Out
as Foster Johnson
1978 Movie
4.7
Return to Fantasy Island
as Simon Grant
1978 Movie
5.6
Airport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs III
1977 Movie
6.4
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
1977 Movie
5.6
A Whisper in the Dark
as The Professor
1976 Movie
5.6
Mysteries of the Gods
as Narrator
1976 Movie
6.4
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
1976 Movie
Timber Tramps
as Greedy sawmill mogul
1975 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joseph Cotten.
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Lionel • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.0
Aspen
as Horton Paine • 3 eps
1977 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Colonel Van Ryker • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1 eps
1977 Series
Origins of the Mafia
as The Envoy • 5 eps
1976 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Warner Jameson • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
1972 Series
7.5
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) • 2 eps
1968 Series
5.5
Cimarron Strip
1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
1 eps
1967 Series
The Great Adventure
as Captain Meehan • 2 eps
1963 Series
Bus Stop
1 eps
1961 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Charles Ladovan • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.2
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Mac McClay • 1 eps
1960 Series
4.1
Checkmate
1 eps
1960 Series
6.3
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Dick Burlingame • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
1958 Series
4.7
Kraft Music Hall
1 eps
1958 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
1958 Series
5.9
Suspicion
as Gregg Carey • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Ben Harper • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.3
Telephone Time
1 eps
1956 Series