
Actor
Joseph Cotten
Born 1905 · 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 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).
Acting

Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland · 1941

The Third Man
Holly Martins · 1949

Touch of Evil
Coroner (uncredited) · 1958

Shadow of a Doubt
Uncle Charlie · 1943

Soylent Green
William R. Simonson · 1973

Gaslight
Brian Cameron · 1944

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Henry L. Stimson · 1970

The Magnificent Ambersons
Eugene Morgan · 1942

F for Fake
Self · 1973

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
William Callew · 1955

Niagara
George Loomis · 1953

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Drew Bayliss · 1964

Heaven's Gate
The Reverend Doctor · 1980

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Vesalius · 1971

Othello
Senator (uncredited) · 1951

The Scopone Game
George · 1972

The Rockford Files
Warner Jameson · 1974

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage) · 2018

Portrait of Jennie
Eben Adams · 1948

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1962

Duel in the Sun
Jesse McCanles · 1946

The Love Boat
Colonel Van Ryker · 1977

The Streets of San Francisco
John R. James · 1972

Airport '77
Nicholas St. Downs III · 1977
