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).

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Love Boat

Ironside

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

The Virginian

The Virginian

The Rockford Files

All Movies (103)

• They'll Love Me When I'm Dead2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Too Much Johnson2013 · as Augustus Billings
• Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film2000 · as Self
• Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991 · as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
• Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths1990 · as (archive footage)
• The Survivor1981 · as Priest
• Delusion1981 · as Ivar Langrock
• Heaven's Gate1980 · as The Reverend Doctor
• Casino1980 · as Ed Booker
• The Hearse1980 · as Walter Prichard
• All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman1979 · as Self
• Churchill and the Generals1979 · as Gen. George C. Marshall
• Guyana: Crime of the Century1979 · as Richard Gable
• Concorde Affair1979 · as Milland
• Island of the Fishmen1979 · as Prof. Ernest Marvin
• The Perfect Crime1978 · as Sir Arthur Dundee
• Caravans1978 · as Crandall
• Last In, First Out1978 · as Foster Johnson
• Return to Fantasy Island1978 · as Simon Grant
• Airport '771977 · as Nicholas St. Downs III
• Twilight's Last Gleaming1977 · as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
• A Whisper in the Dark1976 · as The Professor
• Mysteries of the Gods1976 · as Narrator
• The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case1976 · as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
• Expedition to Ararat1976 · as Self - Host - Narrator
• Timber Tramps1975 · as Greedy sawmill mogul
• Syndicate Sadists1975 · as Paternò
• A Delicate Balance1973 · as Harry
• F for Fake1973 · as Self
• Soylent Green1973 · as William R. Simonson
• The Devil's Daughter1973 · as Judge Weatherby
• Police Dog1973 · as Narrator
• The Scopone Game1972 · as George
• Baron Blood1972 · as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
• Doomsday Voyage1972 · as Captain Jason
• The Screaming Woman1972 · as George Tresvant
• Lady Frankenstein1971 · as Baron Frankenstein
• City Beneath the Sea1971 · as Dr. Ziegler
• The Abominable Dr. Phibes1971 · as Dr. Vesalius
• Do You Take This Stranger?1971 · as Dr. Robert Carson
• Assault on the Wayne1971 · as Admiral
• Journey to Murder1971 · as Jeff Wheeler
• The Grasshopper1970 · as Richard Morgan
• Cutter's Trail1970 · as General Spalding
• Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · as Henry L. Stimson
• The Lonely Profession1969 · as Martin Bannister
• Latitude Zero1969 · as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
• Split Second to an Epitaph1968 · as Dr. Ben Stern
• White Comanche1968 · as Sheriff Logan
• Petulia1968 · as Mr. Danner
• Gangsters '701968 · as Destil
• Alexander The Great1968 · as Antigonus
• Petulia: The Uncommon Movie1968 · as Himself
• Jack of Diamonds1967 · as Ace
• Some May Live1967 · as Colonel Woodward
• The Hellbenders1967 · as Colonel Jonas
• Lionpower from MGM1967 · as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Brighty of the Grand Canyon1966 · as Jim
• The Oscar1966 · as Kenneth Regan
• The Tramplers1965 · as Temple Cordeen
• The Money Trap1965 · as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
• The Great Sioux Massacre1965 · as Major Marcus A. Reno
• Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964 · as Drew Bayliss
• Hollywood: The Selznick Years1961 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Last Sunset1961 · as John Breckenridge
• The Angel Wore Red1960 · as Hawthorne
• From the Earth to the Moon1958 · as Victor Barbicane
• Touch of Evil1958 · as Coroner (uncredited)
• The Edge of Innocence1957 · as Robert Rainey
• The Halliday Brand1957 · as Daniel Halliday
• The Killer Is Loose1956 · as Detective Sam Wagner
• The Bottom of the Bottle1956 · as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
• Special Delivery1955 · as John Adams
• A Blueprint for Murder1953 · as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
• Egypt by Three1953 · as Narrator
• Niagara1953 · as George Loomis
• The Steel Trap1952 · as Jim Osborne
• Untamed Frontier1952 · as Kirk Denbow
• Othello1951 · as Senator (uncredited)
• The Man with a Cloak1951 · as Dupin
• Peking Express1951 · as Michael Bachlin
• Half Angel1951 · as John Raymond Jr.
• September Affair1950 · as David Lawrence
• Walk Softly, Stranger1950 · as Chris Hale/Steve
• Two Flags West1950 · as Col. Clay Tucker
• Beyond the Forest1949 · as Doctor Louis Moline
• Under Capricorn1949 · as Sam Flusky
• The Third Man1949 · as Holly Martins
• Portrait of Jennie1948 · as Eben Adams
• Our American Heritage1947 · as Narrator
• The Farmer's Daughter1947 · as Glenn Morley
• Duel in the Sun1946 · as Jesse McCanles
• Love Letters1945 · as Allen Quinton
• I'll Be Seeing You1944 · as Zachary Morgan
• Since You Went Away1944 · as Lieutenant Tony Willett
• Gaslight1944 · as Brian Cameron
• Hers to Hold1943 · as Bill Morley
• Shadow of a Doubt1943 · as Uncle Charlie
• Journey into Fear1943 · as Howard Graham
• The Magnificent Ambersons1942 · as Eugene Morgan
• Lydia1941 · as Michael Fitzpatrick
• Citizen Kane1941 · as Jedediah Leland
• Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.1937

All TV Shows (61)

• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Lionel
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Edward
• Aspen1977 · as Horton Paine
• The Love Boat1977 · as Colonel Van Ryker
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977 · as Weldon Rathbone
• Origins of the Mafia1976 · as The Envoy
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Warner Jameson
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as John R. James
• V.I.P. Schaukel1971 · as Self
• Journey to the Unknown1968 · as Jeff Wheeler
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• It Takes a Thief1968 · as Col. Heinrich
• It Takes a Thief1968 · as Mr. Jack
• Cimarron Strip1967 · as Nathan Tio
• Ironside1967 · as Dr. Benjamin Stern
• Hollywood and the Stars1963 · as Narrator
• The Great Adventure1963 · as Captain Meehan
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Virginian1962 · as Judge Will McMasters
• The Virginian1962 · as Judge Hobbs
• Bus Stop1961 · as Professor Wheelwright
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Charles Ladovan
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show1960 · as Mac McClay
• Checkmate1960 · as Dr. George Mallinson
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · as Dick Burlingame
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · as Charles Lawrence
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Arnold Buhler
• Kraft Music Hall1958 · as Self
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958 · as Black McSween
• Suspicion1957 · as Gregg Carey
• Wagon Train1957 · as Captain Dan Brady
• Wagon Train1957 · as John Augustus
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Ben Harper
• The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1956 · as Self
• On Trial1956 · as Edward Pritchard
• On Trial1956 · as Mr. Patterson
• On Trial1956 · as Robert Westwood
• On Trial1956 · as Senator George Graham Vest
• On Trial1956 · as Sanders
• On Trial1956 · as Joseph Downey
• On Trial1956 · as Gregg Bolton
• On Trial1956 · as William Seward
• On Trial1956 · as Ray Barnes
• On Trial1956 · as Clint Anderson
• On Trial1956 · as Reed Murrow
• On Trial1956 · as Reed
• On Trial1956 · as Frank Parsons
• Telephone Time1956
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Self - Host
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as William Callew
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Tony Gould
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Courtney Masterson
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Self - Guest Host
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Paul Henty
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Captain
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Private Harris
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as John Ashburn
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest