Acting credits
140
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Joseph Cotten
Acting
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Movies: 101Series: 39Crew 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: 6.6
Wikidata: Q95148
Also known as
Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. • Joseph Cheshire Cotten
Other jobs
Screenplay (1)
Biography
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joseph Cotten.
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
The Green Fog
2018 Movie
Too Much Johnson
as Augustus Billings (uncredited)
2013 Movie
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self
2000 Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
1995 Movie
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as Self (archive footage)
1990 Movie
The Survivor
as Priest
1981 Movie
Delusion
as Ivar Langrock
1981 Movie
Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor
1980 Movie
Casino
as Ed Booker
1980 Movie
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
Guyana: Crime of the Century
as Richard Gable
1979 Movie
Concorde Affair
as Milland
1979 Movie
Island of the Fishmen
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
1979 Movie
The Perfect Crime
as Sir Arthur Dundee
1978 Movie
Caravans
as Crandall
1978 Movie
Last In, First Out
as Foster Johnson
1978 Movie
Return to Fantasy Island
as Simon Grant
1978 Movie
Airport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs III
1977 Movie
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
1977 Movie
A Whisper in the Dark
as The Professor
1976 Movie
Mysteries of the Gods
as Narrator
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joseph Cotten.
Tales of the Unexpected
as Lionel • 1 eps
1979 Series
Fantasy Island
as Thomas Cummings • 1 eps
1978 Series
Aspen
as Horton Paine • 3 eps
1977 Series
The Love Boat
as Colonel Van Ryker • 1 eps
1977 Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Weldon Rathbone • 1 eps
1977 Series
Origins of the Mafia
as The Envoy • 1 eps
1976 Series
The Rockford Files
as Warner Jameson • 1 eps
1974 Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
The Streets of San Francisco
as John R. James • 1 eps
1972 Series
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
Journey to the Unknown
as Jeff Wheeler • 1 eps
1968 Series
The Name of the Game
as Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner • 1 eps
1968 Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) • 2 eps
1968 Series
It Takes a Thief
as Col. Heinrich • 2 eps
1968 Series
Cimarron Strip
as Nathan Tio • 1 eps
1967 Series
Ironside
as Dr. Benjamin Stern • 1 eps
1967 Series
Hollywood and the Stars
as Narrator • 31 eps
1963 Series
The Great Adventure
as Captain Meehan • 2 eps
1963 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
The Virginian
as Judge Will McMasters • 1 eps
1962 Series
Bus Stop
as Professor Wheelwright • 1 eps
1961 Series
Dr. Kildare
as Charles Ladovan • 1 eps
1961 Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Mac McClay • 1 eps
1960 Series
Checkmate
as Dr. George Mallinson • 1 eps
1960 Series