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Joseph Cotten

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew 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: 6.61

Wikidata: Q95148

Also known as

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. • Joseph Cheshire Cotten

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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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