Joseph Cotten
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-05-15
Place of Birth
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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).
Also Known For
Citizen Kane
Apr 17, 1941
The Magnificent Ambersons
Jul 10, 1942
The Third Man
Aug 31, 1949
Touch of Evil
Mar 30, 1958
Lady Frankenstein
Oct 22, 1971
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Dec 15, 1964
Under Capricorn
Sep 08, 1949
Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
Jan 01, 1937
Heaven's Gate
Nov 19, 1980
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Jan 01, 1990
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Jan 26, 1970
Baron Blood
Feb 25, 1972
Journey into Fear
Jan 07, 1943
I'll Be Seeing You
Dec 31, 1944
Shadow of a Doubt
Jan 15, 1943
The Steel Trap
Nov 12, 1952
A Blueprint for Murder
Jul 24, 1953
Airport '77
Mar 11, 1977
Soylent Green
Apr 18, 1973
Duel in the Sun
Dec 31, 1946
Portrait of Jennie
Dec 25, 1948
The Halliday Brand
Jan 01, 1957
Island of the Fishmen
Jan 18, 1979
The Killer Is Loose
Feb 03, 1956
Gaslight
May 04, 1944
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Sep 20, 1979
Syndicate Sadists
Aug 16, 1975
Beyond the Forest
Oct 21, 1949
Caravans
Nov 02, 1978
Since You Went Away
Jun 30, 1944
F for Fake
Sep 01, 1973
The Farmer's Daughter
Mar 26, 1947
The Money Trap
Sep 07, 1965
From the Earth to the Moon
Nov 26, 1958
A Delicate Balance
Nov 12, 1973
The Last Sunset
Jun 08, 1961
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
May 18, 1971
The Grasshopper
May 27, 1970
White Comanche
Jun 21, 1968
Latitude Zero
Jul 26, 1969
City Beneath the Sea
Jul 16, 1971
Niagara
Jan 26, 1953
The Hearse
Jun 01, 1980
The Man with a Cloak
Nov 27, 1951
The Hellbenders
Feb 02, 1967
September Affair
Oct 18, 1950
Lydia
Sep 18, 1941
The Oscar
Mar 04, 1966
The Scopone Game
Aug 28, 1972
The Survivor
Jul 09, 1981
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Feb 09, 1977
Casino
Aug 01, 1980
Walk Softly, Stranger
Oct 14, 1950
Two Flags West
Oct 12, 1950
The Perfect Crime
Nov 24, 1978
The Devil's Daughter
Jan 09, 1973
Love Letters
Oct 26, 1945
Assault on the Wayne
Jan 12, 1971
The Bottom of the Bottle
Feb 01, 1956
Jack of Diamonds
Nov 10, 1967
Half Angel
May 05, 1951
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Jan 01, 1991
The Screaming Woman
Jan 29, 1972
The Tramplers
Dec 31, 1965
Gangsters '70
Apr 29, 1968
A Whisper in the Dark
Aug 12, 1976
The Angel Wore Red
Apr 14, 1960
Peking Express
Aug 01, 1951
Too Much Johnson
Oct 09, 2013
Untamed Frontier
Jul 23, 1952
Hers to Hold
Jul 16, 1943
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Feb 26, 1976
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Jan 03, 2000
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Dec 31, 1961
Our American Heritage
Aug 01, 1947
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Aug 31, 2018
Last In, First Out
Aug 30, 1978
Alexander The Great
Jan 26, 1968
Petulia
Jun 10, 1968
Return to Fantasy Island
Jan 20, 1978
Special Delivery
Apr 07, 1955
Delusion
Jan 23, 1981
Do You Take This Stranger?
Jan 18, 1971
Timber Tramps
Dec 31, 1975
Journey to Murder
Jan 01, 1971
Some May Live
Jan 01, 1967
The Great Sioux Massacre
Apr 25, 1965
Othello
Nov 28, 1951
Concorde Affair
Mar 23, 1979
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Nov 24, 1966
Doomsday Voyage
Feb 01, 1972
Churchill and the Generals
Sep 23, 1979
The Edge of Innocence
Oct 31, 1957
Egypt by Three
Mar 31, 1953
The Lonely Profession
Oct 21, 1969
Split Second to an Epitaph
Sep 26, 1968
Cutter's Trail
Feb 10, 1970
Mysteries of the Gods
Mar 17, 1976
Police Dog
Jan 01, 1973
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Jan 01, 1968
Lionpower from MGM
Jan 01, 1967
77 Sunset Strip
Oct 10, 1958
The Great Adventure
Sep 27, 1963
Checkmate
Sep 17, 1960
Tales of the Unexpected
Mar 24, 1979
The Streets of San Francisco
Sep 23, 1972
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Jan 30, 1977
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
Ironside
Mar 28, 1967
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
Bus Stop
Oct 01, 1961
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Oct 06, 1958
Cimarron Strip
Sep 07, 1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Jan 22, 1968
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Oct 05, 1951
Kraft Music Hall
Oct 08, 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Oct 05, 1956
Dr. Kildare
Sep 27, 1961
Telephone Time
Apr 08, 1956
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Sep 21, 1959
On Trial
Sep 14, 1956
Letter to Loretta
Sep 20, 1953
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Sep 19, 1960
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Sep 21, 1959
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Apr 02, 1973
Origins of the Mafia
Nov 19, 1976
What's My Line?
Feb 02, 1950
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
V.I.P. Schaukel
May 09, 1971
The Rockford Files
Sep 13, 1974
Aspen
Nov 05, 1977
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
Hollywood and the Stars
Sep 30, 1963
Suspicion
Sep 30, 1957