Acting · Petersburg, Virginia, USA · Born May 15, 1905
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).
MovieThey'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Green Fog
2018
MovieToo Much Johnson
2013
as Augustus Billings
MovieBeyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
as Self
MovieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Complete 'Citizen Kane'
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Survivor
1981
as Priest
MovieDelusion
1981
as Ivar Langrock
MovieHeaven's Gate
1980
as The Reverend Doctor
MovieCasino
1980
as Ed Booker
MovieThe Hearse
1980
as Walter Prichard
MovieAll Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
as Self
MovieChurchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
MovieGuyana: Crime of the Century
1979
as Richard Gable
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Lionel
MovieConcorde Affair
1979
as Milland
MovieIsland of the Fishmen
1979
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
MovieThe Perfect Crime
1978
as Sir Arthur Dundee
MovieCaravans
1978
as Crandall
MovieLast In, First Out
1978
as Foster Johnson
MovieReturn to Fantasy Island
1978
as Simon Grant
TVAspen
1977
as Horton Paine
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Colonel Van Ryker
MovieAirport '77
1977
as Nicholas St. Downs III
MovieTwilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Weldon Rathbone
TVOrigins of the Mafia
1976
as The Envoy
MovieA Whisper in the Dark
1976
as The Professor
MovieMysteries of the Gods
1976
as Narrator
MovieThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976
as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
MovieExpedition to Ararat
1976
as Self - Host - Narrator
MovieTimber Tramps
1975
as Greedy sawmill mogul
MovieSyndicate Sadists
1975
as Paternò
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Warner Jameson
MovieA Delicate Balance
1973
as Harry
MovieF for Fake
1973
as Self
MovieSoylent Green
1973
as William R. Simonson
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieThe Devil's Daughter
1973
as Judge Weatherby
Police Dog
1973
as Narrator
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as John R. James
MovieThe Scopone Game
1972
as George
MovieBaron Blood
1972
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
MovieDoomsday Voyage
1972
as Captain Jason
MovieThe Screaming Woman
1972
as George Tresvant
MovieLady Frankenstein
1971
as Baron Frankenstein
MovieCity Beneath the Sea
1971
as Dr. Ziegler
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
MovieThe Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Dr. Vesalius
MovieDo You Take This Stranger?
1971
as Dr. Robert Carson
MovieAssault on the Wayne
1971
as Admiral
MovieJourney to Murder
1971
as Jeff Wheeler
MovieThe Grasshopper
1970
as Richard Morgan
MovieCutter's Trail
1970
as General Spalding
MovieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Henry L. Stimson
MovieThe Lonely Profession
1969
as Martin Bannister
MovieLatitude Zero
1969
as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
MovieSplit Second to an Epitaph
1968
as Dr. Ben Stern
TVJourney to the Unknown
1968
as Jeff Wheeler
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
MovieWhite Comanche
1968
as Sheriff Logan
MoviePetulia
1968
as Mr. Danner
MovieGangsters '70
1968
as Destil
MovieAlexander The Great
1968
as Antigonus
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
TVIt Takes a Thief
1968
as Col. Heinrich
MoviePetulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968
as Himself
MovieJack of Diamonds
1967
as Ace
TVCimarron Strip
1967
as Nathan Tio
MovieSome May Live
1967
as Colonel Woodward
TVIronside
1967
as Dr. Benjamin Stern
MovieThe Hellbenders
1967
as Colonel Jonas
MovieLionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieBrighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
as Jim
MovieThe Oscar
1966
as Kenneth Regan
MovieThe Tramplers
1965
as Temple Cordeen
MovieThe Money Trap
1965
as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
MovieThe Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Major Marcus A. Reno
MovieHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Drew Bayliss
TVHollywood and the Stars
1963
as Narrator
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Captain Meehan
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Judge Will McMasters
MovieHollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (uncredited)
TVBus Stop
1961
as Professor Wheelwright
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Charles Ladovan
MovieThe Last Sunset
1961
as John Breckenridge
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Mac McClay
TVCheckmate
1960
as Dr. George Mallinson
MovieThe Angel Wore Red
1960
as Hawthorne
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Dick Burlingame
MovieFrom the Earth to the Moon
1958
as Victor Barbicane
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Arnold Buhler
TVKraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Black McSween
MovieTouch of Evil
1958
as Coroner (uncredited)
MovieThe Edge of Innocence
1957
as Robert Rainey
TVSuspicion
1957
as Gregg Carey
TVWagon Train
1957
as Captain Dan Brady
MovieThe Halliday Brand
1957
as Daniel Halliday
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ben Harper
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
On Trial
1956
as Edward Pritchard
TVTelephone Time
1956
MovieThe Killer Is Loose
1956
as Detective Sam Wagner
MovieThe Bottom of the Bottle
1956
as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Self - Host
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as William Callew
MovieSpecial Delivery
1955
as John Adams
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Self - Guest Host
MovieA Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Egypt by Three
1953
as Narrator
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Paul Henty
MovieNiagara
1953
as George Loomis
MovieThe Steel Trap
1952
as Jim Osborne
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as John Ashburn
MovieUntamed Frontier
1952
as Kirk Denbow
MovieOthello
1951
as Senator (uncredited)
MovieThe Man with a Cloak
1951
as Dupin
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MoviePeking Express
1951
as Michael Bachlin
MovieHalf Angel
1951
as John Raymond Jr.
MovieSeptember Affair
1950
as David Lawrence
MovieWalk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Chris Hale/Steve
MovieTwo Flags West
1950
as Clay Tucker
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
MovieBeyond the Forest
1949
as Doctor Louis Moline
MovieUnder Capricorn
1949
as Sam Flusky
MovieThe Third Man
1949
as Holly Martins
MoviePortrait of Jennie
1948
as Eben Adams
Our American Heritage
1947
as Narrator
MovieThe Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Glenn Morley
MovieDuel in the Sun
1946
as Jesse McCanles
MovieLove Letters
1945
as Allen Quinton
MovieI'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Zachary Morgan
MovieSince You Went Away
1944
as Tony Willett
MovieGaslight
1944
as Brian Cameron
MovieHers to Hold
1943
as Bill Morley
MovieShadow of a Doubt
1943
as Uncle Charlie
MovieJourney into Fear
1943
as Howard Graham
MovieThe Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Eugene Morgan
MovieLydia
1941
as Michael Fitzpatrick
MovieCitizen Kane
1941
as Jedediah Leland
MovieSeeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.
1937
