Joseph Cotten
May 15, 1905 (120 years old) in Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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
Credits
- 2018 · They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film as Self
- 1991 · Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
- 1990 · Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as (archive footage)
- 1981 · The Survivor as Priest
- 1981 · Delusion as Ivar Langrock
- 1980 · Heaven's Gate as The Reverend Doctor
- 1980 · Casino as Ed Booker
- 1980 · The Hearse as Walter Prichard
- 1979 · All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman as Self
- 1979 · Churchill and the Generals as Gen. George C. Marshall
- 1979 · Guyana: Crime of the Century as Richard Gable
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Lionel
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Edward
- 1979 · Concorde Affair as Milland
- 1979 · Island of the Fishmen as Prof. Ernest Marvin
- 1978 · The Perfect Crime as Sir Arthur Dundee
- 1978 · Caravans as Crandall
- 1978 · Last In, First Out as Foster Johnson
- 1978 · Return to Fantasy Island as Simon Grant
- 1977 · Aspen as Horton Paine
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Colonel Van Ryker
- 1977 · Airport '77 as Nicholas St. Downs III
- 1977 · Twilight's Last Gleaming as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
- 1977 · The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as
- 1976 · Origins of the Mafia as The Envoy
- 1976 · A Whisper in the Dark as The Professor
- 1976 · Mysteries of the Gods as Narrator
- 1976 · The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
- 1975 · Timber Tramps as Greedy sawmill mogul
- 1975 · Syndicate Sadists as Paternò
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Warner Jameson
- 1973 · A Delicate Balance as Harry
- 1973 · F for Fake as Self
- 1973 · Soylent Green as William R. Simonson
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1973 · The Devil's Daughter as Judge Weatherby
- 1973 · Police Dog as Narrator
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1972 · The Scopone Game as George
- 1972 · Baron Blood as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
- 1972 · Doomsday Voyage as Captain Jason
- 1972 · The Screaming Woman as George Tresvant
- 1971 · Lady Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
- 1971 · City Beneath the Sea as Dr. Ziegler
- 1971 ·