Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
15 Mai 1905
Died
6 Februar 1994
Place of birth
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Also known as
Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. · Joseph Cheshire 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).
Bekannt für
8.0
Film
Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland
1941
6.8
Film
Niagara
George Loomis
1953
7.9
Film
The Third Man
Holly Martins
1949
7.0
Film
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Vesalius
1971
6.3
Film
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
6.7
Film
Heaven's Gate
The Reverend Doctor
1980
7.3
Film
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Drew Bayliss
1964
7.5
Film
Shadow of a Doubt
Charlie Oakley
1943
6.9
Film
Soylent Green
William R. Simonson
1973
7.7
Film
Touch of Evil
Coroner (uncredited)
1958
6.6
Film
The Steel Trap
Jim Osborne
1952
7.2
Film
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Henry L. Stimson
1970
7.2
Film
Portrait of Jennie
Eben Adams
1948
6.4
Film
Duel in the Sun
Jesse McCanles
1946
7.5
Film
Gaslight
Brian Cameron
1944
5.6
Film
Airport '77
Nicholas St. Downs III
1977
8.0
Series
Aspen
Horton Paine
1977
7.5
Series
Hollywood and the Stars
Narrator
1963–1964
6.1
Film
The Green Fog
2018
7.1
Film
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
2018
Acting credits 20 titles
The Green Fog
6.1
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
7.1
2018
Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor
6.7
1980
Airport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs III
5.6
1977
Aspen
as Horton Paine
8.0
1977
Soylent Green
as William R. Simonson
6.9
1973
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Dr. Vesalius
7.0
1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Henry L. Stimson
7.2
1970
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.3
1967
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Drew Bayliss
7.3
1964
Hollywood and the Stars
as Narrator
7.5
1963–1964
Touch of Evil
as Coroner (uncredited)
7.7
1958
Niagara
as George Loomis
6.8
1953
The Steel Trap
as Jim Osborne
6.6
1952
The Third Man
as Holly Martins
7.9
1949
Portrait of Jennie
as Eben Adams
7.2
1948
Duel in the Sun
as Jesse McCanles
6.4
1946
Gaslight
as Brian Cameron
7.5
1944
Shadow of a Doubt
as Charlie Oakley
7.5
1943
Citizen Kane
as Jedediah Leland
8.0
1941