Born 1905 (age 88) · Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Appears in 142 titles

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).

Filmography

Citizen Kane
8.0
Citizen Kane
1941
as Jedediah Leland
The Third Man
7.9
The Third Man
1949
as Holly Martins
Touch of Evil
7.7
Touch of Evil
1958
as Coroner (uncredited)
Soylent Green
6.9
Soylent Green
1973
as William R. Simonson
Shadow of a Doubt
7.5
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Uncle Charlie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Henry L. Stimson
Gaslight
7.5
Gaslight
1944
as Brian Cameron
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.3
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Eugene Morgan
Niagara
6.8
Niagara
1953
as George Loomis
Heaven's Gate
6.8
Heaven's Gate
1980
as The Reverend Doctor
F for Fake
7.4
F for Fake
1973
as Self
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
7.0
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Dr. Vesalius
Airport '77
5.6
Airport '77
1977
as Nicholas St. Downs III
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.3
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Drew Bayliss
Othello
7.4
Othello
1951
as Senator (uncredited)
Under Capricorn
6.0
Under Capricorn
1949
as Sam Flusky
Duel in the Sun
6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Jesse McCanles
The Scopone Game
7.4
The Scopone Game
1972
as George
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.1
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Baron Blood
6.2
Baron Blood
1972
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker