Acting

Joseph Cotten

1905–1994 · Acting

67.0avg grm
21titles
#56best rank
2honors
Cbest title · #56 on siteCitizen Kane1941 · as Jedediah Leland82.8

Honors

2
—Volpi Cup — Best Actor
—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (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).

Biography

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (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

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1970s2 titlesSThe Scopone Game1972 · as George58.2TTora! Tora! Tora!1970 · as Henry L. Stimson66.3
1960s6 titlesIIt Takes a Thief1968 · as Mr. Jack · series63.7IIt Takes a Thief1968 · as Col. Heinrich · series63.7JJourney to the Unknown1968 · as Jeff Wheeler · series63.1HHush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964 · as Dr. Drew Bayliss69.2HHollywood and the Stars1963 · as Narrator · series63.7HHollywood and the Stars1963 · as Self - Host · series63.7
1950s3 titlesDThe DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · as Dick Burlingame · series63.9DThe DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · as Charles Lawrence · series63.92The 20th Century-Fox Hour1955 · as Self - Host · series63.8
1940s10 titlesTThe Third Man1949 · as Holly Martins81.7PPortrait of Jennie1948 · as Eben Adams59.1FThe Farmer's Daughter1947 · as Glenn Morley55.8GGaslight1944 · as Brian Cameron76.7SSince You Went Away1944 · as Lt. Tony Willett57.0II'll Be Seeing You1944 · as Zachary Morgan55.1SShadow of a Doubt1943 · as Charlie Oakley78.1MThe Magnificent Ambersons1942 · as Eugene Morgan75.6CCitizen Kane1941 · as Jedediah Leland82.8CCitizen Kane1941 · as Screening Room Reporter82.8

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Joseph Cotten

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born1905
died1994
known forActing
titles on site21
best title rank#56 · Citizen Kane (1941)
avg GRM67.0
honors2 · Volpi Cup — Best Actor
Honors
  • —Volpi Cup — Best Actor
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (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).

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