Known For
Acting
Known Credits
166
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 15, 1905 (121 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm Deadas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Too Much Johnsonas Augustus Billings | |
| 2000 | Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Filmas Self | |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Moviesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | The Complete 'Citizen Kane'as | |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Baron Frankenstein (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deathsas (archive footage) | |
| 1981 | The Survivoras Priest | |
| 1981 | Delusionas Ivar Langrock | |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gateas The Reverend Doctor | |
| 1980 | Casinoas Ed Booker | |
| 1980 | The Hearseas Walter Prichard | |
| 1979 | All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergmanas Self | |
| 1979 | Churchill and the Generalsas Gen. George C. Marshall | |
| 1979 | Guyana: Crime of the Centuryas Richard Gable | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Edward | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Lionel | |
| 1979 | Concorde Affairas Milland | |
| 1979 | Island of the Fishmenas Prof. Ernest Marvin | |
| 1978 | The Perfect Crimeas Sir Arthur Dundee | |
| 1978 | Caravansas Crandall | |
| 1978 | Last In, First Outas Foster Johnson | |
| 1978 | Return to Fantasy Islandas Simon Grant | |
| 1977 | Aspenas Horton Paine | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Colonel Van Ryker | |
| 1977 | Airport '77as Nicholas St. Downs III | |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleamingas Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteriesas Weldon Rathbone | |
| 1976 | Origins of the Mafiaas The Envoy | |
| 1976 | A Whisper in the Darkas The Professor | |
| 1976 | Mysteries of the Godsas Narrator | |
| 1976 | The Lindbergh Kidnapping Caseas Dr. Joseph Francis Condon | |
| 1976 | Expedition to Araratas Self - Host - Narrator | |
| 1975 | Timber Trampsas Greedy sawmill mogul | |
| 1975 | Syndicate Sadistsas Paternò | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Warner Jameson | |
| 1973 | A Delicate Balanceas Harry | |
| 1973 | F for Fakeas Self | |
| 1973 | Soylent Greenas William R. Simonson | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self | |
| 1973 | The Devil's Daughteras Judge Weatherby | |
| 1973 | Police Dogas Narrator | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Franciscoas John R. James | |
| 1972 | The Scopone Gameas George | |
| 1972 | Baron Bloodas Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker | |
| 1972 | Doomsday Voyageas Captain Jason | |
| 1972 | The Screaming Womanas George Tresvant | |
| 1971 | Lady Frankensteinas Baron Frankenstein | |
| 1971 | City Beneath the Seaas Dr. Ziegler | |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukelas Self | |
| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. Phibesas Dr. Vesalius | |
| 1971 | Do You Take This Stranger?as Dr. Robert Carson | |
| 1971 | Assault on the Wayneas Admiral | |
| 1971 | Journey to Murderas Jeff Wheeler | |
| 1970 | The Grasshopperas Richard Morgan | |
| 1970 | Cutter's Trailas General Spalding | |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora!as Henry L. Stimson | |
| 1969 | The Lonely Professionas Martin Bannister | |
| 1969 | Latitude Zeroas Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie | |
| 1968 | Split Second to an Epitaphas Dr. Ben Stern | |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknownas Jeff Wheeler | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Gameas Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner | |
| 1968 | White Comancheas Sheriff Logan | |
| 1968 | Petuliaas Mr. Danner | |
| 1968 | Gangsters '70as Destil | |
| 1968 | Alexander The Greatas Antigonus | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thiefas Col. Heinrich | |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thiefas Mr. Jack | |
| 1968 | Petulia: The Uncommon Movieas Himself | |
| 1967 | Jack of Diamondsas Ace | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Stripas Nathan Tio | |
| 1967 | Some May Liveas Colonel Woodward | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Dr. Benjamin Stern | |
| 1967 | The Hellbendersas Colonel Jonas | |
| 1967 | Lionpower from MGMas Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | Brighty of the Grand Canyonas Jim | |
| 1966 | The Oscaras Kenneth Regan | |
| 1965 | The Tramplersas Temple Cordeen | |
| 1965 | The Money Trapas Dr. Horace Van Tilden | |
| 1965 | The Great Sioux Massacreas Major Marcus A. Reno | |
| 1964 | Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotteas Drew Bayliss | |
| 1963 | Hollywood and the Starsas Narrator | |
| 1963 | The Great Adventureas Captain Meehan | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Judge Hobbs | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Judge Will McMasters | |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Yearsas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Bus Stopas Professor Wheelwright | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildareas Charles Ladovan | |
| 1961 | The Last Sunsetas John Breckenridge | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Showas Mac McClay | |
| 1960 | Checkmateas Dr. George Mallinson | |
| 1960 | The Angel Wore Redas Hawthorne | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Charles Lawrence | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Dick Burlingame | |
| 1958 | From the Earth to the Moonas Victor Barbicane | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Stripas Arnold Buhler | |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hallas Self | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas Black McSween | |
| 1958 | Touch of Evilas Coroner (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | The Edge of Innocenceas Robert Rainey | |
| 1957 | Suspicionas Gregg Carey | |
| 1957 | Wagon Trainas Captain Dan Brady | |
| 1957 | Wagon Trainas John Augustus | |
| 1957 | The Halliday Brandas Daniel Halliday | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Ben Harper | |
| 1956 | The Tennessee Ernie Ford Showas Self | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Clint Anderson | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Edward Pritchard | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Frank Parsons | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Gregg Bolton | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Joseph Downey | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Mr. Patterson | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Ray Barnes | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Reed | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Reed Murrow | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Robert Westwood | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Sanders | |
| 1956 | On Trialas Senator George Graham Vest | |
| 1956 | On Trialas William Seward | |
| 1956 | Telephone Timeas | |
| 1956 | The Killer Is Looseas Detective Sam Wagner | |
| 1956 | The Bottom of the Bottleas Pat 'P.M.' Martin | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Houras Self - Host | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Courtney Masterson | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Tony Gould | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas William Callew | |
| 1955 | Special Deliveryas John Adams | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Self - Guest Host | |
| 1953 | A Blueprint for Murderas Whitney 'Cam' Cameron | |
| 1953 | Egypt by Threeas Narrator | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Captain | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Paul Henty | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Private Harris | |
| 1953 | Niagaraas George Loomis | |
| 1952 | The Steel Trapas Jim Osborne | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas John Ashburn | |
| 1952 | Untamed Frontieras Kirk Denbow | |
| 1951 | Othelloas Senator (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | The Man with a Cloakas Dupin | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas | |
| 1951 | Peking Expressas Michael Bachlin | |
| 1951 | Half Angelas John Raymond Jr. | |
| 1950 | September Affairas David Lawrence | |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Strangeras Chris Hale/Steve | |
| 1950 | Two Flags Westas Col. Clay Tucker | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?as Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1949 | Beyond the Forestas Doctor Louis Moline | |
| 1949 | Under Capricornas Sam Flusky | |
| 1949 | The Third Manas Holly Martins | |
| 1948 | Portrait of Jennieas Eben Adams | |
| 1947 | Our American Heritageas Narrator | |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughteras Glenn Morley | |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sunas Jesse McCanles | |
| 1945 | Love Lettersas Allen Quinton | |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing Youas Zachary Morgan | |
| 1944 | Since You Went Awayas Tony Willett | |
| 1944 | Gaslightas Brian Cameron | |
| 1943 | Hers to Holdas Bill Morley | |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubtas Uncle Charlie | |
| 1943 | Journey into Fearas Howard Graham | |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersonsas Eugene Morgan | |
| 1941 | Lydiaas Michael Fitzpatrick | |
| 1941 | Citizen Kaneas Jedediah Leland | |
| 1937 | Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.as |
| 1943 | Journey into Fear...Screenplay |
