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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2018
Too Much Johnson
Character: Augustus Billings
MOVIE • 2013
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2000
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character: Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1990
The Survivor
Character: Priest
MOVIE • 1981
Delusion
Character: Ivar Langrock
MOVIE • 1981
Heaven's Gate
Character: The Reverend Doctor
MOVIE • 1980
Casino
Character: Ed Booker
MOVIE • 1980
The Hearse
Character: Walter Prichard
MOVIE • 1980
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1979
Churchill and the Generals
Character: Gen. George C. Marshall
MOVIE • 1979
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Character: Richard Gable
MOVIE • 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Lionel
TV • 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Edward
TV • 1979
Concorde Affair
Character: Milland
MOVIE • 1979
Island of the Fishmen
Character: Prof. Ernest Marvin
MOVIE • 1979
The Perfect Crime
Character: Sir Arthur Dundee
MOVIE • 1978
Caravans
Character: Crandall
MOVIE • 1978
Last In, First Out
Character: Foster Johnson
MOVIE • 1978
Crew
