
Joseph Cotten
May 15, 1905 - Feb 06, 1994 (88 years old) in 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).
Known For

The Love Boat
Colonel Van Ryker

The Third Man
Holly Martins

The Rockford Files
Warner Jameson

What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest

Tales of the Unexpected
Lionel

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Harper
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 7.1
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Self★ 7
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Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)★ 5.7
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(archive footage)★ 5.7
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The Survivor 1981Priest★ 5.3
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Delusion 1981Ivar Langrock★ 4.1
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Heaven's Gate 1980The Reverend Doctor★ 6.8
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Casino 1980Ed Booker★ 10
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The Hearse 1980Walter Prichard★ 5.3
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Gen. George C. Marshall★ NR
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Richard Gable★ 4.8
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Lionel★ 6.7
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Concorde Affair 1979Milland★ 6.6
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Prof. Ernest Marvin★ 5.6
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The Perfect Crime 1978Sir Arthur Dundee★ 5.3
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Caravans 1978Crandall★ 5.6
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Last In, First Out 1978Foster Johnson★ 3.4
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Simon Grant★ 4.7
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Aspen 1977Horton Paine★ 6
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The Love Boat 1977Colonel Van Ryker★ 6.3
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Airport '77 1977Nicholas St. Downs III★ 5.6
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Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State★ 6.4
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★ 7.1
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Origins of the Mafia 1976The Envoy★ NR
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The Professor★ 6
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Narrator★ 5.6
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Dr. Joseph Francis Condon★ 6.4
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Timber Tramps 1975Greedy sawmill mogul★ NR
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Syndicate Sadists 1975Paternò★ 5.9
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The Rockford Files 1974Warner Jameson★ 7.5
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A Delicate Balance 1973Harry★ 6.3
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F for Fake 1973Self★ 7.4
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Soylent Green 1973William R. Simonson★ 6.9
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Self★ 6.3
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The Devil's Daughter 1973Judge Weatherby★ 6.5
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Police Dog 1973Narrator★ NR
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★ 6.9
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The Scopone Game 1972George★ 7.4
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Baron Blood 1972Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker★ 6.2
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Doomsday Voyage 1972Captain Jason★ NR
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The Screaming Woman 1972George Tresvant★ 6.7
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Lady Frankenstein 1971Baron Frankenstein★ 5.5
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City Beneath the Sea 1971Dr. Ziegler★ 4.1
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Dr. Vesalius★ 6.9
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Dr. Robert Carson★ 5
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Assault on the Wayne 1971Admiral★ 3
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Journey to Murder 1971Jeff Wheeler★ NR
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The Grasshopper 1970Richard Morgan★ 5.1
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Cutter's Trail 1970General Spalding★ 7.5
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Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970Henry L. Stimson★ 7.1
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Martin Bannister★ NR
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Latitude Zero 1969Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie★ 5.8
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Dr. Ben Stern★ NR
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White Comanche 1968Sheriff Logan★ 4.6
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Petulia 1968Mr. Danner★ 5.9
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Gangsters '70 1968Destil★ 7
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Alexander The Great 1968Antigonus★ 5
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Self★ 6.5
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Himself★ NR
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Jack of Diamonds 1967Ace★ 4.2
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Cimarron Strip 1967★ 5
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Ironside 1967★ 6.8
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The Hellbenders 1967Colonel Jonas★ 6.5
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Some May Live 1967Colonel Woodward★ 3.5
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Jim★ 5.5
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The Oscar 1966Kenneth Regan★ 5.1
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The Tramplers 1965Temple Cordeen★ 6
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The Money Trap 1965Dr. Horace Van Tilden★ 4.9
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Major Marcus A. Reno★ 4.2
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Drew Bayliss★ 7.3
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Narrator★ 6
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The Great Adventure 1963Captain Meehan★ NR
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Self (uncredited)★ 3.3
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Bus Stop 1961★ NR
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Dr. Kildare 1961Charles Ladovan★ 5.5
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The Last Sunset 1961John Breckenridge★ 6.8
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Mac McClay★ 6.2
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Checkmate 1960★ 4.1
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The Angel Wore Red 1960Hawthorne★ 5.3
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Dick Burlingame★ 6.3
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Victor Barbicane★ 5.2
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77 Sunset Strip 1958★ 6.7
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Kraft Music Hall 1958★ 4.7
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★ 5.8
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Touch of Evil 1958Coroner (uncredited)★ 7.7
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Robert Rainey★ NR
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Suspicion 1957Gregg Carey★ 5.9
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The Halliday Brand 1957Daniel Halliday★ 6.1
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Ben Harper★ 5.5
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On Trial 1956★ 5
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Telephone Time 1956★ 6.3
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The Killer Is Loose 1956Detective Sam Wagner★ 6.6
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Pat 'P.M.' Martin★ 5.5
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William Callew★ 7.7
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Special Delivery 1955John Adams★ NR
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Letter to Loretta 1953Self - Guest Host★ 6.5
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Whitney 'Cam' Cameron★ 6.1
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Egypt by Three 1953Narrator★ 6
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Paul Henty★ 6.3
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Niagara 1953George Loomis★ 6.8
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The Steel Trap 1952Jim Osborne★ 6.4
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Untamed Frontier 1952Kirk Denbow★ 7.2
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Othello 1951Senator (uncredited)★ 7.3
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The Man with a Cloak 1951Dupin★ 6.9
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★ 7.3
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Peking Express 1951Michael Bachlin★ 8
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Half Angel 1951John Raymond Jr.★ 5.6
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September Affair 1950David Lawrence★ 6.1
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Chris Hale aka Steve★ 5
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Two Flags West 1950Col. Clay Tucker★ 6.2
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What's My Line? 1950Self - Mystery Guest★ 6.9
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Beyond the Forest 1949Doctor Louis Moline★ 6.8
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Under Capricorn 1949Sam Flusky★ 6.1
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The Third Man 1949Holly Martins★ 7.9
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Portrait of Jennie 1948Eben Adams★ 7.1
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Narrator★ NR
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Glenn Morley★ 6.9
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Duel in the Sun 1946Jesse McCanles★ 6.3
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Love Letters 1945Allen Quinton★ 6.4
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I'll Be Seeing You 1944Zachary Morgan★ 7
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Since You Went Away 1944Lieutenant Tony Willett★ 6.5
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Gaslight 1944Brian Cameron★ 7.5
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Hers to Hold 1943Bill Morley★ 6.9
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Shadow of a Doubt 1943Uncle Charlie★ 7.5
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Journey into Fear 1943Howard Graham★ 6
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Eugene Morgan★ 7.3
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Lydia 1941Michael Fitzpatrick★ 6.5
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Citizen Kane 1941Jedediah Leland★ 8
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Too Much Johnson 1938Augustus Billings★ 5.3