Joseph Cotten
Born May 15, 1905 (Age: 120)
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Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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).
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).
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Filmography
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
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as Self
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Age: 94
No Image
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
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as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
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Age: 85
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 84
The Survivor
1981
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as Priest
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Age: 76
Delusion
1981
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as Ivar Langrock
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Age: 75
Heaven's Gate
1980
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as The Reverend Doctor
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Age: 75
Casino
1980
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as Ed Booker
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Age: 75
The Hearse
1980
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as Walter Prichard
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Age: 75
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
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as Self
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Age: 74
The Perfect Crime
1978
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as Sir Arthur Dundee
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Age: 73
Caravans
1978
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as Crandall
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Age: 73
Last In, First Out
1978
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as Foster Johnson
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Age: 73
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
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as Simon Grant
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Age: 72
Airport '77
1977
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as Nicholas St. Downs III
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Age: 71
Expedition to Ararat
1976
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as Self - Host - Narrator
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Age: 70
A Delicate Balance
1973
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as Harry
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Age: 68
F for Fake
1973
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as Self
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Age: 68
Soylent Green
1973
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as William R. Simonson
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Age: 67
The Devil's Daughter
1973
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as Judge Weatherby
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Age: 67
No Image
Police Dog
1973
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as Narrator
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Age: 67
The Scopone Game
1972
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as George
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Age: 67
Doomsday Voyage
1972
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as Captain Jason
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Age: 66
The Screaming Woman
1972
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as George Tresvant
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Age: 66
Lady Frankenstein
1971
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as Baron Frankenstein
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Age: 66
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
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as Dr. Vesalius
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Age: 65
Journey to Murder
1971
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as Jeff Wheeler
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Age: 65
Cutter's Trail
1970
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as General Spalding
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Age: 64
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
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as Henry L. Stimson
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Age: 64
The Lonely Profession
1969
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as Martin Bannister
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Age: 64
Latitude Zero
1969
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as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
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Age: 64
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
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as Dr. Ben Stern
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Age: 63
Petulia
1968
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as Mr. Danner
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Age: 63
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968
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as Himself
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Age: 62
The Tramplers
1965
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as Temple Cordeen
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Age: 60
The Money Trap
1965
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as Dr. Horace Van Tilden
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Age: 60
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
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as Major Marcus A. Reno
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Age: 59
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
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as Drew Bayliss
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Age: 59
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 56
The Last Sunset
1961
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as John Breckenridge
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Age: 56
The Angel Wore Red
1960
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as Hawthorne
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Age: 54
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
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as Victor Barbicane
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Age: 53
Touch of Evil
1958
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as Coroner (uncredited)
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Age: 52
The Killer Is Loose
1956
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as Detective Sam Wagner
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Age: 50
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956
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as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
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Age: 50
Special Delivery
1955
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as John Adams
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Age: 49
A Blueprint for Murder
1953
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as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
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Age: 48
No Image
Egypt by Three
1953
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as Narrator
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Age: 47
Niagara
1953
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as George Loomis
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Age: 47
September Affair
1950
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as David Lawrence
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Age: 45
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
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as Chris Hale/Steve
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Age: 45
Two Flags West
1950
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as Col. Clay Tucker
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Age: 45
Love Letters
1945
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as Allen Quinton
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Age: 40
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
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as Eugene Morgan
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Age: 37
Lydia
1941
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as Michael Fitzpatrick
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Age: 36
Citizen Kane
1941
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as Jedediah Leland
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Age: 35