Joseph Cotten
Acting
Born May 15, 1905 · 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).
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Love Boat
Ironside
Wagon Train
What's My Line?
The Virginian
The Rockford Files
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dr. Kildare
Tales of the Unexpected
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Suspicion
Kraft Music Hall
The Name of the Game
Telephone Time
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Ford Television Theatre
77 Sunset Strip
Checkmate
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Streets of San Francisco
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
It Takes a Thief
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Citizen Kane
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The Great Adventure
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Cimarron Strip
V.I.P. Schaukel
Bus Stop
Letter to Loretta
On Trial
Heaven's Gate
Soylent Green
The Third Man
Journey to the Unknown
General Electric Theater
Tora! Tora! Tora!