Joseph Cotten
Actor
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
The Third Man
as Holly Martins 1949
Touch of Evil
as Coroner (uncredited) 1958
Soylent Green
as William R. Simonson 1973
Shadow of a Doubt
as Uncle Charlie 1943
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Henry L. Stimson 1970
Gaslight
as Brian Cameron 1944
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Eugene Morgan 1942
Niagara
as George Loomis 1953
Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor 1980
F for Fake
as Self 1973
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Dr. Vesalius 1971
Airport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs III 1977
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Drew Bayliss 1964
Othello
as Senator (uncredited) 1951
Under Capricorn
as Sam Flusky 1949
Duel in the Sun
as Jesse McCanles 1946