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Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr.
Joseph Cheshire Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
The Survivor
as Priest
Delusion
as Ivar Langrock
Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor
The Hearse
as Walter Prichard
Casino
as Ed Booker
Island of the Fishmen
as Prof. Ernest Marvin
TV Shows
Tales of the Unexpected
as Edward · 1 ep.
The Love Boat
as Colonel Van Ryker · 1 ep.
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Weldon Rathbone · 1 ep.
Aspen
as Horton Paine · 3 ep.
Origins of the Mafia
as The Envoy · 1 ep.
The Rockford Files
as Warner Jameson · 1 ep.
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self · 1 ep.
The Streets of San Francisco
as John R. James · 1 ep.
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self · 1 ep.
The Name of the Game
as Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner · 1 ep.
