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
Heaven's Gate
1980
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as The Reverend Doctor
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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
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
Soylent Green
1973
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as William R. Simonson
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Age: 67
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
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
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
Touch of Evil
1958
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as Coroner (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Niagara
1953
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as George Loomis
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Age: 47
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