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Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Acting Born May 15, 1905 -- Died Feb 06, 1994 · Petersburg, Virginia, USA

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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Citizen Kane
8.0
movie
Citizen Kane
as Jedediah Leland
1941
The Third Man
7.9
movie
The Third Man
as Holly Martins
1949
Touch of Evil
7.7
movie
Touch of Evil
as Coroner (uncredited)
1958
Soylent Green
6.9
movie
Soylent Green
as William R. Simonson
1973
Shadow of a Doubt
7.5
movie
Shadow of a Doubt
as Uncle Charlie
1943
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
movie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Henry L. Stimson
1970
Gaslight
7.5
movie
Gaslight
as Brian Cameron
1944
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.3
movie
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Eugene Morgan
1942
Niagara
6.8
movie
Niagara
as George Loomis
1953
Heaven's Gate
6.8
movie
Heaven's Gate
as The Reverend Doctor
1980
F for Fake
7.4
movie
F for Fake
as Self
1973
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
6.9
movie
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Dr. Vesalius
1971