Joseph Cotten
Acting
Born: 1905-05-15 in 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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Love Boat
Colonel Van Ryker
Ironside
Dr. Benjamin Stern
Wagon Train
Captain Dan Brady
Wagon Train
John Augustus
The Rockford Files
Warner Jameson
The Virginian
Judge Will McMasters
The Virginian
Judge Hobbs
Dr. Kildare
Charles Ladovan
What's My Line?
Self
The Ford Television Theatre
John Ashburn
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Harper
Tales of the Unexpected
Lionel
Tales of the Unexpected
Edward
Telephone Time
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
William Callew
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Gould
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Courtney Masterson
The Name of the Game
Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
77 Sunset Strip
Arnold Buhler
Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland
Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Streets of San Francisco
John R. James
Checkmate
Dr. George Mallinson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Self - Host
Suspicion
Gregg Carey
It Takes a Thief
Col. Heinrich
It Takes a Thief
Mr. Jack
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Weldon Rathbone
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Black McSween
Cimarron Strip
Nathan Tio
The Third Man
Holly Martins
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dick Burlingame
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Charles Lawrence
Soylent Green
William R. Simonson
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Henry L. Stimson
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Mac McClay
Bus Stop
Professor Wheelwright
Journey to the Unknown
Jeff Wheeler