Actor

Joseph Cotten

1937–present1905–1994DramaThrillerCrimeRomance

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also wrote 1 screenplay ↗

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Known For

103 acting credits

as Jedediah Leland

Citizen Kane

as Jedediah Leland

1941

Citizen Kane

as Holly Martins

The Third Man

as Holly Martins

1949

The Third Man

Filmography

2018They'll Love Me When I'm DeadSelf (archive footage)7.1 2000Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite FilmSelf7.3 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookBaron Frankenstein (archive footage)6.3 1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths(archive footage)5.7 1981The SurvivorPriest5.2 1981Delusion

About

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).

As Screenwriter

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1943Journey into Fear

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