Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

American actor (1905–1994)

Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953). He gained worldwide fame for his collaborations with Orson Welles on films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943). Cotten starred in the latter and was also credited with the screenplay.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 63 films (1941–2014) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1941 Citizen Kane Films inc. 119 min 16mm B&W sound
1941 Citizen Kane Orson Welles 119 min 16mm B&W
1941 Citizen Kane. RKO Radio Pictures 119 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 Shadow Of A Doubt. Alfred Hitchcock 11 reels. B&W
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons Films inc. 88 16mm B&W sound
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons. Orson Welles 88 min. B&W
1943 HERS TO HOLD Universal Pictures 90 min 16mm B&W sound
1943 Journey Into Fear. Norman Foster, Orson Welles 68 min. B&W
1943 Shadow of a Doubt Universal Pictures Company Inc | Universal Pictures Corporation 108 1:48:00 1:48:00 1:48:00 16mm B&W sound
1944 I'll Be Seeing You William Dieterle 85 min 16mm B&W
1944 I'll Be Seeing You. William Dieterle 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1944 Since You Went Away. John Cromwell 20 reels 16mm B&W
1945 Love Letters William Dieterle 101 min 16mm B&W
1945 Love Letters. William Dieterle 9 reels B&W
1946 Duel In The Sun. Vanguard Films 138 min 35mm Color sound
1947 Duel In The Sun unknown 129 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1947 Duel in the Sun Selznick International Pictures Inc 2:10:00 16mm Color sound
1947 The Farmer's Daughter H. C. Potter 11:07 16mm B&W sound
1947 The Farmer's Daughter. H. C. Potter 97 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Portrait of Jennie William Dieterle 86 min Color & B&W
1948 Portrait of Jennie William Dieterle 86 min 16mm Color & B&W
1948 Portrait Of Jennie. William Dieterle 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Beyond The Forest. King Vidor 96 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 The Third man British Lion Production Assets | Carol Reed Productions | Classic Film Distribution | London Film Productions Ltd 1:33:00 16mm B&W sound
1949 The Third Man. London Film Productions 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Under Capricorn. Alfred Hitchcock 117 min 35mm Color sound
1949 Walk Softly, Stranger. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Two Flags West. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 92 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 HALF ANGEL. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 77 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 Peking Express. Paramount Pictures Corp. 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 September Affair. Paramount Pictures Corp. 104 min 35mm B&W sound
1951 The Man With A Cloak. Loew's Inc. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Untamed Frontier. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 75 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 A Blueprint For Murder. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 76 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 Niagara. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 89 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 The Steel Trap. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Special Delivery John Brahm
1956 The Bottom Of The Bottle. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The Killer Is Loose. Crown Productions 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 The Halliday Brand. Collier Young Associates Inc. 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 From The Earth To The Moon Ideal Pictures Inc 101 min 16mm Color sound
1958 From The Earth To The Moon. Waverly Productions Inc. 101 min 35mm Color sound
1958 Touch of evil Universal International Pictures (UI) (presents) (as Universal International): Publisher | Universal Pictures (1958) (USA) (theatrical) (as Universal-International): Distributor 1:48:00 16mm B&W sound
1960 The Angel Wore Red. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 95 min 35mm B&W sound
1961 The Last Sunset. Byrna Productions S.A. & Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 112 min 35mm Color sound
1963 Hollywood and the stars. Funny men. Part 1 sponsored by Purex and Timex ; a David L. Wolper production ; United Artists Television ; production executive, Al Ramrus ; associate producer, Julian Ludwig ; written and produced by Irwin Rosten ; series producer- director, Jack Haley, Jr. 22 16mm B&W sound
1963 Hollywood and the stars. Funny men. Part 2 sponsored by Purex and Timex ; a David L. Wolper production ; United Artists Television ; production executive, Al Ramrus ; associate producer, Julian Ludwig ; written and produced by Irwin Rosten ; series producer- director, Jack Haley, Jr. 26 16mm B&W sound
1964 Hollywood and the stars. The great directors sponsored by Purex and Timex ; a David L. Wolper production ; United Artists Television ; production executive, Sydney Field ; associate producer, Julian Ludwig ; written and produced by Nicholas Noxon ; series producer-director, Jack Haley, Jr. 26 16mm B&W sound
1964 Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Associates & Aldrich Co. Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 135 min 35mm B&W sound
1965 Faulkner's Mississippi: Land Into Legend. University of Mississippi 32 min 16mm Color sound