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
1945 Love Letters. William Dieterle 9 reels B&W
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
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
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
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