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).
Movies
Citizen Kane Jedediah Leland
The Magnificent Ambersons Eugene Morgan
The Third Man Holly Martins
Touch of Evil Coroner (uncredited)
Lady Frankenstein Baron Frankenstein
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Drew Bayliss
Under Capricorn Sam Flusky
Heaven's Gate The Reverend Doctor
Seeing the World, Part One: A Visit to New York, N.Y.
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (archive footage)
Tora! Tora! Tora! Henry L. Stimson
Baron Blood Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Journey into Fear Howard Graham
I'll Be Seeing You Zachary Morgan
Shadow of a Doubt Charlie Oakley
The Steel Trap Jim Osborne
A Blueprint for Murder Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
Airport '77 Nicholas St. Downs III
Soylent Green William R. Simonson
Duel in the Sun Jesse McCanles
Portrait of Jennie Eben Adams
The Halliday Brand Daniel Halliday
Island of the Fishmen Prof. Ernest Marvin
The Killer Is Loose Detective Sam Wagner
Gaslight Brian Cameron
Guyana: Crime of the Century Richard Gable
Syndicate Sadists Paternò
Beyond the Forest Doctor Louis Moline
Caravans Crandall
Since You Went Away Lieutenant Tony Willett
F for Fake Self
The Farmer's Daughter Glenn Morley
The Money Trap Dr. Horace Van Tilden
From the Earth to the Moon Victor Barbicane
Hollywood and the Stars Narrator
A Delicate Balance Harry
The Last Sunset John Breckenridge
The Abominable Dr. Phibes Dr. Vesalius
The Grasshopper Richard Morgan
White Comanche Sheriff Logan
Latitude Zero Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
City Beneath the Sea Dr. Ziegler
Niagara George Loomis
The Hearse Walter Prichard
The Man with a Cloak Dupin
The Hellbenders Colonel Jonas
September Affair David Lawrence
Lydia Michael Fitzpatrick
The Oscar Kenneth Regan
The Scopone Game George
The Survivor Priest
Twilight's Last Gleaming Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Casino Ed Booker
Walk Softly, Stranger Chris Hale aka Steve
Two Flags West Col. Clay Tucker
The Perfect Crime Sir Arthur Dundee
The Devil's Daughter Judge Weatherby
Love Letters Allen Quinton
Assault on the Wayne Admiral
The Bottom of the Bottle Pat 'P.M.' Martin
Jack of Diamonds Ace
Half Angel John Raymond Jr.
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Screaming Woman George Tresvant
The Tramplers Temple Cordeen
Gangsters '70 Destil
A Whisper in the Dark The Professor
The Angel Wore Red Hawthorne
Peking Express Michael Bachlin
Too Much Johnson Augustus Billings
Untamed Frontier Kirk Denbow
Hers to Hold Bill Morley
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Self
Hollywood: The Selznick Years Self (uncredited)
Our American Heritage Narrator
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Self (archive footage)
Last In, First Out Foster Johnson
Alexander The Great Antigonus
Petulia Mr. Danner
Return to Fantasy Island Simon Grant
Special Delivery John Adams
Delusion Ivar Langrock
Do You Take This Stranger? Dr. Robert Carson
Timber Tramps Greedy sawmill mogul
Journey to Murder Jeff Wheeler
Some May Live Colonel Woodward
The Great Sioux Massacre Major Marcus A. Reno
Othello Senator (uncredited)
Concorde Affair Milland
Brighty of the Grand Canyon Jim
Doomsday Voyage Captain Jason
Churchill and the Generals Gen. George C. Marshall
The Edge of Innocence Robert Rainey
Egypt by Three Narrator
The Lonely Profession Martin Bannister
Split Second to an Epitaph Dr. Ben Stern
Cutter's Trail General Spalding
Mysteries of the Gods Narrator
Police Dog Narrator
Shows
77 Sunset Strip
The Great Adventure Captain Meehan
Checkmate
Tales of the Unexpected Lionel
The Streets of San Francisco
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
General Electric Theater Paul Henty
Ironside
Alfred Hitchcock Presents William Callew
Bus Stop
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Cimarron Strip
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Kraft Music Hall
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Ben Harper
Dr. Kildare Charles Ladovan
Telephone Time
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Dick Burlingame
On Trial
Letter to Loretta Self - Guest Host
The Barbara Stanwyck Show Mac McClay
General Electric Theater Captain
General Electric Theater Private Harris
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Charles Lawrence
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self
Origins of the Mafia The Envoy
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Tony Gould
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Courtney Masterson
V.I.P. Schaukel Self
The Rockford Files Warner Jameson
Aspen Horton Paine
The Love Boat Colonel Van Ryker
Hollywood and the Stars Narrator
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Charlie Oakley (archive footage) (uncredited)
Suspicion Gregg Carey
Tales of the Unexpected Edward
