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Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Acting · 1905–1994 · Petersburg, Virginia, USA

IMDb

28 titles in this catalog with a median Balasaur Score of 68. The 1940s rate best: median 81 across 9 titles. Joseph Cotten appears most often alongside Agnes Moorehead (3 titles), Cecil Kellaway (3), Jennifer Jones (3).

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).

Acting 139

Writing 1