

Joseph Cotten
Acting
May 15, 1905
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
February 6, 1994
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).
The Filmography


From the Earth to the Moon

A Blueprint for Murder

Niagara

The Steel Trap

Untamed Frontier

Peking Express

Half Angel

Walk Softly, Stranger

Beyond the Forest

The Third Man

Portrait of Jennie

Duel in the Sun

I'll Be Seeing You

Since You Went Away

Gaslight

Shadow of a Doubt

Journey into Fear

The Magnificent Ambersons
