Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cheshire Cotten
1905 - 1994
American born Petersburg

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . Before Joseph Cotten became a movie actor he worked as an advertiser, actor at a theatre and also as a theatre critic. He got his chance at the movies because of his friendship with Orson Welles which lasted since their time at the Federal Theatre (1936) and at the Mercury's Company (1937). In Citizen Kane (1941), as 'Jed Leland'. In the following years Cotten had important characterizations like in The Third Man (1949). Because of his age he played later on mainly minor parts and had after 1967 various appearences in TV productions. Spouse Patricia Medina (1960 - 6 February 1994) (his death), Lenore Kipp (1931 - 1960) (her death).

The Survivor (1981) , "The Love Boat" (1981) , Heaven's Gate (1980) , Casino (1980) , The Hearse (1980) , "Tales of the Unexpected" (1980) , Delusion (1980) , "Fantasy Island"(1979) , Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979) , Concorde Affaire '79 (1979) , Isola degli uomini pesce, L' (1979) , Churchill and the Generals (1979) , Indagine su un delitto perfetto (1978) , Caravans (1978) , Ordre et la sécurité du monde, L' (1978) , "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1978) , Return to Fantasy Island (1978) , "Aspen" (1977) , Airport '77 (1977) , Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) , Sussurro nel buio, Un (1976), The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) , "Alle origini della mafia" (1976) , Timber Tramps (1975) , Giustiziere sfida la città, Il (1975) , "The Rockford Files" (1974) , A Delicate Balance (1973) , Soylent Green (1973) , "The Streets of San Francisco" (1973) , The Devil's Daughter (1973) , Scopone scientifico, Lo (1972) , Doomsday Voyage (1972) , Orrori del castello di Norimberga, Gli (1972) , The Screaming Woman (1972) , Figlia di Frankenstein, La (1971) , The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) , "NET Playhouse" (1971) , Journey to Murder (1971) , City Beneath the Sea (1971) , Do You Take This Stranger? (1971) , Assault on the Wayne (1971) , "The Virginian" (1970) , Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) , The Grasshopper (1970) , "It Takes a Thief" (1970) , "The Name of the Game" (1970) , Cutter's Trail (1970) , The Lonely Profession (1969) , Ido zero daisakusen (1969) , "Journey to the Unknown" (1969) , Keene (1969) , Comanche blanco (1968) , "Ironside" (1968) , Split Second to an Epitaph (1968) , Petulia (1968) , Alexander the Great (1968) , "Off to See the Wizard" (1968) , Giorno di fuoco, Un (1968) , Gangster '70 (1968) , Jack of Diamonds (1967) , "Cimarron Strip" (1967) , Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1967) , Crudeli, I (1967) , Some May Live (1967) , Uomini dal passo pesante, Gli (1966) , The Oscar (1966) , The Money Trap (1965) , The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) , Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) , "77 Sunset Strip" (1963) , "The Great Adventure" (1963) , "Pantomime Quiz" (1963) , "Wagon Train" (1962) , "Saints and Sinners" (1962) , "Dr. Kildare" (1962) , "Bus Stop" (1961) , The Last Sunset (1961) , "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" (1961) , "Checkmate" (1960) , "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1960) , The Angel Wore Red (1960) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1959) , "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1959) , "On Trial" (1959) , From the Earth to the Moon (1958) , Touch of Evil (1958) , "Suspicion" (1958) , "Zane Grey Theater" (1958) , "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1957) , "Playhouse 90" (1957) , "Telephone Time" (1957) , "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1957), The Halliday Brand (1957) , "General Electric Theater" (1956) , "Star Stage" (1956) , The Killer Is Loose (1956) , "The Ford Television Theatre" (1956) , The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) , "Celebrity Playhouse" (1955) , "Letter to Loretta"(1955) , "The Best of Broadway" (1955) , Vom Himmel gefallen (1955) , "Producers' Showcase" (1954) , A Blueprint for Murder (1953) , Niagara (1953) , Egypt by Three (1953) , The Steel Trap (1952) , Untamed Frontier (1952) , The Wild Heart (1952) , The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) , The Man with a Cloak (1951) , Peking Express (1951) , Half Angel (1951) , Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) , Two Flags West (1950) , September Affair (1950) , Beyond the Forest (1949) , Under Capricorn (1949) , The Third Man (1949) , Portrait of Jennie (1948) , The Farmer's Daughter (1947) , Duel in the Sun (1946) , Love Letters (1945) , I'll Be Seeing You (1944) , Since You Went Away (1944) , Gaslight (1944) , Hers to Hold (1943), Journey Into Fear (1943) , Shadow of a Doubt (1943) , The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) , Lydia (1941) , Citizen Kane (1941) , Too Much Johnson (1938)