Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (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).

Joseph Cotten

Acting Born May 15, 1905 – Died February 6, 1994 Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (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).

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Love Boat

Colonel Van Ryker

What's My Line?

Self

Ironside

Dr. Benjamin Stern

Wagon Train

Captain Dan Brady

Wagon Train

John Augustus

The Virginian

Judge Will McMasters

The Virginian

Judge Hobbs

The Rockford Files

Warner Jameson

Dr. Kildare

Charles Ladovan

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Ben Harper

Tales of the Unexpected

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