Joseph Cotten

About

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).

Known for

The Love BoatSeries • 1977IronsideSeries • 1967The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974Wagon TrainSeries • 1957The VirginianSeries • 1962Dr. KildareSeries • 1961Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Fantasy IslandSeries • 1978Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979The Name of the GameSeries • 1968Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 195577 Sunset StripSeries • 1958The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries • 1977CheckmateSeries • 1960It Takes a ThiefSeries • 1968Telephone TimeSeries • 1956Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 1958Citizen KaneMovie • 1941The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries • 1959The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries • 1960Cimarron StripSeries • 1967SuspicionSeries • 1957