Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Acting

Born May 15, 1905 · Petersburg, Virginia, USA

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…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

Ironside

Ironside

1967

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

Acting(146)

2018They'll Love Me When I'm DeadSelf (archive footage)

2018The Green Fog

2013Too Much JohnsonAugustus Billings

2000Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite FilmSelf

1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)

1991The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookBaron Frankenstein (archive footage)

1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths(archive footage)

1981The SurvivorPriest

1981DelusionIvar Langrock

1980Heaven's GateThe Reverend Doctor

1980CasinoEd Booker

1980The HearseWalter Prichard

1979All Star Tribute to Ingrid BergmanSelf

1979Churchill and the GeneralsGen. George C. Marshall

1979Guyana: Crime of the CenturyRichard Gable

1979Tales of the UnexpectedLionel

1979Concorde AffairMilland

1979Island of the FishmenProf. Ernest Marvin

1978The Perfect CrimeSir Arthur Dundee

1978CaravansCrandall

1978Last In, First OutFoster Johnson

1978Return to Fantasy IslandSimon Grant

1977AspenHorton Paine

1977The Love BoatColonel Van Ryker

1977Airport '77Nicholas St. Downs III

1977Twilight's Last GleamingArthur Renfrew - Secretary of State

1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesWeldon Rathbone

1976Origins of the MafiaThe Envoy

1976A Whisper in the DarkThe Professor

1976Mysteries of the GodsNarrator

1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseDr. Joseph Francis Condon

1976Expedition to AraratSelf - Host - Narrator

1975Timber TrampsGreedy sawmill mogul

1975Syndicate SadistsPaternò

1974The Rockford FilesWarner Jameson

1973A Delicate BalanceHarry

1973F for FakeSelf

1973Soylent GreenWilliam R. Simonson

1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self

1973The Devil's DaughterJudge Weatherby

1973Police DogNarrator

1972The Streets of San FranciscoJohn R. James

1972The Scopone GameGeorge

1972Baron BloodBaron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker

1972Doomsday VoyageCaptain Jason

1972The Screaming WomanGeorge Tresvant

1971Lady FrankensteinBaron Frankenstein

1971City Beneath the SeaDr. Ziegler

1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf

1971The Abominable Dr. PhibesDr. Vesalius

1971Do You Take This Stranger?Dr. Robert Carson

1971Assault on the WayneAdmiral

1971Journey to MurderJeff Wheeler

1970The GrasshopperRichard Morgan

1970Cutter's TrailGeneral Spalding

1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Henry L. Stimson

1969The Lonely ProfessionMartin Bannister

1969Latitude ZeroCapt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie

1968Split Second to an EpitaphDr. Ben Stern

1968Journey to the UnknownJeff Wheeler

1968The Name of the GameHenry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner

1968White ComancheSheriff Logan

1968PetuliaMr. Danner

1968Gangsters '70Destil

1968Alexander The GreatAntigonus

1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited)

1968It Takes a ThiefCol. Heinrich

1968Petulia: The Uncommon MovieHimself

1967Jack of DiamondsAce

1967Cimarron StripNathan Tio

1967Some May LiveColonel Woodward

1967IronsideDr. Benjamin Stern

1967The HellbendersColonel Jonas

1967Lionpower from MGMSelf - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966Brighty of the Grand CanyonJim

1966The OscarKenneth Regan

1965The TramplersTemple Cordeen

1965The Money TrapDr. Horace Van Tilden

1965The Great Sioux MassacreMajor Marcus A. Reno

1964Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteDrew Bayliss

1963Hollywood and the StarsNarrator

1963The Great AdventureCaptain Meehan

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1962The VirginianJudge Will McMasters

1961Hollywood: The Selznick YearsSelf (uncredited)

1961Bus StopProfessor Wheelwright

1961Dr. KildareCharles Ladovan

1961The Last SunsetJohn Breckenridge

1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowMac McClay

1960CheckmateDr. George Mallinson

1960The Angel Wore RedHawthorne

1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonDick Burlingame

1958From the Earth to the MoonVictor Barbicane

195877 Sunset StripArnold Buhler

1958Kraft Music HallSelf

1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseBlack McSween

1958Touch of EvilCoroner (uncredited)

1957The Edge of InnocenceRobert Rainey

1957SuspicionGregg Carey

1957Wagon TrainCaptain Dan Brady

1957The Halliday BrandDaniel Halliday

1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreBen Harper

1956The Tennessee Ernie Ford ShowSelf

1956On TrialEdward Pritchard

1956Telephone Time

1956The Killer Is LooseDetective Sam Wagner

1956The Bottom of the BottlePat 'P.M.' Martin

1955The 20th Century Fox HourSelf - Host

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWilliam Callew

1955Special DeliveryJohn Adams

1953Letter to LorettaSelf - Guest Host

1953A Blueprint for MurderWhitney 'Cam' Cameron

1953Egypt by ThreeNarrator

1953General Electric TheaterPaul Henty

1953NiagaraGeorge Loomis

1952The Steel TrapJim Osborne

1952The Ford Television TheatreJohn Ashburn

1952Untamed FrontierKirk Denbow

1951OthelloSenator (uncredited)

1951The Man with a CloakDupin

1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Peking ExpressMichael Bachlin

1951Half AngelJohn Raymond Jr.

1950September AffairDavid Lawrence

1950Walk Softly, StrangerChris Hale/Steve

1950Two Flags WestCol. Clay Tucker

1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest

1949Beyond the ForestDoctor Louis Moline

1949Under CapricornSam Flusky

1949The Third ManHolly Martins

1948Portrait of JennieEben Adams

1947Our American HeritageNarrator

1947The Farmer's DaughterGlenn Morley

1946Duel in the SunJesse McCanles

1945Love LettersAllen Quinton

1944I'll Be Seeing YouZachary Morgan

1944Since You Went AwayTony Willett

1944GaslightBrian Cameron

1943Hers to HoldBill Morley

1943Shadow of a DoubtUncle Charlie

1943Journey into FearHoward Graham

1942The Magnificent AmbersonsEugene Morgan

1941LydiaMichael Fitzpatrick

1941Citizen KaneJedediah Leland

1937Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.

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