• Name: Joseph Cotten
  • Date of Birth: May 15, 1905
  • Place of Birth: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Mini-bio: 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, wh...( read more)ich 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 in mainly minor parts and after 1967, had various appearances in TV productions.
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Replace this image with an actor photoJoseph Cotten mini-bio: 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 in mainly minor parts and after 1967, had various appearances in TV productions.

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  • GeorgeBailey88
    Joseph Cotten was an exceptional actor. His suave, world-weary demeanor was unmatched. I'll always remember him for his roles in Gaslight and Shadow of a Doubt.
    posted 636 days ago
  • MargeChampionfan51
    Joseph was marvelous as Claudette Colbert's friend in "Since You Went Away".
    posted 688 days ago
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