Joseph Cotten

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)

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Joseph 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 624 days ago
MargeChampionfan51

Joseph was marvelous as Claudette Colbert's friend in "Since You Went Away".

posted 675 days ago

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The Survivor (Unrated, 1981)
Heaven's Gate (R, 1980)
The Hearse (PG, 1980)
Guyana: Crime of the Century (Unrated, 1979)
L' Isola degli Uomini Pesce (The Island of the Fishmen) (Screamers) (Something Waits in the Dark) (R, 1979)
Concorde Affair (Unrated, 1978)
Caravans (Unrated, 1978)
Twilight's Last Gleaming (R, 1977)
Airport '77 (PG, 1977)
A Whisper in the Dark (Unrated, 1976)

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