Joseph Cotten

Biography

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 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

Citizen Kane

as Jedediah Leland

The Third Man

as Holly Martins

Touch of Evil

as Coroner (uncredited)

Soylent Green

as William R. Simonson

Shadow of a Doubt

as Charlie Oakley

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Henry L. Stimson

Gaslight

as Brian Cameron

The Magnificent Ambersons

as Eugene Morgan

Niagara

as George Loomis

Heaven's Gate

as The Reverend Doctor