Joseph Cotten

Also known as Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr.

American actor (1905–1994)

Film & TV

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 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…

Known for

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead — Self (archive footage)2018
The Green Fog2018
Too Much Johnson — Augustus Billings (uncredited)2013
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film — Self2000
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies — Self (archive footage)1995
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook — Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)1991
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths — (archive footage)1990
The Survivor — Priest1981
Delusion — Ivar Langrock1981

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Key facts

Born: Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. , ( 1905-05-15 ) May 15, 1905, Petersburg, Virginia , U.S.
Died: February 6, 1994 (1994-02-06) (aged 88), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Burial place: Blandford Cemetery , Petersburg, Virginia
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1930–1981
Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Spouses: Lenore Kipp ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 ; died 1960 ) Patricia Medina ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 )
Awards: Volpi Cup for Best Actor :, 1949 Portrait of Jennie

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Joseph
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Petersburg
Place of death: Los Angeles
Spouse: Patricia Medina
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Volpi Cup for Best Actor
Image: Joseph-Cotten-1942.jpg
Height: 187.5
Work location: United States

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Commons category: Joseph Cotten
date of birth: 1905-05-15
date of death: 1994-02-06
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Joseph Cotten
name in native language: Joseph Cotten
birth name: Joseph Cheshire Cotten
place of burial: Virginia
cause of death: pneumonia
start of work period: 1930-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953). He gained worldwide fame for his collaborations with Orson Welles on films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943). Cotten starred in the latter and was also credited with the screenplay.

Cotten became one of the leading Hollywood actors of the 1940s, appearing in films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943); Gaslight (1944); Love Letters (1945); Duel in the Sun (1946); The Farmer's Daughter (1947); Portrait of Jennie (1948), for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor; The Third Man (1949), alongside Welles; and Niagara (1953). One of his final films was Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (1980).

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