Joseph Cotten

May 15, 1905 - February 6, 1994 Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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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).

Their titles like Citizen Kane, The Third Man, and Shadow of a Doubt - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

56 titles
Community avg: 8.40 /10
  • 1
    1
    1941April 1941 by Orson Welles
    Mystery, Drama
    Mystery, Drama
    8.90 Masterpiece-
  • 2
    2
    1949August 1949 by Carol Reed
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    8.81 Masterpiece-
  • 3
    3
    1943January 1943 by Alfred Hitchcock
    Thriller, Mystery, Crime
    Thriller, Mystery, Crime
    8.40 Excellent++
  • 4
    4
    1973April 1973 by Richard Fleischer
    Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
    Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 5
    5
    1942July 1942 by Orson Welles
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    8.19 Excellent+
  • 6
    6
    1958March 1958 by Orson Welles
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    8.65 Masterpiece--
  • 7
    7
    1944May 1944 by George Cukor
    Thriller, Drama, Mystery
    Thriller, Drama, Mystery
    8.38 Excellent++
  • 8
    8
    1953January 1953 by Henry Hathaway
    Thriller, Crime
    Thriller, Crime
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 9
    9
    1970January 1970 by Richard Fleischer
    War, History, Drama
    War, History, Drama
    8.08 Excellent
  • 10
    10
    1971April 1971 by Robert Fuest
    Horror, Comedy
    Horror, Comedy
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 11
    11
    1964December 1964 by Robert Aldrich
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    8.18 Excellent+
  • 12
    12
    1977March 1977 by Jerry Jameson
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    6.74 Good-
  • 13
    13
    1980November 1980 by Michael Cimino
    Drama, Western, History
    Drama, Western, History
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 14
    14
    1972February 1972 by Mario Bava
    Horror, Italian
    Horror, Italian
    7.29 Good+
  • 15
    15
    1946December 1946 by King Vidor
    Western, Drama, Romance
    Western, Drama, Romance
    7.44 Good++
  • 16
    16
    1949September 1949 by Alfred Hitchcock
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.16 Good+
  • 17
    17
    1973September 1973 by Orson Welles
    Documentary, French
    Documentary, French
    8.27 Excellent+
  • 18
    18
    1943January 1943 by Norman Foster
    Thriller, War
    Thriller, War
    7.32 Good++
  • 19
    19
    1948December 1948 by William Dieterle
    Drama, Romance, Fantasy
    Drama, Romance, Fantasy
    8.05 Excellent
  • 20
    20
    1971October 1971 by Mel Welles
    Horror, Science Fiction, Italian
    Horror, Science Fiction, Italian
    7.05 Good
  • 21
    21
    1967February 1967 by Sergio Corbucci
    Western, Italian
    Western, Italian
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 22
    22
    1951November 1951 by Orson Welles
    Drama
    Drama
    8.24 Excellent+
  • 23
    23
    1956February 1956 by Budd Boetticher
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 24
    24
    1961June 1961 by Robert Aldrich
    Western, Drama
    Western, Drama
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 25
    25
    1980June 1980 by George Bowers
    Horror, Mystery, Drama
    Horror, Mystery, Drama
    7.01 Good
  • 26
    26
    1977February 1977 by Robert Aldrich
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    1949October 1949 by King Vidor
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 28
    28
    1979January 1979 by Sergio Martino
    Science Fiction, Horror, Italian
    Science Fiction, Horror, Italian
    7.14 Good+
  • 29
    29
    2018August 2018 by Morgan Neville
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.01 Excellent
  • 30
    30
    1944June 1944 by John Cromwell
    Drama, Romance, War
    Drama, Romance, War
    7.70 Excellent--
  • 31
    31
    1950October 1950 by Robert Wise
    Western, War
    Western, War
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 32
    32
    1969July 1969 by Ishirō Honda
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    1975August 1975 by Umberto Lenzi
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 34
    34
    1945October 1945 by William Dieterle
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 35
    35
    1950October 1950 by William Dieterle
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 36
    36
    1968June 1968 by Richard Lester
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.41 Good++
  • 37
    37
    1965September 1965 by Burt Kennedy
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.33 Good++
  • 38
    38
    1970May 1970 by Jerry Paris
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    7.46 Good++
  • 39
    39
    1978November 1978 by James Fargo
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 40
    40
    1952July 1952 by Hugo Fregonese
    Western
    Western
    7.92 Excellent
  • 41
    41
    1966March 1966 by Russell Rouse
    Drama
    Drama
    7.42 Good++
  • 42
    42
    1973January 1973 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Horror
    Horror
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 43
    43
    1968April 1968 by Mino Guerrini
    Crime, Italian
    Crime, Italian
    7.92 Excellent
  • 44
    44
    1941September 1941 by Julien Duvivier
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 45
    45
    1960April 1960 by Nunnally Johnson
    War, Romance, Drama
    War, Romance, Drama
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 46
    46
    1973November 1973 by Tony Richardson
    Drama
    Drama
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 47
    47
    1971July 1971 by Irwin Allen
    Science Fiction, Action
    Science Fiction, Action
    7.27 Good+
  • 48
    48
    1976February 1976 by Buzz Kulik
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 49
    49
    1953March 1953 by Victor Stoloff
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 50
    50
    1963–1964
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 51
    51
    1951August 1951 by William Dieterle
    Drama, Thriller, Action
    Drama, Thriller, Action
    Needs more reviews
  • 52
    52
    1961December 1961 by Marshall Flaum
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 53
    53
    1990January 1990 by Sandy Oliveri
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 54
    54
    1980August 1980 by Don Chaffey
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    8.05 Excellent
  • 55
    55
    1991January 1991 by Ted Newsom
    Documentary, Science Fiction, Horror
    Documentary, Science Fiction, Horror
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 56
    56
    1977
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    Needs more reviews