Joseph Cotten
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Filmography

TV Appearances
The Love Boat (Two for Julie/Aunt Hilly/The Duel (1981) TV episode .... Col. van Ryker) [1981] (# of episodes: 1)
Tales of the Unexpected (Various Roles) [1979 - 1980] (# of episodes: 2)
Fantasy Island (The Wedding (1979) TV episode .... Thomas Cummings) [1979] (# of episodes: 1)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (Arson and Old Lace (1978) TV episode .... Weldon Rathbone) [1978] (# of episodes: 1)
Looks Familiar (Himself- Guest) [1978] (# of episodes: 1)
Alle origini della mafia (Gli antenati (1976) TV episode .... The Envoy) [1976] (# of episodes: 1)
The Rockford Files (This Case Is Closed (1974) TV episode .... Warren Jameson) [1974] (# of episodes: 1)
The Streets of San Francisco (A Collection of Eagles (1973) TV episode .... John R. James) [1973] (# of episodes: 1)
It`s Your Bet (Himself) [1972] (# of episodes: 1)
V.I.P.-Schaukel (Himself) [1972] (# of episodes: 1)
NET Playhouse (Trail of Tears (1971) TV episode .... Narrator) [1971] (# of episodes: 1)
The Virginian (Various Roles) [1970] (# of episodes: 1)
The Name of the Game (The King of Denmark (1970) TV episode .... Henry `Harry` Worthington Rayner) [1970] (# of episodes: 1)
Journey to the Unknown (Do Me a Favour, Kill Me (1969) TV episode .... Jeff Wheeler) [1969] (# of episodes: 1)
It Takes a Thief (Various Roles) [1968 - 1970] (# of episodes: 5)
Ironside (Dr. Benjamin Stern) [1968] (# of episodes: 2)
Off to See the Wizard (Alexander the Great (1968) TV episode .... General Antigonus) [1968] (# of episodes: 1)
Rowan & Martin`s Laugh-In (Himself) [1968] (# of episodes: 2)
Cimarron Strip (The Search (1967) TV episode .... Nathan Tio) [1967] (# of episodes: 1)
The Celebrity Game (Celebrity Panelist) [1964] (# of episodes: 1)
77 Sunset Strip (By His Own Verdict (1963) TV episode .... Arnold Buhler) [1963] (# of episodes: 1)
The Great Adventure (Captain Meehan) [1963] (# of episodes: 1)
Hollywood and the Stars (Himself-Narrator) [1963 - 1964] (# of episodes: 30)
Pantomime Quiz (Himself) [1963] (# of episodes: 1)
To Tell the Truth (Himself) [1963] (# of episodes: 1)
Password (Episode: Audrey Meadows vs. Joseph Cotten-Himself) [1963] (# of episodes: 1)
Saints and Sinners (The Man on the Rim (1962) TV episode .... Preston Cooper) [1962] (# of episodes: 1)
Dr. Kildare (The Administrator (1962) TV episode .... Charles Ladovan) [1962] (# of episodes: 1)
Wagon Train (Various Roles) [1961 - 1962] (# of episodes: 2)
Bus Stop (Cherie (1961) TV episode .... Professor Wheelwright) [1961] (# of episodes: 1)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (The Hitch-Hiker (1961) TV episode .... Mac McClay) [1961] (# of episodes: 1)
Checkmate (Face in the Window (1960) TV episode .... Dr. George Mallinson) [1960] (# of episodes: 1)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (Various Roles) [1960] (# of episodes: 2)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (The Day the Town Stood Up (1959) TV episode .... Black McSween) [1959] (# of episodes: 1)
What`s My Line? (Himself- Mystery Guest) [1959] (# of episodes: 1)
Suspicion (The Eye of Truth (1958) TV episode .... Gregg Carey) [1958] (# of episodes: 1)
Zane Grey Theater (Man Unforgiving (1958) TV episode .... Ben Harper) [1958] (# of episodes: 1)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (Neighbors (1957) TV episode) [1957] (# of episodes: 1)
Playhouse 90 (The Edge of Innocence (1957) TV episode .... Robert Rainey) [1957] (# of episodes: 1)
Telephone Time (The Man the Navy Couldn`t Sink (1957) TV episode) [1957] (# of episodes: 1)
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (Contact (1957) TV episode .... Bruce Malone) [1957] (# of episodes: 1)
On Trail (Himself, Host) [1957] (# of episodes: 1)
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (Himself) [1957] (# of episodes: 1)
On Trail (Various Roles) [1956 - 1959] (# of episodes: 14)
Star Stage (The Man in the Black Robe (1956) TV episode) [1956] (# of episodes: 1)
The Ford Television Theatre (Man Without a Fear (1956) TV episode .... John Ashburn) [1956] (# of episodes: 1)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Various Roles) [1955 - 1959] (# of episodes: 3)
Celebrity Playhouse (Showdown at San Pablo (1955) TV episode .... Marshal Fenton Lockhart) [1955] (# of episodes: 1)
Letter to Loretta (Reunion (1955) TV episode .... Guest Host) [1955] (# of episodes: 1)
The Best of Broadway (Broadway (1955) TV episode .... Dan McCorn) [1955] (# of episodes: 1)
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (Himself/ Host) [1955 - 1956] (# of episodes: 2)
General Electric Theater (Various Roles) [1954 - 1956] (# of episodes: 3)
Producers` Showcase (State of the Union (1954) TV episode .... Grant Matthews) [1954] (# of episodes: 1)

Other Information

Awards
Best Actor Venice Film Festival [1949] (Won/Nominated: Won)
Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame (Won/Nominated: Won)

Literature/Publicity

Books Authored
Vanity Will Get You Somewhere: An Autobiography (Mercury House) [1987] (ISBN: 916515176)
Portrayed In
Me and Orson Welles [2008]
RKO 281 [1999]
Malice in Wonderland [1985]
 

Joseph Cotten Biography
Was bestfriends with Orson Welles until Orson`s death in 1985. Cotten starred in two of Orson`s most talked about films Citizen Kane, and the Magnificent Ambersons. He also acted alongside Welles in the Third Man. He absolutely enjoyed working with Bette Davis.[On making Citizen Kane with Orson Welles]"Orson must have been about 22 then and I still think he`s one of the greatest directors in the world. I don`t know why people regard him as a difficult man. He was the easiest, most inspiring man I`ve ever worked with. He was the only one who seemed to know what he was doing because we were all virgins on that picture."
 

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posted by ziegfeldgirl1941
Wonderfully handsome man. I highly suggest reading his autobiography! He write like he speaks and writes it in such a friendly manner, not saying anything bad about anyone even though you can sometimes tell they might not have gotten along. Robert Osborne said that Jo Cotten was one of the nicest guys in Hollywood!
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posted by lee
MR.COTTON I LOVED THE FILMS U MADE WITH JENNIFER JONES THEY WERE FANTASTIC.OF COURSE THE REST OF YOUR FILMS WERE GREAT TOO.GOD BLESS;;
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posted by vile
He was very inspiring.
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  • Witnesses said it was fully engulfed in flames. I had never seen a car like that one. It melted stuff to the asphalt.
    (thinkexist.com)
  • [My wife] told me one of the sweetest things one could hear-"I am not jealous. But I am truly sad for all the actresses who embrace you and kiss you while acting, for with them, you are only pretending."
    (thinkexist.com)
  • The victim was sliding sideways on the southbound lane, sliding north toward traffic,
    (thinkexist.com)
  • [on Bette Davis] I loved working with her.
  • [on making Citizen Kane (1941) with Orson Welles] Orson must have been about 22 then and I still think he`s one of the greatest directors in the world. I don`t know why people regard him as a difficult man. He was the easiest, most inspiring man I`ve ever worked with. He was the only one who seemed to know what he was doing because we were all virgins on that picture.
  • I was a so-called star because of my limitations and that was always the case. I couldn`t do any accents. So I had to pretend. Luckily I was tall, had curly hair and a good voice. I only had to stamp my foot and I`d play the lead -- because I couldn`t play character parts.
  • My wife told me one of the sweetest things one could hear: "I am not jealous. But I am truly sad for all the actresses who embrace you and kiss you while acting, for with them, you are only pretending."
  • [on Orson Welles] I know a little about Orson`s childhood and seriously doubt if he ever was a child.
  • Orson Welles lists Citizen Kane (1941) as his best film, Alfred Hitchcock opts for Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Sir Carol Reed chose The Third Man (1949) - and I`m in all of them.
  • I didn`t care about the movies really. I was tall. I could talk. It was easy to do.
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  • Before his celebrated appearance as Chas. Foster Kane`s best friend, Leland, in Citizen Kane (1941), he appears as one of the reporters in the March of Time parody sequence early in the film. He is seated in the back of the projection room, in the last row at the far left, and is only clearly visible in one shot, but his voice along with that of Everett Sloane`s (who plays Bernstein) can often be heard in the darkness on the sound track.
  • Was cast as C.K. Dexter Haven in the original 1939 Broadway production of Phillip Barry`s play "Philadelphia Story" with Katharine Hepburn, but when Hepburn, who owned the rights, sold the story to MGM, Cary Grant was cast in the part.
  • Despite their mercurial relationship, he and Orson Welles remained friends until Welles` death.
  • Like Orson Welles, he has appeared in the top films of both the American Film Institute and the British Film Institute; for AFI it was Citizen Kane (1941) as Jedediah Leland and for BFI, its The Third Man (1949) as Holly Martins.
  • Retired from acting in the early 1980s after a stroke and a laryngectomy.
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