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Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Actor·1905–1994·Petersburg, Virginia, USA

15 horror credits

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).

Actor15 films

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)

1991
The Survivor

The Survivor

Priest

1981
Delusion

Delusion

Ivar Langrock

1981
The Hearse

The Hearse

Walter Prichard

1980
Island of the Fishmen

Island of the Fishmen

Prof. Ernest Marvin

1979 3.0
A Whisper in the Dark

A Whisper in the Dark

The Professor

1976
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

Judge Weatherby

1973
Baron Blood

Baron Blood

Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker

1972 3.0
The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman

George Tresvant

1972
Lady Frankenstein

Lady Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

1971 3.0
The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Dr. Vesalius

1971 3.8
Journey to Murder

Journey to Murder

Jeff Wheeler

1971
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Drew Bayliss

1964 3.3
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

Jesse McCanles

1946
Gaslight

Gaslight

Brian Cameron

1944 4.0