Deceased

How Did Joseph Cotten Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asJoseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr., Joseph Cheshire CottenGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/05/1905Born inPetersburg, Virginia, USADied06/02/1994Died inLos AngelesCausehead and neck cancer, pneumoniaWikidataQ95148 ↗Buried atVirginiaTMDb#7664 ↗

Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. 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.

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Filmography99 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2018	They'll Love Me When I'm DeadMovie	Self (archive footage)	113
1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie	Self (archive footage)	90
1991	Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)	86
1990	Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic DeathsMovie	(archive footage)	85
1981	DelusionMovie	Ivar Langrock	76
1981	The SurvivorMovie	Priest	76
1980	Heaven's GateMovie	The Reverend Doctor	75
1980	CasinoMovie	Ed Booker	75
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Edward	74
1979	Guyana: Crime of the CenturyMovie	Richard Gable	74
1979	All Star Tribute to Ingrid BergmanMovie	Self	74
1978	CaravansMovie	Crandall	73
1978	Return to Fantasy IslandMovie	Simon Grant	73
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Colonel Van Ryker	72
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries	Weldon Rathbone	72
1977	Airport '77Movie	Nicholas St. Downs III	72
1977	Twilight's Last GleamingMovie	Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State	72
1977	AspenSeries	Horton Paine	72
1976	The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseMovie	Dr. Joseph Francis Condon	71
1975	Timber TrampsMovie	Greedy sawmill mogul	70
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Warner Jameson	69
1973	Soylent GreenMovie	William R. Simonson	68
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	68
1973	The Devil's DaughterMovie	Judge Weatherby	68
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	John R. James	67
1972	Baron BloodMovie	Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker	67
1972	Doomsday VoyageMovie	Captain Jason	67
1971	The Abominable Dr. PhibesMovie	Dr. Vesalius	66
1971	V.I.P. SchaukelSeries	Self	66
1971	Do You Take This Stranger?Movie	Dr. Robert Carson	66
1970	Tora! Tora! Tora!Movie	Henry L. Stimson	65
1969	Latitude ZeroMovie	Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie	64
1969	The Lonely ProfessionMovie	Martin Bannister	64
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner	63
1968	It Takes a ThiefSeries	Mr. Jack	63
1968	Alexander The GreatMovie	Antigonus	63
1968	Journey to the UnknownSeries	Jeff Wheeler	63
1967	IronsideSeries	Dr. Benjamin Stern	62
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	Nathan Tio	62
1967	Lionpower from MGMMovie	Self - Ace of Diamonds (archive footage) (uncredited)	62
1967	Jack of DiamondsMovie	Ace	62
1967	Some May LiveMovie	Colonel Woodward	62
1966	The OscarMovie	Kenneth Regan	61
1965	The Money TrapMovie	Dr. Horace Van Tilden	60
1965	The Great Sioux MassacreMovie	Major Marcus A. Reno	60
1964	Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteMovie	Drew Bayliss	59
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Captain Meehan	58
1963	Hollywood and the StarsSeries	Narrator	58
1962	The VirginianSeries	Judge Hobbs	57
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Charles Ladovan	56
1961	The Last SunsetMovie	John Breckenridge	56
1961	Hollywood: The Selznick YearsMovie	Self (uncredited)	56
1961	Bus StopSeries	Professor Wheelwright	56
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Mac McClay	55
1960	CheckmateSeries	Dr. George Mallinson	55
1959	The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries	Dick Burlingame	54
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	Black McSween	53
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	Arnold Buhler	53
1958	From the Earth to the MoonMovie	Victor Barbicane	53
1958	Kraft Music HallSeries	Self	53
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Captain Dan Brady	52
1957	SuspicionSeries	Gregg Carey	52
1957	The Halliday BrandMovie	Daniel Halliday	52
1957	The Edge of InnocenceMovie	Robert Rainey	52
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Ben Harper	51
1956	Telephone TimeSeries	—	51
1956	The Killer Is LooseMovie	Detective Sam Wagner	51
1956	The Bottom of the BottleMovie	Pat 'P.M.' Martin	51
1956	On TrialSeries	Robert Westwood	51
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Tony Gould	50
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Self - Host	50
1955	Special DeliveryMovie	John Adams	50
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Private Harris	48
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Self - Guest Host	48
1953	NiagaraMovie	George Loomis	48
1953	A Blueprint for MurderMovie	Whitney 'Cam' Cameron	48
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	John Ashburn	47
1952	The Steel TrapMovie	Jim Osborne	47
1951	The Man with a CloakMovie	Dupin	46
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	46
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self - Mystery Guest	45
1950	Walk Softly, StrangerMovie	Chris Hale/Steve	45
1950	Two Flags WestMovie	Clay Tucker	45
1950	September AffairMovie	David Lawrence	45
1949	Under CapricornMovie	Sam Flusky	44
1949	Beyond the ForestMovie	Doctor Louis Moline	44
1949	The Third ManMovie	Holly Martins	44
1948	Portrait of JennieMovie	Eben Adams	43
1947	The Farmer's DaughterMovie	Glenn Morley	42
1946	Duel in the SunMovie	Jesse McCanles	41
1945	Love LettersMovie	Allen Quinton	40
1944	GaslightMovie	Brian Cameron	39
1944	I'll Be Seeing YouMovie	Zachary Morgan	39
1944	Since You Went AwayMovie	Lieutenant Tony Willett	39
1943	Hers to HoldMovie	Bill Morley	38
1943	Shadow of a DoubtMovie	Uncle Charlie	38
1941	Citizen KaneMovie	Jedediah Leland	36
1941	LydiaMovie	Michael Fitzpatrick	36
1937	Seeing the World: Part One - A Visit to New York, N.Y.Movie	—	32