Biography
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).
Known For
The Tramplers
Temple Cordeen
The Perfect Crime
Sir Arthur Dundee
Syndicate Sadists
Paternò
Return to Fantasy Island
Simon Grant
Shadow of a Doubt
Uncle Charlie
Island of the Fishmen
Prof. Ernest Marvin
Journey into Fear
Howard Graham
The Great Sioux Massacre
Major Marcus A. Reno
Assault on the Wayne
Admiral
September Affair
David Lawrence