Where to watch Joseph Cotten in the UK
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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).
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- Ironside (1967) Cast
- The Love Boat (1977) as Colonel Van Ryker
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Warner Jameson
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Ben Harper
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Charles Ladovan
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Lionel
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Cast
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as John R. James
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as William Callew
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) Cast
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- Kraft Music Hall (1958) Cast
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977) Cast
- Checkmate (1960) Cast
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Col. Heinrich
- Cimarron Strip (1967) Cast
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Captain Meehan
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) as Dick Burlingame
- Suspicion (1957) as Gregg Carey
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- Telephone Time (1956) Cast
- Bus Stop (1961) Cast
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Mac McClay
- Citizen Kane (1941) as Jedediah Leland
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Self - Guest Host
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) as Henry L. Stimson
- Origins of the Mafia (1976) as The Envoy
- Soylent Green (1973) as William R. Simonson
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Uncle Charlie
- The Third Man (1949) as Holly Martins
- Touch of Evil (1958) as Coroner (uncredited)
- Heaven's Gate (1980) as The Reverend Doctor
- Gaslight (1944) as Brian Cameron
- Niagara (1953) as George Loomis
- Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) as Chris Hale/Steve
- Airport '77 (1977) as Nicholas St. Downs III
- Duel in the Sun (1946) as Jesse McCanles
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) Cast
- Aspen (1977) as Horton Paine
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) as Drew Bayliss
- Hollywood and the Stars (1963) as Narrator
- Latitude Zero (1969) as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
- Under Capricorn (1949) as Sam Flusky
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Paul Henty
- The Hellbenders (1967) as Colonel Jonas
- The Last Sunset (1961) as John Breckenridge
- F for Fake (1973) as Self
- Portrait of Jennie (1948) as Eben Adams
- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) as Eugene Morgan
- The Survivor (1981) as Priest
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Petulia (1968) as Mr. Danner
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) as Dr. Vesalius
- Journey into Fear (1943) as Howard Graham
- Peking Express (1951) as Michael Bachlin
- The Grasshopper (1970) as Richard Morgan
- Casino (1980) as Ed Booker
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
- The Hearse (1980) as Walter Prichard
- Two Flags West (1950) as Col. Clay Tucker
- The Oscar (1966) as Kenneth Regan
- A Delicate Balance (1973) as Harry
- On Trial (1956) Cast
- A Blueprint for Murder (1953) as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
- Lady Frankenstein (1971) as Baron Frankenstein
- Othello (1951) as Senator (uncredited)
- The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) as Major Marcus A. Reno
- I'll Be Seeing You (1944) as Zachary Morgan
- The Devil's Daughter (1973) as Judge Weatherby
- The Killer Is Loose (1956) as Detective Sam Wagner
- City Beneath the Sea (1971) as Dr. Ziegler
- Caravans (1978) as Crandall
- The Screaming Woman (1972) as George Tresvant
- Love Letters (1945) as Allen Quinton
- Assault on the Wayne (1971) as Admiral
- Untamed Frontier (1952) as Kirk Denbow
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) as Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
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Most-watched Joseph Cotten films currently: Citizen Kane (1941), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Soylent Green (1973), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Third Man (1949).
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Selected TV credits: Ironside (1967), The Love Boat (1977), The Rockford Files (1974), What's My Line? (1950), Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956).
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