Acting
Joseph Cotten
- Titles
- 103movies40TV shows
- Career
Active from 1941 to 2013, with a break from 1982 to 2012, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 62top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Citizen Kane91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.7
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Tension6.6average 6.0
- Politics3.2average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Psychological Tension 9
- Political Intrigue 8
- Gothic Horror 7
- Psychological Thriller 7
- Historical Setting 6
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Western 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Crime Drama 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Orson WellesActorCitizen Kane, The Third Man, The Magnificent Ambersons, Journey into Fear, Too Much Johnson
Agnes MooreheadActorCitizen Kane, Since You Went Away, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Magnificent Ambersons, Journey into Fear
William DieterleDirectorLove Letters, Portrait of Jennie, September Affair, I'll Be Seeing You, Peking Express- LLee GarmesCinematographerSince You Went Away, Duel in the Sun, Love Letters, The Bottom of the Bottle, Lydia
Dimitri TiomkinComposerShadow of a Doubt, Duel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, Peking Express, The Steel Trap
Jennifer JonesActorSince You Went Away, Duel in the Sun, Love Letters, Portrait of Jennie
Cecil KellawayActorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Love Letters, Portrait of Jennie, Half Angel
Michael LucianoEditorTwilight's Last Gleaming, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Last Sunset, The Halliday Brand
Ben HechtWriterDuel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, September Affair, Lydia
Bette DavisActorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Beyond the Forest, The Scopone Game
Olivia de HavillandActorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Airport '77, The Screaming Woman
Teresa WrightActorShadow of a Doubt, The Steel Trap, The Edge of Innocence
Movies and TV shows
1242010s
1 title · average score 55
as Augustus Billings (uncredited)
1990s
1 title
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
1980s
5 titles · average score 44
as Priest
as Ivar Langrock
as Walter Prichard
as The Reverend Doctor
as Ed Booker
1970s
39 titles · average score 57
as Richard Gable
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
as Nicholas St. Downs III
as Paternò
as William R. Simonson
as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
as George
as Dr. Vesalius
as Baron Frankenstein
as Admiral
as Henry L. Stimson
as Richard Morgan
1960s
30 titles · average score 59
as Capt. Craig McKenzie / Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
as Sheriff Logan
as Destil
as Colonel Jonas
as Colonel Woodward
as Major Marcus A. Reno
as Temple Cordeen
as Drew Bayliss
TV show · as Narrator
as John Breckenridge
as Hawthorne
1950s
31 titles · average score 65
as Victor Barbicane
as Detective Sam Wagner
as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
as George Loomis
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
as Jim Osborne
as Kirk Denbow
as Dupin
as John Raymond Jr.
as David Lawrence
as Clay Tucker
as Chris Hale/Steve
1940s
17 titles · average score 74
as Holly Martins
as Sam Flusky
as Eben Adams
as Glenn Morley
as Jesse McCanles
as Allen Quinton
as Brian Cameron
as Tony Willett
as Charlie Oakley
as Howard Graham
as Eugene Morgan
as Jedediah Leland