Acting
Joseph Cotten
- Titles
- 107movies40TV shows
- Career
Active from 1941 to 2014, with a break from 1991 to 2012, busiest in 1979 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 65top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Third Man91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Tension6.7average 6.1
- Politics3.2average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.8, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Psychological Tension 10
- Political Intrigue 8
- Gothic Horror 7
- Psychological Thriller 7
- Historical Setting 6
- Character Study 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Western 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Agnes MooreheadActorCitizen Kane, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Magnificent Ambersons, Since You Went Away, Journey into Fear
Orson WellesActorCitizen Kane, The Third Man, The Magnificent Ambersons, Journey into Fear, Too Much Johnson- LLee GarmesCinematographerDuel in the Sun, Since You Went Away, Love Letters, The Bottom of the Bottle, Lydia
Dimitri TiomkinComposerShadow of a Doubt, Duel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, The Steel Trap, Peking Express
William DieterleDirectorPortrait of Jennie, I'll Be Seeing You, Love Letters, September Affair, Peking Express
Cecil KellawayActorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Portrait of Jennie, Love Letters, Half Angel
Bette DavisActorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Scopone Game, Beyond the Forest, Hollywood and the Stars
Jennifer JonesActorDuel in the Sun, Since You Went Away, Portrait of Jennie, Love Letters
Ben HechtWriterDuel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, September Affair, Lydia
Michael LucianoEditorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Twilight's Last Gleaming, The Last Sunset, The Halliday Brand
Olivia de HavillandActorAirport '77, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Screaming Woman
Alida ValliActorThe Third Man, The Perfect Crime, Walk Softly, Stranger
Movies and TV shows
171940s
17 titles · average score 75
91
The Third Man (1949)
as Holly Martins
75
Under Capricorn (1949)
as Sam Flusky
63
Beyond the Forest (1949)
as Doctor Louis Moline
85
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
as Eben Adams
71
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
as Glenn Morley
Our American Heritage (1947)
as Narrator
70
Duel in the Sun (1946)
as Jesse McCanles
67
Love Letters (1945)
as Allen Quinton
88
Gaslight (1944)
as Brian Cameron
75
Since You Went Away (1944)
as Tony Willett
71
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
as Zachary Morgan
88
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
as Charlie Oakley
62
Journey into Fear (1943)
as Howard Graham
58
Hers to Hold (1943)
as Bill Morley
88
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
as Eugene Morgan
91
Citizen Kane (1941)
as Jedediah Leland
56
Lydia (1941)
as Michael Fitzpatrick