

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
311950s
31 titles · average score 66
71
TV show · as Charles Lawrence / Dick Burlingame
51
as Victor Barbicane
89
as Coroner (uncredited)
74
TV show · as Arnold Buhler

TV show · as Black McSween
62
as Daniel Halliday
71
TV show · as John Augustus / Captain Dan Brady
71
TV show · as Gregg Carey

as Robert Rainey
66
as Detective Sam Wagner
55
as Pat 'P.M.' Martin
68
TV show · as Ben Harper
67
TV show

TV show · as Sanders / Gregg Bolton

as John Adams
85
TV show · as William Callew / Courtney Masterson
70
as George Loomis
64
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron

as Narrator
68
TV show · as Captain / Paul Henty
66
as Jim Osborne
41
as Kirk Denbow
74
TV show · as John Ashburn
67
as Dupin
58
as John Raymond Jr.

as Michael Bachlin
74
as Senator (uncredited)
50
as Col. Clay Tucker
58
as David Lawrence
56
as Chris Hale aka Steve
