Acting
Joseph Cotten
- Titles
- 105movies40TV shows
- Career
Active from 1941 to 2013, with a break from 1982 to 2012, busiest in 1979 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 64top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Citizen Kane91/100
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
- Psychological6.3average 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 Culture1.0, 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-Driven 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Character Study 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Western 4
- Suspenseful 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Agnes MooreheadActorCitizen Kane, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Since You Went Away, The Magnificent Ambersons, 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, The Bottom of the Bottle, Love Letters, Lydia
William DieterleDirectorPortrait of Jennie, I'll Be Seeing You, Love Letters, September Affair, Peking Express
Dimitri TiomkinComposerShadow of a Doubt, Duel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, The Steel Trap, Peking Express
Bette DavisActorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Scopone Game, Beyond the Forest, Hollywood and the Stars
Cecil KellawayActorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Portrait of Jennie, Love Letters, Half Angel
Jennifer JonesActorDuel in the Sun, Since You Went Away, Portrait of Jennie, Love Letters
Michael LucianoEditorHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Twilight's Last Gleaming, The Last Sunset, The Halliday Brand
Ben HechtWriterDuel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, September Affair, Lydia
Teresa WrightActorShadow of a Doubt, The Steel Trap, The Edge of Innocence
William ShatnerActorWhite Comanche, Mysteries of the Gods, Alexander The Great
Movies and TV shows
721990s
1 title
as Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)
1980s
2 titles · average score 60
60
as The Reverend Doctor
as Ed Booker
1970s
16 titles · average score 71
71
TV show · as Edward / Lionel
as Gen. George C. Marshall
73
as Simon Grant
73
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
82
TV show · as Warner Jameson
69
as William R. Simonson
64
as Harry
74
as George
66
as George Tresvant
79
as Dr. Vesalius
64
as Henry L. Stimson
as General Spalding
1960s
18 titles · average score 70
as Martin Bannister
as Destil
as Dr. Ben Stern
73
TV show · as Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
73
TV show · as Mr. Jack / Col. Heinrich
63
as Colonel Jonas
60
as Temple Cordeen
80
as Drew Bayliss
79
TV show · as Narrator
70
TV show · as Judge Hobbs / Judge Will McMasters
62
as John Breckenridge
63
TV show · as Charles Ladovan
1950s
22 titles · average score 71
89
as Coroner (uncredited)
63
as Daniel Halliday
71
TV show · as John Augustus / Captain Dan Brady
66
as Detective Sam Wagner
as John Adams
85
TV show · as Courtney Masterson / Tony Gould
71
as George Loomis
64
as Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
67
as Jim Osborne
67
as Dupin
61
as John Raymond Jr.
as Michael Bachlin
1940s
13 titles · average score 78
91
as Holly Martins
85
as Eben Adams
87
as Glenn Morley
70
as Jesse McCanles
67
as Allen Quinton
83
as Brian Cameron
75
as Tony Willett
70
as Zachary Morgan
88
as Charlie Oakley
62
as Howard Graham
84
as Eugene Morgan
91
as Jedediah Leland