Portrait of Joseph Cotten

Acting

Joseph Cotten

Titles
105movies32TV shows
Career

Active from 1941 to 2014, with a break from 1991 to 2012, busiest in 1979 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
66
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Joseph Cotten Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 2.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Tension 10
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Gothic Horror 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Western 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
TypeAllMovies97TV shows26
RoleAnyActing26Appearances6
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s111960s81970s7
GenreAnyDrama21Crime8Mystery8Comedy3Western2Action & Adventure2Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

7 titles · average score 72
Poster for Tales of the Unexpected

TV show · as Edward / Lionel

Poster for The Love Boat

TV show · as Colonel Van Ryker

Poster for Aspen

TV show · as Horton Paine

Poster for Origins of the Mafia

TV show · as The Envoy

Poster for The Rockford Files

TV show · as Warner Jameson

Poster for The Streets of San Francisco

TV show · as John R. James

1960s

8 titles · average score 64
Poster for Ironside

TV show · as Dr. Benjamin Stern

GoodWatch72
Poster for Hollywood and the Stars

TV show · as Narrator

Poster for The Great Adventure

TV show · as Captain Meehan

GoodWatch62
Poster for Dr. Kildare

TV show · as Charles Ladovan

GoodWatch69
Poster for The Barbara Stanwyck Show

TV show · as Mac McClay

1950s

11 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch69
Poster for The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV show · as Dick Burlingame / Charles Lawrence

GoodWatch69
Poster for Suspicion

TV show · as Gregg Carey

GoodWatch81
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV show · as Courtney Masterson / Tony Gould

GoodWatch65
Poster for General Electric Theater

TV show · as Paul Henty / Private Harris

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