Tales of the Unexpected
as Edward
Joseph Cotten
Acting
Born 1905-05-15
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, an...
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Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, and The Third Man (1949). He was a star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and The Third Man (1949).
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The Love Boat
as Colonel Van Ryker
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Weldon Rathbone
The Rockford Files
as Warner Jameson
The Streets of San Francisco
as John R. James
The Name of the Game
as Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
as Mr. Jack
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