Joseph Cotten

Actor. Born 15 May 1905 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA. Died 6 February 1994.

Titles on Fi1m8 acting · 2 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 8 titles

Born

15 May 1905, Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Died

6 February 1994

Active

1941–1980

Frequently works with

Orson Welles

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

87Fi1m

85Critics

We rate Joseph’s work 2 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 8 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 4 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films, 1 series
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $33m across 4 films with figures
Active: 1941–1980

Genres

Drama6
Mystery5
Crime3
Thriller3
History1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestCitizen Kane1941

63WorstSince You Went Away1944

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11930s

171940s

311950s

301960s

391970s

51980s

31990s

22010s

Directors most worked with

Orson Welles4 titles