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Joseph Cotten
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).
Known For

Citizen Kane
as Jedediah Leland

The Third Man
as Holly Martins

Niagara
as George Loomis

White Comanche
as Sheriff Logan

Gaslight
as Brian Cameron

Soylent Green
as William R. Simonson

Touch of Evil
as Coroner (uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
as Uncle Charlie

Airport '77
as Nicholas St. Downs III

Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Henry L. Stimson