ACTOR

Joseph Cotten

1905 - 1994

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953). He gained worldwide fame for his collaborations with Orson Welles on films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Joseph Cotten is the 845th most popular actor (down from 816th in 2024), the 1,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,469th in 2019) and the 428th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joseph Cotten ranks 845 out of 13,578. Before him are Patrick Duffy, John Ireland, Donna Reed, Victoria Principal, Robert Patrick, and Suzy Amis Cameron. After him are Lionel Logue, Emma, Lady Hamilton, Bruce Dern, Kiefer Sutherland, Dan Schneider, and Isabel Sarli.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Patrick Duffy
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 839
John Ireland
1914 - 1992
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 840
Donna Reed
1921 - 1986
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 841
Victoria Principal
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 842
Robert Patrick
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 843
Suzy Amis Cameron
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 844
Joseph Cotten
1905 - 1994
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 845
Lionel Logue
1880 - 1953
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 846
Emma, Lady Hamilton
1765 - 1815
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 847
Bruce Dern
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 848
Kiefer Sutherland
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 849
Dan Schneider
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 850
Isabel Sarli
1929 - 2019
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 851

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Joseph Cotten ranks 52. Before him are Angelo Schiavio, Takashi Shimura, Lale Andersen, Jean-Marie Villot, Piet Hein, and Emílio Garrastazu Médici. After him are Ivan Serov, Pedro Petrone, Kurt Gerstein, Daniil Kharms, Emmanuel Mounier, and Pat Brown. Among people deceased in 1994, Joseph Cotten ranks 64. Before him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Peter Cushing, Jessica Tandy, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Ken Noritake. After him are James Clavell, John Candy, Matt Busby, Sebastian Shaw, Rollo May, and Nicolás Gómez Dávila.

Others Born in 1905

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Angelo Schiavio
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1990
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 46
Takashi Shimura
ACTOR
1905 - 1982
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 47
Lale Andersen
ACTOR
1905 - 1972
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 48
Jean-Marie Villot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1979
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 49
Piet Hein
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 50
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1985
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 51
Joseph Cotten
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 52
Ivan Serov
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 53
Pedro Petrone
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 54
Kurt Gerstein
ENGINEER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 55
Daniil Kharms
WRITER
1905 - 1942
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 56
Emmanuel Mounier
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1950
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 57
Pat Brown
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 58

Others Deceased in 1994

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Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 58
Peter Cushing
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 59
Jessica Tandy
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 60
Roberto Eduardo Viola
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 61
Jean-Louis Barrault
ACTOR
1910 - 1994
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 62
Ken Noritake
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 63
Joseph Cotten
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 64
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 65
John Candy
ACTOR
1950 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 66
Matt Busby
COACH
1909 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 67
Sebastian Shaw
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 68
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 69
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 70