
Citizen Kane
Jedediah Leland

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Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (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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105 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.

Jedediah Leland

Henry L. Stimson

Holly Martins

William R. Simonson

Coroner (uncredited)

Charlie Oakley

The Reverend Doctor

Brian Cameron

Jesse McCanles

Eugene Morgan

Nicholas St. Downs III

George Loomis

Dr. Vesalius

Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State

Drew Bayliss

Sam Flusky

Eben Adams

John Breckenridge

Prof. Ernest Marvin

Walter Prichard

Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker

Baron Frankenstein

Self

Tony Willett

Mr. Danner

Kenneth Regan

Crandall

Senator (uncredited)

Sheriff Logan

Zachary Morgan

Allen Quinton

Dr. Ziegler

Major Marcus A. Reno

Detective Sam Wagner

Paternò

Ivar Langrock

Clay Tucker

John Raymond Jr.

Victor Barbicane

Glenn Morley

Colonel Jonas

Hawthorne

Self (archive footage)

Admiral

Self (archive footage)

Judge Weatherby

Self (uncredited)

Temple Cordeen