Joseph starred with Edward G. Robinson in Robinson's final film, Soylent Green (1973).
(about Orson Welles) Joseph Cotten: I know a little about Orson's childhood and seriously doubt if he ever was a child.
Joseph Cotten: My wife told me one of the sweetest things one could hear: "I am not jealous. But I am truly sad for all the actresses who embrace you and kiss you while acting, for with them, you are only pretending."
Joseph enjoyed gardening, something he pursued fulltime after retiring from acting in 1981 due to a stroke.
Joseph appeared in 5 films with Jennifer Jones, including: Since You Went Away (1944) Love Letters (1945) Duel In The Sun (1946) Portait Of Jennie (1948) The Wild Heart (1952)
Joseph was a theatre critic for the Miami Herald in the late 1920s, a job he spoofed in his role as Jed Leland in Citizen Kane (1941).
The only copy of Joseph's film debut, in Too Much Johnson (1938), was destroyed in a fire at director Orson Welles' villa in August 1970.
Joseph turned down the role of John Ballantine in Spellbound (1945). He was Alfred Hitchcock's second choice after Cary Grant, who also turned it down, and the part went to Gregory Peck.
Joseph made 8 films with Orson Welles, including: Too Much Johnson (1938) Citizen Kane (1941) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Journey Into Fear (1943) Duel In The Sun (1946) The Third Man (1949) The Tragedy Of Othello: The Moor Of Venice (1952) Touch Of Evil (1958)
Joseph was 6 feet 2 inches tall.
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