Joseph Cotten

He was never the flashiest man on screen. He didn’t seek the spotlight, and rarely chased the leading-man title. And yet, Joseph Cotten starred in some of the most important films of the 20th century and held close creative bonds with legends like Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock. He famously was quoted once to have said: “Orson Welles lists Citizen Kane as his best film, Alfred Hitchcock opts for Shadow of a Doubt, and Sir Carol Reed chose The Third Man – and I’m in all of them.” And critics unanimously voted him the best Hollywood actor no never have received an Oscar.