Joseph Cohen (1889–1980) was a solicitor and property developer in Birmingham, England, and was chairman and managing director of the Jacey Cinemas chain.

[1] He developed an interest in the cinema industry and in 1915 was part of a four-man company which acquired the screen rights to Ethel M. Dell's novels.

[1] He also built cinemas called "Pavilion" at Wylde Green and Stirchley, and news theatres in Bristol and Manchester, under the Jacey brand, whose name was derived from his initials.

[6] Cohen's Birmingham news theatres had their own film crew, to record local events, led by his son, George.

[1] As competition from television increased, and audiences declined, the chain – with George now on the management team – diversified into showing continental art films, and then nudist and eventually soft porn titles, before two cinemas were converted, one into an antiques centre, the other a market for philatelic dealers.

[10] He held "almost every executive position" during 40 years with the Birmingham Hebrew Congregation, and was credited with being responsible for the stained glass windows at the city's main synagogue, Singers Hill,[11] where he was chairman of the council from 1944 to 1954.