Joseph N. Welch

Biography

Joseph Nye Welch (October 22, 1890 – October 6, 1960) was an American lawyer who served as the chief counsel for the United States Army while it was under investigation for Communist activities by Senator Joseph McCarthy's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, an investigation known as the Army–McCarthy hearings. His confrontation with McCarthy during the hearings, in which he asked McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?", is seen as a turning point in the history of McCarthyism.

Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show

Startime

Startime

Anatomy of a Murder

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Ethel

Point of Order!

All Movies (5)

• Ethel2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Good Night, and Good Luck.2005 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991 · as Judge Weaver (archive footage)
• Point of Order!1964 · as Self
• Anatomy of a Murder1959 · as Judge Harlan Weaver

All TV Shows (5)

• The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries1960 · as Self – Host
• Startime1959 · as Self – Host
• Startime1959 · as Self
• Small World1958 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self