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

Anatomy of a Murder

as Judge Harlan Weaver

Good Night, and Good Luck.

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Point of Order!

as Self

Ethel

as Self (archive footage)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as Judge Weaver (archive footage)

Startime

as Self – Host

Startime

as Self

Small World

as Self