Joseph N. Welch

Joseph N. Welch

American lawyer (1890–1960)

Joseph Nye Welch was an American lawyer who served as the chief counsel for the United States Army while it was under investigation for alleged 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 1 film (1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1959 Anatomy Of A Murder. Carlyle Productions Inc. 161 min 35mm B&W sound