Joseph N. Welch was born on October 22, 1890 in Primghar, Iowa, USA as Joseph Nye Welch. He was an actor, known for Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Moscow (1959) and Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960). He was married to Agnes Rodgers Brown and Judith Lydon. He died on October 6, 1960 in Hyannis, ...
[to Senator Joseph McCarthy, during the Army-McCarthy hearings] "Fred Fisher is a young man who is starting what looks to be a brilliant career with us. Little did I dream that you could be so reckless, and so cruel, as to do an injury to that lad. Have you no sense of decency, sir; at long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
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This is the attorney who represented the Army during the Army-McCarthy hearings. In those hearings, McCarthy attacked Fred Fisher, who was a member of Welch's law firm. The attack provoked Welch's famous response "...Have you no sense of decency, sir..". and which spelled the end of McCarthy.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Judge Weaver
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself - Narrator / Himself / ...
Startime
1959
TV Series
Himself - Host
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Moscow
1959
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1959
TV Series
Himself
Small World
1959
TV Series
Himself
Omnibus
1957-1958
TV Series
Himself
Kraft Theatre
1956
TV Series
Himself - Guest Host
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Moyers & Company
2012
TV Series
Himself
Ethel
2012
Documentary
Himself
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
2009
Documentary
Himself
Strictly Courtroom
2008
TV Movie documentary
Judge Weaver / Himself (uncredited)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
Himself (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Documentary
actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (uncredited)
Point of Order!
1964
Documentary
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1960
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Supporting Actor
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
1960
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Most Promising Newcomer to Film
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Known for movies
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) as Judge Weaver
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Moscow (1959) as Himself
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960) as Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Narrator / Host
$700,000
