Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Known for: Acting

Born: November 13, 1908 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, USA - Died: May 1, 1957

Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death at age 48 in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread communist subversion. He alleged that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere. Ultimately he was censured by the Senate in 1954 for refusing to cooperate with and abusing members of the committee established to investigate whether or not he should be censured. The term "McCarthyism", coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar anti-communist activities. Today the term is used more broadly to mean demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents.

Known for

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Good Night, and Good Luck.

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Good Night, and Good Luck.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005 Drama
RBG

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RBG

Self (archive footage)

2018 Documentary
Point of Order!

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Point of Order!

Self

1964 Documentary
Hearts and Minds

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Hearts and Minds

Self (archive footage)

1974 Documentary
The Day After Trinity

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The Day After Trinity

Self (archive footage)

1981 Documentary
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

2008 Documentary
Imminent Threat

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Imminent Threat

Self (archive footage)

2015 Documentary
The Lavender Scare

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The Lavender Scare

Self (archive footage)

2019 Documentary
USA: danger from the right. Demoniac from Wisconsin

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USA: danger from the right. Demoniac from Wisconsin

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1971 Documentary
McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

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McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

Self (archive footage)

1974 History
The Soul of America

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The Soul of America

Self (archive footage)

2020 Documentary
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

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Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Self (archive footage)

2019 Documentary
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

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Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

Self (uncredited)

2017 Documentary
Where's My Roy Cohn?

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Where's My Roy Cohn?

Self (archive footage)

2019 Documentary
Ethel

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Ethel

Self (archive footage)

2012 Documentary
Coup 53

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Coup 53

Self - Politician (archive footage)

2019 Documentary
McCarthy

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McCarthy

Self - (archive footage)

2020 Documentary
The Real Charlie Chaplin

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The Real Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

2021 Documentary
Grierson

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Grierson

Self (archive footage)

1973 Documentary
Heir To An Execution

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Heir To An Execution

Self - Senator

2003 Documentary
The Lincoln Project

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The Lincoln Project

Self (archive footage)

2022 Documentary
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

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Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Self (archive footage)

2019 Documentary