James Edwards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1918
- Died
- January 4, 1970 (aged 51)
- Birthplace
- Muncie, Indiana, USA
Biography
James Johnson Edwards (March 6, 1918 – January 4, 1970) was an American actor in films and television. His most famous role was as Private Peter Moss in the 1949 film Home of the Brave, in which he portrayed an African American soldier experiencing racial prejudice while serving in the South Pacific during World War II.
Known For
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Filmography
Legend of the Northwest
Movie · as Jim Ryder
Doomsday Voyage
Movie · as Coast Guard Officer
Patton
Movie · as Sergeant William George Meeks
Anatomy of a Crime
Movie · as Lt. Wager
Coogan's Bluff
Movie · as Sgt. Jackson
The Young Runaways
Movie · as Sgt. Collyer
The Outsider
TV · as Lt. Wagner · 1 ep
The Sandpiper
Movie · as Larry Brant
The Fugitive
TV · as Joe Smith · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Norton · 1 ep
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie · as Cpl. Allen Melvin
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Movie · as Batt
Pork Chop Hill
Movie · as Cpl. Jurgens
Blood and Steel
Movie · as George
Night of the Quarter Moon
Movie · as Asa Tully / lawyer
Fraulein
Movie · as Cpl. Hanks
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Movie · as Futa
Anna Lucasta
Movie · as Eddie
Men in War
Movie · as Sgt. Killian
Battle Hymn
Movie · as Lt. Maples
A Sound of Different Drummers
Movie
The Killing
Movie · as Track Parking Attendant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Sgt. Morgan · 1 ep
The Phenix City Story
Movie · as Zeke Ward
Seven Angry Men
Movie · as Ned Green
African Manhunt
Movie · as Native Guide
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Ed, Convict · 1 ep
The Caine Mutiny
Movie · as Chief Steward Whittaker
The Joe Louis Story
Movie · as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Member of the Wedding
Movie · as Honey Camden Brown
The Steel Helmet
Movie · as Corporal Thompson
Bright Victory
Movie · as Joe Morgan
The Set-Up
Movie · as Luther Hawkins
Home of the Brave
Movie · as Private Peter Moss