James Edwards

James Edwards

  • Birthday: 1918-03-06
  • Deathday: 1970-01-04
  • Place of birth: 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.

Filmography

The Killing

1956

As Track Parking Attendant

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

As Cpl. Allen Melvin

Patton

1970

As Sergeant William George Meeks

Coogan's Bluff

1968

As Sgt. Jackson

The Phenix City Story

1955

As Zeke Ward

Pork Chop Hill

1959

As Cpl. Jurgens

Men in War

1957

As Sgt. Killian

The Set-Up

1949

As Luther Hawkins

The Steel Helmet

1951

As Corporal Thompson

Battle Hymn

1957

As Lt. Maples

The Joe Louis Story

1953

As Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn

The Sandpiper

1965

As Larry Brant

Bright Victory

1951

As Joe Morgan

The Young Runaways

1968

As Sgt. Collyer

Fraulein

1958

As Cpl. Hanks

The Member of the Wedding

1952

As Honey Camden Brown

Home of the Brave

1949

As Private Peter Moss

The Caine Mutiny

1954

As Chief Steward Whittaker

Seven Angry Men

1955

As Ned Green

Anna Lucasta

1958

As Eddie

Doomsday Voyage

1972

As Coast Guard Officer

Blood and Steel

1959

As George

Night of the Quarter Moon

1959

As Asa Tully / lawyer

African Manhunt

1955

As Native Guide

Anatomy of a Crime

1969

As Lt. Wager

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