James Edwards
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Legend of the Northwest
1978
Doomsday Voyage
1972
as Coast Guard Officer
Patton
1970
as Sergeant William George Meeks
Anatomy of a Crime
1969
as Lt. Wager
Coogan's Bluff
1968
as Sgt. Jackson
The Young Runaways
1968
as Sgt. Collyer
The Outsider
1968
as Lt. Wagner
The Sandpiper
1965
as Larry Brant
The Fugitive
1963
as Joe Smith
Burke's Law
1963
as Norton
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960
as Batt
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as Cpl. Jurgens
Blood and Steel
1959
as George
Night of the Quarter Moon
1959
as Asa Tully / lawyer
Fraulein
1958
as Cpl. Hanks
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Futa
Anna Lucasta
1958
as Eddie
Men in War
1957
as Sgt. Killian
Battle Hymn
1957
as Lt. Maples
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
The Killing
1956
as Track Parking Attendant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sgt. Morgan
The Phenix City Story
1955
as Zeke Ward
Seven Angry Men
1955
as Ned Green
African Manhunt
1955
as Native Guide
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ed
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Convict
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Chief Steward Whittaker
The Joe Louis Story
1953
as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Member of the Wedding
1952
as Honey Camden Brown
The Steel Helmet
1951
as Corporal Thompson
Bright Victory
1951
as Joe Morgan
The Set-Up
1949
as Luther Hawkins
Home of the Brave
1949
as Private Peter Moss