About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1918-03-06
Place of birth:
Muncie, Indiana, USA
Website:
N/A

James Edwards

Overview

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

Acting
1978 Legend of the Northwest Actor N/A
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1972 Doomsday Voyage Actor Coast Guard Officer N/A
N/A
1970 Patton Actor Sergeant William George Meeks 69
Fair
1969 Anatomy of a Crime Actor Lt. Wager N/A
N/A
1968 Coogan's Bluff Actor Sgt. Jackson 60
Fair
1968 The Young Runaways Actor Sgt. Collyer 59
Average
1965 The Sandpiper Actor Larry Brant 59
Average
1962 The Manchurian Candidate Actor Cpl. Allen Melvin 68
Fair
1960 Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge Actor Batt N/A
N/A
1959 Blood and Steel Actor George 58
Average
1959 Pork Chop Hill Actor Cpl. Jurgens 59
Average
1959 Night of the Quarter Moon Actor Asa Tully / lawyer 59
Average
1958 Anna Lucasta Actor Eddie 59
Average
1958 Tarzan's Fight for Life Actor Futa 58
Average
1958 Fraulein Actor Cpl. Hanks 59
Average
1957 Men in War Actor Sgt. Killian 59
Average
1957 Battle Hymn Actor Lt. Maples 59
Average
1956 The Killing Actor Track Parking Attendant 72
Good
1955 The Phenix City Story Actor Zeke Ward 59
Average
1955 Seven Angry Men Actor Ned Green 58
Average
1955 African Manhunt Actor Native Guide N/A
N/A
1954 The Caine Mutiny Actor Chief Steward Whittaker 64
Fair
1953 The Joe Louis Story Actor Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn 59
Average
1952 The Member of the Wedding Actor Honey Camden Brown 59
Average
1951 Bright Victory Actor Joe Morgan 59
Average
1951 The Steel Helmet Actor Corporal Thompson 60
Fair
1949 Home of the Brave Actor Private Peter Moss 59
Average
1949 The Set-Up Actor Luther Hawkins 62
Fair