Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 6, 1918
Place of Birth:
Muncie, Indiana, USA
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James Edwards
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Legend of the Northwest | |
| 1972 | Doomsday Voyage | Coast Guard Officer |
| 1970 | Patton | Sergeant William George Meeks |
| 1969 | Anatomy of a Crime | Lt. Wager |
| 1968 | Coogan's Bluff | Sgt. Jackson |
| 1968 | The Young Runaways | Sgt. Collyer |
| 1965 | The Sandpiper | Larry Brant |
| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate | Cpl. Allen Melvin |
| 1960 | Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge | Batt |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Cpl. Jurgens |
| 1959 | Blood and Steel | George |
| 1959 | Night of the Quarter Moon | Asa Tully / lawyer |
| 1958 | Fraulein | Cpl. Hanks |
| 1958 | Tarzan's Fight for Life | Futa |
| 1958 | Anna Lucasta | Eddie |
| 1957 | Men in War | Sgt. Killian |
| 1957 | Battle Hymn | Lt. Maples |
| 1956 | The Killing | Track Parking Attendant |
| 1955 | The Phenix City Story | Zeke Ward |
| 1955 | Seven Angry Men | Ned Green |
| 1955 | African Manhunt | Native Guide |
| 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | Chief Steward Whittaker |
| 1953 | The Joe Louis Story | Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn |
| 1952 | The Member of the Wedding | Honey Camden Brown |
| 1951 | The Steel Helmet | Corporal Thompson |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Joe Morgan |
| 1949 | The Set-Up | Luther Hawkins |
| 1949 | Home of the Brave | Private Peter Moss |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Outsider | Lt. Wagner |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Joe Smith |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Norton |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ed |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Convict |