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
The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
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Filmography
Acting (34)
Movies (29)
Legend of the Northwest
1978
Doomsday Voyage
1972as Coast Guard Officer
Patton
1970as Sergeant William George Meeks
Anatomy of a Crime
1969as Lt. Wager
Coogan's Bluff
1968as Sgt. Jackson
The Young Runaways
1968as Sgt. Collyer
The Sandpiper
1965as Larry Brant
The Manchurian Candidate
1962as Cpl. Allen Melvin
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960as Batt
Night of the Quarter Moon
1959as Asa Tully / lawyer
Pork Chop Hill
1959as Cpl. Jurgens
Blood and Steel
1959as George
Fraulein
1958as Cpl. Hanks
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958as Futa
Anna Lucasta
1958as Eddie
Men in War
1957as Sgt. Killian
Battle Hymn
1957as Lt. Maples
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
The Killing
1956as Track Parking Attendant
The Phenix City Story
1955as Zeke Ward
Seven Angry Men
1955as Ned Green
African Manhunt
1955as Native Guide
The Caine Mutiny
1954as Chief Steward Whittaker
The Joe Louis Story
1953as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Member of the Wedding
1952as Honey Camden Brown
Bright Victory
1951as Joe Morgan
The Steel Helmet
1951as Corporal Thompson
The Set-Up
1949as Luther Hawkins
Home of the Brave
1949as Private Peter Moss
Crew (1)
Television (1)
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