James Edwards
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1918-03-06
Day of Death
1970-01-04 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Muncie, Indiana, USA
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
Acting
(1978)
(1972)
Doomsday Voyage
as Coast Guard Officer
(1970)
Patton
as Sergeant William George Meeks
(1969)
Anatomy of a Crime
as Lt. Wager
(1968)
Coogan's Bluff
as Sgt. Jackson
(1968)
The Young Runaways
as Sgt. Collyer
(1965)
The Sandpiper
as Larry Brant
(1962)
The Manchurian Candidate
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
(1960)
(1959)
Night of the Quarter Moon
as Asa Tully / lawyer
(1959)
Blood and Steel
as George
(1959)
Pork Chop Hill
as Cpl. Jurgens
(1958)
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Futa
(1958)
Anna Lucasta
as Eddie
(1958)
Fraulein
as Cpl. Hanks
(1957)
Battle Hymn
as Lt. Maples
(1957)
Men in War
as Sgt. Killian
(1956)
The Killing
as Track Parking Attendant
(1955)
The Phenix City Story
as Zeke Ward
(1955)
Seven Angry Men
as Ned Green
(1955)
African Manhunt
as Native Guide
(1954)
The Caine Mutiny
as Chief Steward Whittaker
(1953)
The Joe Louis Story
as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
(1952)
The Member of the Wedding
as Honey Camden Brown
(1951)
Bright Victory
as Joe Morgan
(1951)
The Steel Helmet
as Corporal Thompson
(1949)
Home of the Brave
as Private Peter Moss
(1949)
The Set-Up
as Luther Hawkins