James Edwards
1.4Acting

James Edwards

Mar 6, 1918 - Muncie, Indiana, USA

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.

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Cast

Media
Movie1956The KillingTrack Parking Attendant
Movie1962The Manchurian CandidateCpl. Allen Melvin
Movie1970PattonSergeant William George Meeks
Movie1960Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's RevengeBatt
Movie1968Coogan's BluffSgt. Jackson
Movie1955The Phenix City StoryZeke Ward
Movie1959Pork Chop HillCpl. Jurgens
Movie1957Men in WarSgt. Killian
Movie1949The Set-UpLuther Hawkins
Movie1951The Steel HelmetCorporal Thompson
Movie1969Anatomy of a CrimeLt. Wager
Movie1957Battle HymnLt. Maples
Movie1953The Joe Louis StoryJack 'Chappie' Blackburn
Movie1965The SandpiperLarry Brant
Movie1951Bright VictoryJoe Morgan
Movie1978Legend of the Northwest
Movie1968The Young RunawaysSgt. Collyer
Movie1958FrauleinCpl. Hanks
Movie1952The Member of the WeddingHoney Camden Brown
Movie1949Home of the BravePrivate Peter Moss
Movie1954The Caine MutinyChief Steward Whittaker
Movie1958Tarzan's Fight for LifeFuta
Movie1955Seven Angry MenNed Green
Movie1958Anna LucastaEddie
Movie1972Doomsday VoyageCoast Guard Officer
Movie1959Blood and SteelGeorge
Movie1959Night of the Quarter MoonAsa Tully / lawyer
Movie1955African ManhuntNative Guide
TV Show1963The FugitiveJoe Smith1
TV Show1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsEd1
TV Show1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsConvict1
TV Show1968The OutsiderLt. Wagner1
TV Show1963Burke's LawNorton1

Crew

Media
TV Show1959Law of the PlainsmanWriterWriting