James Edwards
Born
March 6, 1918
Died
January 4, 1970 (51 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Legend of the Northwest
1978
Doomsday Voyage
Coast Guard Officer
1972
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
1970
Anatomy of a Crime
Lt. Wager
1969
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
1968
The Outsider
Lt. Wagner · (1 episode)
1968
The Young Runaways
Sgt. Collyer
1968
The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
1965
Burke's Law
Norton · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Joe Smith · (1 episode)
1963
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
1962
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Batt
1960
Blood and Steel
George
1959
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
1959
Night of the Quarter Moon
Asa Tully / lawyer
1959
Anna Lucasta
Eddie
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
1958
Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
1958
Men in War
Sgt. Killian
1957
Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
1957
The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ed · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict · (1 episode)
1955
The Phenix City Story
Zeke Ward
1955
Seven Angry Men
Ned Green
1955
African Manhunt
Native Guide
1955
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
1954
The Joe Louis Story
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
1953
The Member of the Wedding
Honey Camden Brown
1952
Bright Victory
Joe Morgan
1951
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
1951
Home of the Brave
Private Peter Moss
1949
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
1949