James Edwards

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

33

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-03-06

Deathday

1970-01-04 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Muncie, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

  • James Johnson Edwards

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
7.7%

The Killing

Jun 6, 1956

Patton
7.5%

Patton

Jan 25, 1970

The Manchurian Candidate
7.5%

The Manchurian Candidate

Oct 24, 1962

The Caine Mutiny
7.2%

The Caine Mutiny

Jun 24, 1954

Coogan's Bluff
6.4%

Coogan's Bluff

Oct 2, 1968

The Set-Up
7.3%

The Set-Up

Mar 29, 1949

The Steel Helmet
7.0%

The Steel Helmet

Jan 24, 1951

Pork Chop Hill
6.5%

Pork Chop Hill

May 29, 1959

Men in War
6.7%

Men in War

May 3, 1957

The Phenix City Story
6.6%

The Phenix City Story

Jul 19, 1955

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Acting

1978
Legend of the Northwest
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 Outsider as Lt. Wagner
1968
The Young Runaways as Sgt. Collyer
1965
The Sandpiper as Larry Brant
1963
Burke's Law as Norton
1963
The Fugitive as Joe Smith
1962
The Manchurian Candidate as Cpl. Allen Melvin
1960
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge as Batt
1959
Blood and Steel as George
1959
Pork Chop Hill as Cpl. Jurgens
1959
Night of the Quarter Moon as Asa Tully / lawyer
1958
Anna Lucasta as Eddie
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life as Futa
1958
Fraulein as Cpl. Hanks
1957
Men in War as Sgt. Killian
1957
Battle Hymn as Lt. Maples
1956
The Killing as Track Parking Attendant
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ed
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Convict
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

Writing

1959
Law of the Plainsman as Writer
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