James Edwards
Birthday
1918/03/06
Day of death
1970/01/04 (51 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Muncie, Indiana, USA
Also know as
James Johnson 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.
Acting
(1956) The Killing
as Track Parking Attendant
(1962) The Manchurian Candidate
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
(1970) Patton
as Sergeant William George Meeks
(1960) Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
as Batt
(1968) Coogan's Bluff
as Sgt. Jackson
(1955) The Phenix City Story
as Zeke Ward
(1959) Pork Chop Hill
as Cpl. Jurgens
(1957) Men in War
as Sgt. Killian
(1949) The Set-Up
as Luther Hawkins
(1951) The Steel Helmet
as Corporal Thompson
(1969) Anatomy of a Crime
as Lt. Wager
(1957) Battle Hymn
as Lt. Maples
(1953) The Joe Louis Story
as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
(1965) The Sandpiper
as Larry Brant
(1951) Bright Victory
as Joe Morgan
(1978) Legend of the Northwest
as ---
(1968) The Young Runaways
as Sgt. Collyer
(1958) Fraulein
as Cpl. Hanks
(1952) The Member of the Wedding
as Honey Camden Brown
(1949) Home of the Brave
as Private Peter Moss
(1954) The Caine Mutiny
as Chief Steward Whittaker
(1958) Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Futa
(1955) Seven Angry Men
as Ned Green
(1958) Anna Lucasta
as Eddie
(1972) Doomsday Voyage
as Coast Guard Officer
(1959) Blood and Steel
as George
(1959) Night of the Quarter Moon
as Asa Tully / lawyer
(1955) African Manhunt
as Native Guide
(1963) The Fugitive
as Joe Smith
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ed
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Convict
(1968) The Outsider
as Lt. Wagner
(1963) Burke's Law
as Norton