James Edwards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 6, 1918
- Died
- Jan 4, 1970 (aged 51)
- Place of birth
- Muncie, Indiana, USA
- Credits
- 34
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
1956Movie
Track Parking Attendant
Patton
1970Movie
Sergeant William George Meeks
The Manchurian Candidate
1962Movie
Cpl. Allen Melvin
Coogan's Bluff
1968Movie
Sgt. Jackson
The Caine Mutiny
1954Movie
Chief Steward Whittaker
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Ed, Convict
Filmography
Legend of the Northwest
1978Movie
Jim Ryder
Doomsday Voyage
1972Movie
Coast Guard Officer
Patton
1970Movie
Sergeant William George Meeks
Anatomy of a Crime
1969Movie
Lt. Wager
Coogan's Bluff
1968Movie
Sgt. Jackson
The Outsider
1968TV
Lt. Wagner
The Young Runaways
1968Movie
Sgt. Collyer
The Sandpiper
1965Movie
Larry Brant
Burke's Law
1963TV
Norton
The Fugitive
1963TV
Joe Smith
The Manchurian Candidate
1962Movie
Cpl. Allen Melvin
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960Movie
Batt
Blood and Steel
1959Movie
George
Pork Chop Hill
1959Movie
Cpl. Jurgens
Night of the Quarter Moon
1959Movie
Asa Tully / lawyer
Anna Lucasta
1958Movie
Eddie
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958Movie
Futa
Fraulein
1958Movie
Cpl. Hanks
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957Movie
Men in War
1957Movie
Sgt. Killian
Battle Hymn
1957Movie
Lt. Maples
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Sgt. Morgan
The Killing
1956Movie
Track Parking Attendant
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Ed, Convict
The Phenix City Story
1955Movie
Zeke Ward
Seven Angry Men
1955Movie
Ned Green
African Manhunt
1955Movie
Native Guide
The Caine Mutiny
1954Movie
Chief Steward Whittaker
The Joe Louis Story
1953Movie
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Member of the Wedding
1952Movie
Honey Camden Brown
Bright Victory
1951Movie
Joe Morgan
The Steel Helmet
1951Movie
Corporal Thompson
Home of the Brave
1949Movie
Private Peter Moss
The Set-Up
1949Movie
Luther Hawkins