James Edwards

Personal Info

Known For Actor

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

Actor

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 Young Runaways

as Sgt. Collyer

1968
The Outsider

as Lt. Wagner

1965
The Sandpiper

as Larry Brant

1963
The Fugitive

as Joe Smith

1962
The Manchurian Candidate

as Cpl. Allen Melvin

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
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
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

Writer

1959