Acting
James Edwards
Also Known As: James Johnson Edwards
Birth Date
March 6, 1918
Death Date
January 4, 1970
(passed away at 51)
Place of Birth
Muncie, Indiana, USA
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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.
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The Fugitive
Joe Smith
1963 • 1 episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ed
1955 • 1 episode
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sgt. Morgan
1956 • 1 episode
Burke's Law
Norton
1963 • 1 episode
The Outsider
Lt. Wagner
1968 • 1 episode
The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
1956
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
1969
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
1968
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
1962
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
1954
The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
1965
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
1959
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
1949
Men in War
Sgt. Killian
1957
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
1951
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
1958
Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
1957
The Member of the Wedding
Honey Camden Brown
1952
Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
1958
Home of the Brave
Private Peter Moss
1949