James Edwards
Acting
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.
Filmography 34
Movies (29)
Legend of the Northwest1978Jim Ryder
Doomsday Voyage1972Coast Guard Officer
Patton1970Sergeant William George Meeks
Anatomy of a Crime1969Lt. Wager
Coogan's Bluff1968Sgt. Jackson
The Young Runaways1968Sgt. Collyer
The Sandpiper1965Larry Brant
The Manchurian Candidate1962Cpl. Allen Melvin
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge1960Batt
Blood and Steel1959George
Pork Chop Hill1959Cpl. Jurgens
Night of the Quarter Moon1959Asa Tully / lawyer
Anna Lucasta1958Eddie
Tarzan's Fight for Life1958Futa
Fraulein1958Cpl. Hanks
A Sound of Different Drummers1957
Men in War1957Sgt. Killian
Battle Hymn1957Lt. Maples
The Killing1956Track Parking Attendant
The Phenix City Story1955Zeke Ward
Seven Angry Men1955Ned Green
African Manhunt1955Native Guide
The Caine Mutiny1954Chief Steward Whittaker
The Joe Louis Story1953Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Member of the Wedding1952Honey Camden Brown
Bright Victory1951Joe Morgan
The Steel Helmet1951Corporal Thompson
Home of the Brave1949Private Peter Moss
The Set-Up1949Luther Hawkins
