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