James Edwards
Acting
Born: 1918-03-06 in Muncie, Indiana, USA
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
The Fugitive
Joe Smith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sgt. Morgan
Burke's Law
Norton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ed
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
The Outsider
Lt. Wagner
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
African Manhunt
Native Guide
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
Men in War
Sgt. Killian
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
Bright Victory
Joe Morgan
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
The Young Runaways
Sgt. Collyer
Night of the Quarter Moon
Asa Tully / lawyer
Seven Angry Men
Ned Green
A Sound of Different Drummers
The Phenix City Story
Zeke Ward
The Joe Louis Story
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Batt
The Member of the Wedding
Honey Camden Brown
Legend of the Northwest
Jim Ryder
Home of the Brave
Private Peter Moss
Anatomy of a Crime
Lt. Wager
Blood and Steel
George
Doomsday Voyage
Coast Guard Officer
Anna Lucasta
Eddie