James Edwards

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-03-06 (52 years old)

Deathday

1970-01-04

Place of Birth

Muncie, Indiana, USA

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.

Acting

1956

The Killing

as Track Parking Attendant

1962

The Manchurian Candidate

as Cpl. Allen Melvin

1970

Patton

as Sergeant William George Meeks

1968

Coogan's Bluff

as Sgt. Jackson

1955

1959

Pork Chop Hill

as Cpl. Jurgens

1957

Men in War

as Sgt. Killian

1949

The Set-Up

as Luther Hawkins

1951

The Steel Helmet

as Corporal Thompson

1969

Anatomy of a Crime

as Lt. Wager

1957

Battle Hymn

as Lt. Maples

1953

The Joe Louis Story

as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn

1965

The Sandpiper

as Larry Brant

1951

Bright Victory

as Joe Morgan

1968

The Young Runaways

as Sgt. Collyer

1958

Fraulein

as Cpl. Hanks

1952

The Member of the Wedding

as Honey Camden Brown

1949

Home of the Brave

as Private Peter Moss

1954

The Caine Mutiny

as Chief Steward Whittaker

1955

Seven Angry Men

as Ned Green

1958

Anna Lucasta

as Eddie

1972

Doomsday Voyage

as Coast Guard Officer

1959

1959

Night of the Quarter Moon

as Asa Tully / lawyer

1955

African Manhunt

as Native Guide

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