James Edwards
Acting
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
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movieLegend of the Northwest
1978
Jim Ryder
movieDoomsday Voyage
1972
Coast Guard Officer
moviePatton
1970
Sergeant William George Meeks
movieAnatomy of a Crime
1969
Lt. Wager
movieCoogan's Bluff
1968
Sgt. Jackson
tvThe Outsider
1968
Lt. Wagner
movieThe Young Runaways
1968
Sgt. Collyer
movieThe Sandpiper
1965
Larry Brant
tvBurke's Law
1963
Norton
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Joe Smith
movieThe Manchurian Candidate
1962
Cpl. Allen Melvin
movieBlood and Steel
1959
George
moviePork Chop Hill
1959
Cpl. Jurgens
movieNight of the Quarter Moon
1959
Asa Tully / lawyer
movieFraulein
1958
Cpl. Hanks
movieMen in War
1957
Sgt. Killian
movieBattle Hymn
1957
Lt. Maples
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Sgt. Morgan
movieThe Killing
1956
Track Parking Attendant
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Ed / Convict
movieThe Phenix City Story
1955
Zeke Ward
movieSeven Angry Men
1955
Ned Green
movieAfrican Manhunt
1955
Native Guide
movieThe Caine Mutiny
1954
Chief Steward Whittaker
movieThe Joe Louis Story
1953
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
movieThe Member of the Wedding
1952
Honey Camden Brown
movieBright Victory
1951
Joe Morgan
movieThe Steel Helmet
1951
Corporal Thompson
movieHome of the Brave
1949
Private Peter Moss
movieThe Set-Up
1949
Luther Hawkins
