James Edwards

Personal Info

Birthday

March 6, 1918

Day of Death

1970-01-04

(51 years old)

Place of Birth

Muncie, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

James Johnson Edwards

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.

Known For

The Fugitive

Burke's Law

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Outsider

Patton

The Killing

The Manchurian Candidate

Coogan's Bluff

Filmography

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