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