Acting
James Edwards
Mar 6, 1918 (died Jan 4, 1970, aged 51) Muncie, Indiana, USA
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
7.6
The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ed
7.4
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
7.5
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
7.3
The Fugitive
Joe Smith
6.3
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
7.2
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
7.4
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
7.0
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
6.4
The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
6.2
Burke's Law
Norton
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sgt. Morgan
6.7
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
6.6
Men in War
Sgt. Killian
6.5
The Phenix City Story
Zeke Ward
Filmography
7.0
Legend of the Northwest
1978 · Jim Ryder
10.0
Doomsday Voyage
1972 · Coast Guard Officer
7.4
Patton
1970 · Sergeant William George Meeks
6.5
Anatomy of a Crime
1969 · Lt. Wager
6.3
Coogan's Bluff
1968 · Sgt. Jackson
6.0
The Outsider
1968 · Lt. Wagner
7.0
The Young Runaways
1968 · Sgt. Collyer
6.4
The Sandpiper
1965 · Larry Brant
7.3
The Fugitive
1963 · Joe Smith
6.2
Burke's Law
1963 · Norton
7.5
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · Cpl. Allen Melvin
8.0
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960 · Batt
6.7
Pork Chop Hill
1959 · Cpl. Jurgens
4.6
Blood and Steel
1959 · George
6.0
Night of the Quarter Moon
1959 · Asa Tully / lawyer
7.3
Law of the Plainsman
1959 · Writer
4.8
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958 · Futa
6.2
Anna Lucasta
1958 · Eddie
8.0
Fraulein
1958 · Cpl. Hanks
6.6
Men in War
1957 · Sgt. Killian
6.7
Battle Hymn
1957 · Lt. Maples
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
7.6
The Killing
1956 · Track Parking Attendant
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Sgt. Morgan
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Ed
6.5
The Phenix City Story
1955 · Zeke Ward
6.0
Seven Angry Men
1955 · Ned Green
7.0
African Manhunt
1955 · Native Guide
7.2
The Caine Mutiny
1954 · Chief Steward Whittaker
6.4
The Joe Louis Story
1953 · Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn