James Edwards
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1918-03-06 – 1970-01-04
Place of birth: Muncie, Indiana, USA
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 Killing
1956Track Parking Attendant
The Manchurian Candidate
1962Cpl. Allen Melvin
Patton
1970Sergeant William George Meeks
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960Batt
Coogan's Bluff
1968Sgt. Jackson
The Phenix City Story
1955Zeke Ward
Pork Chop Hill
1959Cpl. Jurgens
Men in War
1957Sgt. Killian
The Set-Up
1949Luther Hawkins
The Steel Helmet
1951Corporal Thompson
Anatomy of a Crime
1969Lt. Wager
Battle Hymn
1957Lt. Maples
The Joe Louis Story
1953Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Sandpiper
1965Larry Brant
Bright Victory
1951Joe Morgan
Legend of the Northwest
1978
The Young Runaways
1968Sgt. Collyer
Fraulein
1958Cpl. Hanks
The Member of the Wedding
1952Honey Camden Brown