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James Edwards

James Edwards

Acting

March 6, 1918 β€” January 4, 1970Muncie, 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

Legend of the Northwest
1978

Legend of the Northwest

Doomsday Voyage1972

Doomsday Voyage

Coast Guard Officer

Patton1970

Patton

Sergeant William George Meeks

Anatomy of a Crime1969

Anatomy of a Crime

Lt. Wager

Coogan's Bluff1968

Coogan's Bluff

Sgt. Jackson

The Young Runaways1968

The Young Runaways

Sgt. Collyer

The Sandpiper1965

The Sandpiper

Larry Brant

The Manchurian Candidate1962

The Manchurian Candidate

Cpl. Allen Melvin

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge1960

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

Batt

Pork Chop Hill1959

Pork Chop Hill

Cpl. Jurgens

Blood and Steel1959

Blood and Steel

George

Night of the Quarter Moon1959

Night of the Quarter Moon

Asa Tully / lawyer

Fraulein1958

Fraulein

Cpl. Hanks

Tarzan's Fight for Life1958

Tarzan's Fight for Life

Futa

Anna Lucasta1958

Anna Lucasta

Eddie

Men in War1957

Men in War

Sgt. Killian

Battle Hymn1957

Battle Hymn

Lt. Maples

A Sound of Different Drummers1957

A Sound of Different Drummers

The Killing1956

The Killing

Track Parking Attendant

The Phenix City Story1955

The Phenix City Story

Zeke Ward

Seven Angry Men1955

Seven Angry Men

Ned Green

African Manhunt1955

African Manhunt

Native Guide

The Caine Mutiny1954

The Caine Mutiny

Chief Steward Whittaker

The Joe Louis Story1953

The Joe Louis Story

Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn