James Edwards
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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.
Appearances
7.6
The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
7.5
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
7.5
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
8.0
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Batt
6.3
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
6.6
The Phenix City Story
Zeke Ward
6.7
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
6.7
Men in War
Sgt. Killian
7.4
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
7.1
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
6.5
Anatomy of a Crime
Lt. Wager
6.6
Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
6.4
The Joe Louis Story
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
6.4
The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
7.1
Bright Victory
Joe Morgan
7.0
Legend of the Northwest
7.0
The Young Runaways
Sgt. Collyer
8.0
Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
6.3
The Member of the Wedding
Honey Camden Brown
6.7
Home of the Brave
Private Peter Moss
7.2
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
4.6
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
6.0
Seven Angry Men
Ned Green
6.2
Anna Lucasta
Eddie
10.0
Doomsday Voyage
Coast Guard Officer
4.7
Blood and Steel
George
6.3
Night of the Quarter Moon
Asa Tully / lawyer
7.0
African Manhunt
Native Guide
A Sound of Different Drummers
7.3
The Fugitive
Joe Smith
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ed
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict
6.0
The Outsider
Lt. Wagner
6.3
Burke's Law
Norton
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sgt. Morgan