James Edwards

James Edwards

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

06/03/1918

Day of Death

04/01/1970
(52) years old

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... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1972

Doomsday Voyage

as Coast Guard Officer

1970

Patton

as Sergeant William George Meeks

1969

Anatomy of a Crime

as Lt. Wager

1968

Coogan's Bluff

as Sgt. Jackson

1968

The Young Runaways

as Sgt. Collyer

1965

The Sandpiper

as Larry Brant

1962

The Manchurian Candidate

as Cpl. Allen Melvin

1959

Blood and Steel

as George

1959

Pork Chop Hill

as Cpl. Jurgens

1959

Night of the Quarter Moon

as Asa Tully / lawyer

1958

Anna Lucasta

as Eddie

1958

Fraulein

as Cpl. Hanks

1957

Men in War

as Sgt. Killian

1957

Battle Hymn

as Lt. Maples

1956

The Killing

as Track Parking Attendant

1955

The Phenix City Story

as Zeke Ward

1955

Seven Angry Men

as Ned Green

1955

African Manhunt

as Native Guide

1954

The Caine Mutiny

as Chief Steward Whittaker

1953

The Joe Louis Story

as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn

1952

The Member of the Wedding

as Honey Camden Brown

1951

Bright Victory

as Joe Morgan

1951

The Steel Helmet

as Corporal Thompson

1949

Home of the Brave

as Private Peter Moss

1949

The Set-Up

as Luther Hawkins