James Edwards

Acting·Mar 6, 1918·Muncie, Indiana, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Legend of the Northwest1978 · Jim Ryder	Jim Ryder
Doomsday Voyage1972 · Coast Guard Officer	Coast Guard Officer
Patton1970 · Sergeant William George Meeks	Sergeant William George Meeks
Anatomy of a Crime1969 · Lt. Wager	Lt. Wager
Coogan's Bluff1968 · Sgt. Jackson	Sgt. Jackson
The Young Runaways1968 · Sgt. Collyer	Sgt. Collyer
The Sandpiper1965 · Larry Brant	Larry Brant
The Manchurian Candidate1962 · Cpl. Allen Melvin	Cpl. Allen Melvin
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge1960 · Batt	Batt
Blood and Steel1959 · George	George
Pork Chop Hill1959 · Cpl. Jurgens	Cpl. Jurgens
Night of the Quarter Moon1959 · Asa Tully / lawyer	Asa Tully / lawyer
Anna Lucasta1958 · Eddie	Eddie
Tarzan's Fight for Life1958 · Futa	Futa
Fraulein1958 · Cpl. Hanks	Cpl. Hanks
A Sound of Different Drummers1957 · Actor	Actor
Men in War1957 · Sgt. Killian	Sgt. Killian
Battle Hymn1957 · Lt. Maples	Lt. Maples
The Killing1956 · Track Parking Attendant	Track Parking Attendant
The Phenix City Story1955 · Zeke Ward	Zeke Ward
Seven Angry Men1955 · Ned Green	Ned Green
African Manhunt1955 · Native Guide	Native Guide
The Caine Mutiny1954 · Chief Steward Whittaker	Chief Steward Whittaker
The Joe Louis Story1953 · Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn	Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Member of the Wedding1952 · Honey Camden Brown	Honey Camden Brown
Bright Victory1951 · Joe Morgan	Joe Morgan
The Steel Helmet1951 · Corporal Thompson	Corporal Thompson
Home of the Brave1949 · Private Peter Moss	Private Peter Moss
The Set-Up1949 · Luther Hawkins	Luther Hawkins