James Edwards
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Fugitive
Joe Smith
1963
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sgt. Morgan
1956
Series
Burke's Law
Norton
1963
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ed
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict
1955
Series
The Outsider
Lt. Wagner
1968
Film
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
1970
Film
The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
1956
Film
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
1962
Film
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
1968
Film
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
1954
Film
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
1959
Film
Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
1957
Film
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
1949
Film
African Manhunt
Native Guide
1955
Film
The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
1965
Film
Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
1958
Film
Men in War
Sgt. Killian
1957
Film
Night of the Quarter Moon
Asa Tully / lawyer
1959
Film
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
1951
Film
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
1958
Film
Bright Victory
Joe Morgan
1951
Film
Seven Angry Men
Ned Green
1955
Film
The Phenix City Story
Zeke Ward
1955
Film
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
Film
Blood and Steel
George
1959
Film
The Member of the Wedding
Honey Camden Brown
1952
Film
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Batt
1960
Film
Home of the Brave
Private Peter Moss
1949
Film
The Joe Louis Story
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
1953
Film
Anna Lucasta
Eddie
1958
Film
The Young Runaways
Sgt. Collyer
1968
Film
Anatomy of a Crime
Lt. Wager
1969
Film
Legend of the Northwest
Jim Ryder
1978
Film
Doomsday Voyage
Coast Guard Officer
1972