James Edwards
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.
Known for
1978Legend of the Northwest
1972Doomsday Voyage
Coast Guard Officer
1970Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
1969Anatomy of a Crime
Lt. Wager
1968Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
1968The Young Runaways
Sgt. Collyer
1965The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
1962The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
1960Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Batt
1959Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
1959Blood and Steel
George
1959Night of the Quarter Moon
Asa Tully / lawyer
1958Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
1958Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
1958Anna Lucasta
Eddie
1957Men in War
Sgt. Killian
1957Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
1957A Sound of Different Drummers
1956The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
1955The Phenix City Story
Zeke Ward
1955Seven Angry Men
Ned Green
1955African Manhunt
Native Guide
1954The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
1953The Joe Louis Story
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn