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