James Edwards

James Edwards

Known for

Acting

Born

March 6, 1918

Birthplace

Muncie, Indiana, USA

Died

January 4, 1970 (aged 51)

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 during World War II.

Best known work

The Killing

The Killing

1956

Patton

Patton

1970

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff

1968

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1949

The Steel Helmet

The Steel Helmet

1951

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959

Men in War

Men in War

1957

Filmography

1978
Legend of the Northwest
as Jim Ryder
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 OutsiderTV
as Lt. Wagner (1 episode)
1968
The Young Runaways
as Sgt. Collyer
1965
The Sandpiper
as Larry Brant
1963
Burke's LawTV
as Norton (1 episode)
1963
The FugitiveTV
as Joe Smith (1 episode)
1962
The Manchurian Candidate
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
1960
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
as Batt
1959
Blood and Steel
as George
1959
Law of the PlainsmanTV
Writer
1959
Pork Chop Hill
as Cpl. Jurgens
1959
Night of the Quarter Moon
as Asa Tully / lawyer
1958
Anna Lucasta
as Eddie
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Futa
1958
Fraulein
as Cpl. Hanks
1957
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
Men in War
as Sgt. Killian
1957
Battle Hymn
as Lt. Maples
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
as Sgt. Morgan (1 episode)
1956
The Killing
as Track Parking Attendant
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
as Ed (1 episode), as Convict (1 episode)