James Edwards
Born in Muncie, Indiana, USA — Mar 06 1918• Died Jan 04 1970
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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.
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James Edwards's Credits
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The Fugitive
Joe Smith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sgt. Morgan
Burke's Law
Norton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ed
The Outsider
Lt. Wagner
Law of the Plainsman
Writing
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
Men in War
Sgt. Killian
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
Bright Victory
Joe Morgan
The Phenix City Story
Zeke Ward
Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
The Young Runaways
Sgt. Collyer
The Member of the Wedding
Honey Camden Brown
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
Seven Angry Men
Ned Green
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
Home of the Brave
Private Peter Moss
Anna Lucasta
Eddie
A Sound of Different Drummers
The Joe Louis Story
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
Night of the Quarter Moon
Asa Tully / lawyer
Doomsday Voyage
Coast Guard Officer
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Batt
Legend of the Northwest
African Manhunt
Native Guide
Anatomy of a Crime
Lt. Wager
Blood and Steel
George