Acting
James Edwards
Born 1918-03-06
Muncie, Indiana, USA
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
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The Killing
1956
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Patton
1970
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The Manchurian Candidate
1962
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
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The Fugitive
1963
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Coogan's Bluff
1968
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The Caine Mutiny
1954
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
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The Set-Up
1949
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Burke's Law
1963
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (36 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Legend of the Northwest | Jim Ryder | Movie | 1978 |
 | Doomsday Voyage | Coast Guard Officer | Movie | 1972 |
 | Patton | Sergeant William George Meeks | Movie | 1970 |
 | Anatomy of a Crime | Lt. Wager | Movie | 1969 |
 | Coogan's Bluff | Sgt. Jackson | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Outsider | Lt. Wagner | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Young Runaways | Sgt. Collyer | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Sandpiper | Larry Brant | Movie | 1965 |
 | Burke's Law | Norton | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Fugitive | Joe Smith | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Manchurian Candidate | Cpl. Allen Melvin | Movie | 1962 |
 | Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge | Batt | Movie | 1960 |
 | Blood and Steel | George | Movie | 1959 |
 | Law of the Plainsman | Writer | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Pork Chop Hill | Cpl. Jurgens | Movie | 1959 |
 | Night of the Quarter Moon | Asa Tully / lawyer | Movie | 1959 |
 | Anna Lucasta | Eddie | Movie | 1958 |
 | Tarzan's Fight for Life | Futa | Movie | 1958 |
 | Fraulein | Cpl. Hanks | Movie | 1958 |
 | A Sound of Different Drummers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Men in War | Sgt. Killian | Movie | 1957 |
 | Battle Hymn | Lt. Maples | Movie | 1957 |
 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sgt. Morgan | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Killing | Track Parking Attendant | Movie | 1956 |
 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ed | TV Series | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Convict | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Phenix City Story | Zeke Ward | Movie | 1955 |
 | Seven Angry Men | Ned Green | Movie | 1955 |
 | African Manhunt | Native Guide | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Caine Mutiny | Chief Steward Whittaker | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Joe Louis Story | Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Member of the Wedding | Honey Camden Brown | Movie | 1952 |
 | Bright Victory | Joe Morgan | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Steel Helmet | Corporal Thompson | Movie | 1951 |
 | Home of the Brave | Private Peter Moss | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Set-Up | Luther Hawkins | Movie | 1949 |