James Edwards
Actor
- Born
- March 6, 1918 · Muncie, Indiana, USA
- Died
- January 4, 1970 (age 51)
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
The Killing
June 6, 1956
Patton
January 25, 1970
The Manchurian Candidate
October 24, 1962
Coogan's Bluff
October 2, 1968
The Caine Mutiny
June 24, 1954
The Set-Up
March 29, 1949
The Steel Helmet
January 24, 1951
Pork Chop Hill
May 29, 1959
Men in War
May 3, 1957
The Phenix City Story
July 19, 1955
The Sandpiper
June 23, 1965
Battle Hymn
February 14, 1957
Acting29
- 1978Legend of the Northwest as Jim Ryder
- 1972Doomsday Voyage as Coast Guard Officer
- 1970Patton as Sergeant William George Meeks
- 1969Anatomy of a Crime as Lt. Wager
- 1968Coogan's Bluff as Sgt. Jackson
- 1968The Young Runaways as Sgt. Collyer
- 1965The Sandpiper as Larry Brant
- 1962The Manchurian Candidate as Cpl. Allen Melvin
- 1960Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge as Batt
- 1959Blood and Steel