James Edwards
Known for 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.
Filmography
Patton
1970
as Sergeant William George Meeks
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
The Sandpiper
1965
as Larry Brant
The Killing
1956
as Track Parking Attendant
Coogan's Bluff
1968
as Sgt. Jackson
Fraulein
1958
as Cpl. Hanks
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Chief Steward Whittaker
Men in War
1957
as Sgt. Killian
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as Cpl. Jurgens
The Set-Up
1949
as Luther Hawkins
The Joe Louis Story
1953
as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Phenix City Story
1955
as Zeke Ward
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
Bright Victory
1951
as Joe Morgan
African Manhunt
1955
as Native Guide
The Member of the Wedding
1952
as Honey Camden Brown
The Young Runaways
1968
as Sgt. Collyer
The Steel Helmet
1951
as Corporal Thompson
Seven Angry Men
1955
as Ned Green
Home of the Brave
1949
as Private Peter Moss