
James Edwards
Acting
Born 1918-03-06 · Muncie, Indiana, USA
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

Patton
1970 · Movie

The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · Movie

The Killing
1956 · Movie

Coogan's Bluff
1968 · Movie

The Caine Mutiny
1954 · Movie

Doomsday Voyage
1972 · Movie

The Set-Up
1949 · Movie

Fraulein
1958 · Movie

Pork Chop Hill
1959 · Movie

The Sandpiper
1965 · Movie

Bright Victory
1951 · Movie

Battle Hymn
1957 · Movie

Men in War
1957 · Movie

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960 · Movie

The Steel Helmet
1951 · Movie

The Young Runaways
1968 · Movie

The Phenix City Story
1955 · Movie

Home of the Brave
1949 · Movie

The Member of the Wedding
1952 · Movie

African Manhunt
1955 · Movie

Legend of the Northwest
1978 · Movie

Seven Angry Men
1955 · Movie

The Joe Louis Story
1953 · Movie

Anatomy of a Crime
1969 · Movie

Night of the Quarter Moon
1959 · Movie

Anna Lucasta
1958 · Movie

Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958 · Movie

Blood and Steel
1959 · Movie

A Sound of Different Drummers
1957 · Movie