James Edwards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 6 March 1918 · Muncie, Indiana, USA
- Died
- 4 January 1970
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
Acting 29
- 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 as George
- 1959Pork Chop Hill as Cpl. Jurgens
- 1959Night of the Quarter Moon as Asa Tully / lawyer
- 1958Anna Lucasta as Eddie
- 1958Tarzan's Fight for Life as Futa
- 1958Fraulein as Cpl. Hanks
- 1957A Sound of Different Drummers
- 1957Men in War as Sgt. Killian
- 1957Battle Hymn as Lt. Maples
- 1956The Killing as Track Parking Attendant
- 1955The Phenix City Story as Zeke Ward
- 1955Seven Angry Men as Ned Green
- 1955African Manhunt as Native Guide
- 1954The Caine Mutiny as Chief Steward Whittaker
- 1953The Joe Louis Story as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
- 1952The Member of the Wedding as Honey Camden Brown
- 1951Bright Victory as Joe Morgan
- 1951The Steel Helmet as Corporal Thompson
- 1949Home of the Brave as Private Peter Moss
- 1949The Set-Up as Luther Hawkins