James Edwards

Acting · Born 1918-03-06 in Muncie, Indiana, USA

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

• The Killing as Track Parking Attendant
• The Manchurian Candidate as Cpl. Allen Melvin
• Patton as Sergeant William George Meeks
• Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge as Batt
• Coogan's Bluff as Sgt. Jackson
• The Phenix City Story as Zeke Ward
• Pork Chop Hill as Cpl. Jurgens
• Men in War as Sgt. Killian
• The Set-Up as Luther Hawkins
• The Steel Helmet as Corporal Thompson