James Edwards

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James Edwards

Acting March 6, 1918

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…

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The Killing

The Killing

7.6 1956 Movie
Patton

Patton

7.4 1969 Movie
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

7.5 1962 Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 1955 TV Show
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.3 1963 TV Show
Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff

6.3 1968 Movie
The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

7.2 1954 Movie
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6.3 1963 TV Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2 1956 TV Show
The Set-Up

The Set-Up

7.4 1949 Movie
Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

7.3 1959 TV Show
The Steel Helmet

The Steel Helmet

7.0 1951 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1978
    Legend of the Northwest

    Movie Jim Ryder

  2. 1972
    Doomsday Voyage

    Movie Coast Guard Officer

  3. 1969
    Patton

    Movie Sergeant William George Meeks

  4. 1969
    Anatomy of a Crime

    Movie Lt. Wager

  5. 1968
    Coogan's Bluff

    Movie Sgt. Jackson

  6. 1968
    The Outsider

    TV show Lt. Wagner

  7. 1968
    The Young Runaways

    Movie Sgt. Collyer

  8. 1965
    The Sandpiper

    Movie Larry Brant

  9. 1963
    Burke's Law

    TV show Norton

  10. 1963
    The Fugitive

    TV show Joe Smith

  11. 1962
    The Manchurian Candidate

    Movie Cpl. Allen Melvin

  12. 1960
    Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

    Movie Batt

  13. 1959
    Blood and Steel

    Movie George

  14. 1959
    Law of the Plainsman

    TV show Writer

  15. 1959
    Pork Chop Hill

    Movie Cpl. Jurgens

  16. 1959
    Night of the Quarter Moon

    Movie Asa Tully / lawyer

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  1. 1958
    Anna Lucasta

    Movie Eddie

  2. 1958
    Tarzan's Fight for Life

    Movie Futa

  3. 1958
    Fraulein

    Movie Cpl. Hanks

  4. 1957
    A Sound of Different Drummers

    Movie

  5. 1957
    Men in War

    Movie Sgt. Killian

  6. 1957
    Battle Hymn

    Movie Lt. Maples

  7. 1956
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    TV show Sgt. Morgan

  8. 1956
    The Killing

    Movie Track Parking Attendant

  9. 1955
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    TV show Ed

  10. 1955
    The Phenix City Story

    Movie Zeke Ward

  11. 1955
    Seven Angry Men

    Movie Ned Green

  12. 1955
    African Manhunt

    Movie Native Guide

  13. 1954
    The Caine Mutiny

    Movie Chief Steward Whittaker

  14. 1953
    The Joe Louis Story

    Movie Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn

  15. 1952
    The Member of the Wedding

    Movie Honey Camden Brown

  16. 1951
    Bright Victory

    Movie Joe Morgan

  17. 1951
    The Steel Helmet

    Movie Corporal Thompson

  18. 1949
    Home of the Brave

    Movie Private Peter Moss

  19. 1949
    The Set-Up

    Movie Luther Hawkins