Acting · Muncie, Indiana, USA · Born March 6, 1918
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.
MovieLegend of the Northwest
1978
as Jim Ryder
MovieDoomsday Voyage
1972
as Coast Guard Officer
MoviePatton
1970
as Sergeant William George Meeks
MovieAnatomy of a Crime
1969
as Lt. Wager
MovieCoogan's Bluff
1968
as Sgt. Jackson
TVThe Outsider
1968
as Lt. Wagner
MovieThe Young Runaways
1968
as Sgt. Collyer
MovieThe Sandpiper
1965
as Larry Brant
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Norton
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Joe Smith
MovieThe Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
MovieTexas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960
as Batt
MovieBlood and Steel
1959
as George
MoviePork Chop Hill
1959
as Cpl. Jurgens
MovieNight of the Quarter Moon
1959
as Asa Tully / lawyer
MovieAnna Lucasta
1958
as Eddie
MovieTarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Futa
MovieFraulein
1958
as Cpl. Hanks
MovieA Sound of Different Drummers
1957
MovieMen in War
1957
as Sgt. Killian
MovieBattle Hymn
1957
as Lt. Maples
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sgt. Morgan
MovieThe Killing
1956
as Track Parking Attendant
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ed
MovieThe Phenix City Story
1955
as Zeke Ward
MovieSeven Angry Men
1955
as Ned Green
MovieAfrican Manhunt
1955
as Native Guide
MovieThe Caine Mutiny
1954
as Chief Steward Whittaker
MovieThe Joe Louis Story
1953
as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
MovieThe Member of the Wedding
1952
as Honey Camden Brown
MovieBright Victory
1951
as Joe Morgan
MovieThe Steel Helmet
1951
as Corporal Thompson
MovieHome of the Brave
1949
as Private Peter Moss
MovieThe Set-Up
1949
as Luther Hawkins
