James Edwards

Actor

Born: March 6, 1918 (51 years old)

Died: January 4, 1970

Place of birth: 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 (24)

• The Killing (1956, ★ 7.6)
• The Manchurian Candidate (1962, ★ 7.5)
• Patton (1970, ★ 7.5)
• Coogan's Bluff (1968, ★ 6.3)
• The Phenix City Story (1955, ★ 6.6)
• Pork Chop Hill (1959, ★ 6.6)
• Men in War (1957, ★ 6.6)
• The Set-Up (1949, ★ 7.3)
• The Steel Helmet (1951, ★ 7)
• Battle Hymn (1957, ★ 6.5)
• The Sandpiper (1965, ★ 6.3)
• Bright Victory (1951, ★ 6.9)
• The Joe Louis Story (1953, ★ 5.9)
• The Member of the Wedding (1952, ★ 6.2)
• Home of the Brave (1949, ★ 6.6)
• The Caine Mutiny (1954, ★ 7.2)
• The Fugitive (1963, ★ 7.2)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
• Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958, ★ 4.6)
• Seven Angry Men (1955, ★ 5.2)
• Anna Lucasta (1958, ★ 5.9)
• Burke's Law (1963, ★ 6)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956, ★ 6)
• Blood and Steel (1959, ★ 4)