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Birthday: Mar 06, 1918
Place of Birth: Muncie, Indiana, USA

James Edwards

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
Movie Cast Year
The Killing Track Parking Attendant 1956
The Manchurian Candidate Cpl. Allen Melvin 1962
Patton Sergeant William George Meeks 1970
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge Batt 1960
Coogan's Bluff Sgt. Jackson 1968
The Phenix City Story Zeke Ward 1955
Pork Chop Hill Cpl. Jurgens 1959
Men in War Sgt. Killian 1957
The Set-Up Luther Hawkins 1949
The Steel Helmet Corporal Thompson 1951
Anatomy of a Crime Lt. Wager 1969
Battle Hymn Lt. Maples 1957
The Joe Louis Story Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn 1953
The Sandpiper Larry Brant 1965
Bright Victory Joe Morgan 1951
Legend of the Northwest 1978
The Young Runaways Sgt. Collyer 1968
Fraulein Cpl. Hanks 1958
The Member of the Wedding Honey Camden Brown 1952
Home of the Brave Private Peter Moss 1949
The Caine Mutiny Chief Steward Whittaker 1954
Tarzan's Fight for Life Futa 1958
Seven Angry Men Ned Green 1955
Anna Lucasta Eddie 1958
Doomsday Voyage Coast Guard Officer 1972
Blood and Steel George 1959
Night of the Quarter Moon Asa Tully / lawyer 1959
African Manhunt Native Guide 1955
Series Cast Year
The Fugitive Joe Smith 1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ed 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Convict 1955
The Outsider Lt. Wagner 1968
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