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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Muncie, Indiana, USA, 1918-03-06

Died: 1970-01-04

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	The Set-Up	Luther Hawkins	73
2	1949	Home of the Brave	Private Peter Moss	66
3	1951	The Steel Helmet	Corporal Thompson	70
4	1951	Bright Victory	Joe Morgan	69
5	1952	The Member of the Wedding	Honey Camden Brown	62
6	1953	The Joe Louis Story	Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn	59
7	1954	The Caine Mutiny	Chief Steward Whittaker	72
8	1955	African Manhunt	Native Guide	0
9	1955	Seven Angry Men	Ned Green	52
10	1955	The Phenix City Story	Zeke Ward	66
11	1956	The Killing	Track Parking Attendant	77
12	1957	Battle Hymn	Lt. Maples	65
13	1957	Men in War	Sgt. Killian	66
14	1958	Fraulein	Cpl. Hanks	70
15	1958	Tarzan's Fight for Life	Futa	46
16	1958	Anna Lucasta	Eddie	62
17	1959	Night of the Quarter Moon	Asa Tully / lawyer	53
18	1959	Pork Chop Hill	Cpl. Jurgens	65
19	1959	Blood and Steel	George	40
20	1960	Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge	Batt	0
21	1962	The Manchurian Candidate	Cpl. Allen Melvin	75
22	1965	The Sandpiper	Larry Brant	64
23	1968	The Young Runaways	Sgt. Collyer	60
24	1968	Coogan's Bluff	Sgt. Jackson	64
25	1969	Anatomy of a Crime	Lt. Wager	60
26	1970	Patton	Sergeant William George Meeks	75
27	1972	Doomsday Voyage	Coast Guard Officer	0
28	1978	Legend of the Northwest		60

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Ed	77
2	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Convict	77
3	1963	The Fugitive	Joe Smith	72
4	1963	Burke's Law	Norton	60
5	1968	The Outsider	Lt. Wagner	52