James Edwards

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

The Killing
Track Parking Attendant
The Manchurian Candidate
Cpl. Allen Melvin
Patton
Sergeant William George Meeks
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Batt
Coogan's Bluff
Sgt. Jackson
The Phenix City Story
Zeke Ward
Pork Chop Hill
Cpl. Jurgens
Men in War
Sgt. Killian
The Set-Up
Luther Hawkins
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
Anatomy of a Crime
Lt. Wager
Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
The Joe Louis Story
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Sandpiper
Larry Brant
Bright Victory
Joe Morgan
Legend of the Northwest
The Young Runaways
Sgt. Collyer
Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
The Member of the Wedding
Honey Camden Brown
Home of the Brave
Private Peter Moss
The Caine Mutiny
Chief Steward Whittaker
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
Seven Angry Men
Ned Green
Anna Lucasta
Eddie
Doomsday Voyage
Coast Guard Officer
Blood and Steel
George
Night of the Quarter Moon
Asa Tully / lawyer
African Manhunt
Native Guide
A Sound of Different Drummers