Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/6/1918
Place of Birth
Muncie, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
James Johnson Edwards
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.
Known For
The Sandpiper
as Larry Brant
Patton
as Sergeant William George Meeks
Bright Victory
as Joe Morgan
Doomsday Voyage
as Coast Guard Officer
The Killing
as Track Parking Attendant
The Caine Mutiny
as Chief Steward Whittaker
Coogan's Bluff
as Sgt. Jackson
The Phenix City Story
as Zeke Ward
The Set-Up
as Luther Hawkins
Pork Chop Hill
as Cpl. Jurgens
The Young Runaways
as Sgt. Collyer
Fraulein
as Cpl. Hanks
The Member of the Wedding
as Honey Camden Brown
Battle Hymn
as Lt. Maples
The Manchurian Candidate
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
Men in War
as Sgt. Killian
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Futa
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
as Batt
Blood and Steel
as George
Anna Lucasta
as Eddie