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