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.
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Complete Filmography

Legend of the Northwest
1978
Set during the old west, Bearheart the dog witnesses his master, an old mountain man being murdered by bandits. Forced into the wilderness to survive ...

Doomsday Voyage
1972
as Coast Guard Officer
A political extremist on the run after assassinating a corrupt politician, poses as a French sailor in hopes of fleeing the country.

Patton
1970
as Sergeant William George Meeks
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and p...

Anatomy of a Crime
1969
as Lt. Wager
Private detective David Ross has two apparently unconnected cases to investigate in the same day. In the first he is hired by a millionaire who paid a...

Coogan's Bluff
1968
as Sgt. Jackson
Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport, he escapes and Coogan heads int...

The Young Runaways
1968
as Sgt. Collyer
Three unhappy teenagers run away from home, only to discover living on their own isn't as idyllic as they imagined.

The Sandpiper
1965
as Larry Brant
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.

The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home,...

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960
as Batt
Texas John Slaughter is a peace-loving family man and successful rancher who values his friendship with the Apaches. But when a vengeful Geronimo init...

Blood and Steel
1959
as George
Native girl helps US Seabees free her villagers from Japanese troops.

Pork Chop Hill
1959
as Cpl. Jurgens
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied...

Night of the Quarter Moon
1959
as Asa Tully / lawyer
A POW marries a woman he meets in Mexico. Controversy erupts when people find out that she's one-quarter black.

Anna Lucasta
1958
as Eddie
The estranged family of a reformed prostitute calls her back home to get her married to an affluent acquaintance out of greed.

Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Futa
Dr. Sturdy is trying to establish a modern hospital in the jungle. His efforts are strongly opposed by Futa, the witch doctor, and Ramo, a native warr...

Fraulein
1958
as Cpl. Hanks
A Nazi's fiancee helps an escaped U.S. soldier, then meets him in postwar Berlin.

Men in War
1957
as Sgt. Killian
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Serg...

Battle Hymn
1957
as Lt. Maples
Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he’s a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in th...

The Killing
1956
as Track Parking Attendant
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one la...

The Phenix City Story
1955
as Zeke Ward
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.

Seven Angry Men
1955
as Ned Green
Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.

African Manhunt
1955
as Native Guide
Kirby, Davis and Drover escort the wanted criminal Rene Carvel from central Africa to the coast, stopping every so often to watch wild animals attack ...

The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Chief Steward Whittaker
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial ...

The Joe Louis Story
1953
as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The life and career of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who held the title for 12 years--longer than any other boxer in history--and who had to not onl...

The Member of the Wedding
1952
as Honey Camden Brown
Tomboy, Frances 'Frankie' Addams, dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancée away from the Deep South.

Bright Victory
1951
as Joe Morgan
A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.

The Steel Helmet
1951
as Corporal Thompson
A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.

Home of the Brave
1949
as Private Peter Moss
A sensitive, educated black man's World War II-time problems. This is essentially the duplicate of his peace-time problems which are pointed up in a f...

The Set-Up
1949
as Luther Hawkins
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.