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James Edwards

Acting Born Mar 6, 1918 Muncie, Indiana, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

The Fugitive

as Joe Smith

Burke's Law

as Norton
Film

The Killing

as Track Parking Attendant

Soul Eater

as Cpl. Jurgens

Full filmography

  • The Fugitive (1963) as Joe Smith
  • Burke's Law (1963) as Norton
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Sgt. Morgan
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Ed
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Convict
  • The Outsider (1968) as Lt. Wagner
  • The Killing (1956) as Track Parking Attendant
  • Patton (1970) as Sergeant William George Meeks
  • The Manchurian Candidate (1962) as Cpl. Allen Melvin
  • The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Chief Steward Whittaker
  • Coogan's Bluff (1968) as Sgt. Jackson
  • Pork Chop Hill (1959) as Cpl. Jurgens
  • Men in War (1957) as Sgt. Killian
  • The Set-Up (1949) as Luther Hawkins
  • The Sandpiper (1965) as Larry Brant
  • Bright Victory (1951) as Joe Morgan
  • Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) as Futa
  • The Steel Helmet (1951) as Corporal Thompson
  • Fraulein (1958) as Cpl. Hanks
  • Seven Angry Men (1955) as Ned Green
  • Battle Hymn (1957) as Lt. Maples
  • The Phenix City Story (1955) as Zeke Ward
  • Doomsday Voyage (1972) as Coast Guard Officer
  • Anatomy of a Crime (1969) as Lt. Wager