Person Details

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Aliases: James Johnson Edwards

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Muncie, Indiana, USA

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Movie Involvements: 27

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Convict
The Fugitive
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7

The Fugitive

(1963) Joe Smith
The Manchurian Candidate
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8

The Manchurian Candidate

(1962) Cpl. Allen Melvin
Patton
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8

Patton

(1970) Sergeant William George Meeks
The Killing
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8

The Killing

(1956) Track Parking Attendant
The Caine Mutiny
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7

The Caine Mutiny

(1954) Chief Steward Whittaker
Coogan's Bluff
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6

Coogan's Bluff

(1968) Sgt. Jackson
The Set-Up
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7

The Set-Up

(1949) Luther Hawkins

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1978 N/A
1972 Coast Guard Officer
1970 Sergeant William George Meeks
1969 Lt. Wager
1968 Sgt. Jackson
Sgt. Collyer
1965 Larry Brant
1963 Joe Smith
1962 Cpl. Allen Melvin
1960 Batt
1959 George
Cpl. Jurgens
Asa Tully / lawyer
1958 Eddie
Futa
Cpl. Hanks
1957 Sgt. Killian
Lt. Maples
1956 Track Parking Attendant
1955 Ed
Convict
Zeke Ward
Ned Green
Native Guide
1954 Chief Steward Whittaker
1953 Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
1952 Honey Camden Brown
1951 Joe Morgan
Corporal Thompson
1949 Private Peter Moss
Luther Hawkins
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1959 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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