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.
The Killing
(Track Parking Attendant)
The Manchurian Candidate
(Cpl. Allen Melvin)
Patton
(Sergeant William George Meeks)
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
(Batt)
Coogan's Bluff
(Sgt. Jackson)
The Phenix City Story
(Zeke Ward)
Pork Chop Hill
(Cpl. Jurgens)
Men in War
(Sgt. Killian)
The Set-Up
(Luther Hawkins)
The Steel Helmet
(Corporal Thompson)
Anatomy of a Crime
(Lt. Wager)
Battle Hymn
(Lt. Maples)
The Joe Louis Story
(Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn)
The Sandpiper
(Larry Brant)
Bright Victory
(Joe Morgan)
Legend of the Northwest
The Young Runaways
(Sgt. Collyer)
Fraulein
(Cpl. Hanks)
The Member of the Wedding
(Honey Camden Brown)
Home of the Brave
(Private Peter Moss)
The Caine Mutiny
(Chief Steward Whittaker)
Tarzan's Fight for Life
(Futa)
Seven Angry Men
(Ned Green)
Anna Lucasta
(Eddie)
Doomsday Voyage
(Coast Guard Officer)
Blood and Steel
(George)
Night of the Quarter Moon
(Asa Tully / lawyer)
African Manhunt
(Native Guide)
The Fugitive
(Joe Smith)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Ed)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Convict)
The Outsider
(Lt. Wagner)