James Edwards
Acting
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.
Born: March 6, 1918
Place of Birth: Muncie, Indiana, USA
Known For
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Killing
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
The Manchurian Candidate
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, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
Patton
"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 progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
The Set-Up
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
The Caine Mutiny
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 for mutiny.
The Fugitive
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.
Fraulein
A Nazi's fiancee helps an escaped U.S. soldier, then meets him in postwar Berlin.
The Steel Helmet
A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.
Filmography
as Coast Guard Officer
as Sergeant William George Meeks
as Lt. Wager
as Sgt. Jackson
as Lt. Wagner
as Sgt. Collyer
as Larry Brant
as Norton
as Joe Smith
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
as George
as Cpl. Jurgens
as Asa Tully / lawyer
as Eddie
as Futa
as Cpl. Hanks
as Sgt. Killian
as Lt. Maples
as Track Parking Attendant
as Convict
as Zeke Ward
as Ned Green
as Native Guide
as Chief Steward Whittaker
as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
as Honey Camden Brown
as Joe Morgan
as Corporal Thompson
as Private Peter Moss
as Luther Hawkins