
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.
Acted in 34
1970s
- 1978
Legend of the Northwest
Jim Ryder
- 1972
Doomsday Voyage
Coast Guard Officer
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Anatomy of a Crime
Lt. Wager
- 1968
The Young Runaways
Sgt. Collyer
- 1965
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Batt
1950s
- 1959
Blood and Steel
George
Night of the Quarter Moon
Asa Tully / lawyer
- 1958
Anna Lucasta
Eddie
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Futa
Fraulein
Cpl. Hanks
- 1957
A Sound of Different Drummers
Movie
Battle Hymn
Lt. Maples
- 1956
- 1955
Seven Angry Men
Ned Green
- 1954
- 1953
The Joe Louis Story
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
- 1952
The Member of the Wedding
Honey Camden Brown
- 1951
Bright Victory
Joe Morgan
The Steel Helmet
Corporal Thompson
1940s
- 1949
Home of the Brave
Private Peter Moss
Wrote 1
1950s
- 1959