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James Edwards
Known for: ActingJames 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.
Filmography 18
Coogan's Bluff
as Sgt. Jackson 
Patton
as Sergeant William George Meeks 
The Killing
as Track Parking Attendant 
The Manchurian Candidate
as Cpl. Allen Melvin 
The Caine Mutiny
as Chief Steward Whittaker 
The Sandpiper
as Larry Brant 
The Set-Up
as Luther Hawkins 
Pork Chop Hill
as Cpl. Jurgens 
Men in War
as Sgt. Killian 
The Steel Helmet
as Corporal Thompson 
The Phenix City Story
as Zeke Ward 
Battle Hymn
as Lt. Maples 
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Futa 
Bright Victory
as Joe Morgan 
Fraulein
as Cpl. Hanks 
Home of the Brave
as Private Peter Moss 
The Joe Louis Story
as Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn 
Legend of the Northwest
as Jim Ryder