James Edwards
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.402 |
Birthday | 1918-03-06 |
Place of Birth | Muncie, Indiana, USA |
Also Known As | James Johnson Edwards, |
1956
The Killing
7.669/1465
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one la...
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The Killing
1962
The Manchurian Candidate
7.5/678
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,...
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The Manchurian Candidate
1970
Patton
7.507/1053
"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 p...
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Patton
1968
Coogan's Bluff
6.3/316
Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport, he escapes and Coogan heads int...
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Coogan's Bluff
1955
The Phenix City Story
6.6/58
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
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The Phenix City Story
1959
Pork Chop Hill
6.447/62
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied...
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Pork Chop Hill
1957
Men in War
6.8/56
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Serg...
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Men in War
1949
The Set-Up
7.3/142
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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The Set-Up
1951
The Steel Helmet
7/77
A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.
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The Steel Helmet
1957
Battle Hymn
6.4/19
Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he’s a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in th...
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Battle Hymn
1953
The Joe Louis Story
5.9/7
The life and career of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who held the title for 12 years--longer than any other boxer in history--and who had to not onl...
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The Joe Louis Story
1965
The Sandpiper
6.3/45
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
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The Sandpiper
1951
Bright Victory
6.9/16
A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
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Bright Victory
1968
The Young Runaways
6/3
Three unhappy teenagers run away from home, only to discover living on their own isn't as idyllic as they imagined.
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The Young Runaways
1958
Fraulein
7/1
In melodramatic fashion, the film tells the tale of a young German woman who finds herself alone in the world when the rest of her family is killed in...
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Fraulein
1952
The Member of the Wedding
6.2/25
Tomboy, Frances 'Frankie' Addams, dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancée away from the Deep South.
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The Member of the Wedding
1949
Home of the Brave
6.6/15
A sensitive, educated black man's World War II-time problems. This is essentially the duplicate of his peace-time problems which are pointed up in a f...
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Home of the Brave
1954
The Caine Mutiny
7.2/323
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...
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The Caine Mutiny
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
4.6/9
Dr. Sturdy is trying to establish a modern hospital in the jungle. His efforts are strongly opposed by Futa, the witch doctor, and Ramo, a native warr...
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Tarzan's Fight for Life
1955
Seven Angry Men
5.2/5
Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.
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Seven Angry Men
1958
Anna Lucasta
6.2/12
Anna Lucasta has been walking the streets in San Diego since being thrown out of home, at 19, by her alcoholic father, Joe. She's estranged from her f...
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Anna Lucasta
1972
Doomsday Voyage
0/0
A political extremist on the run after assassinating a corrupt politician, poses as a French sailor in hopes of fleeing the country.
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Doomsday Voyage
1959
Blood and Steel
4/5
Native girl helps US Seabees free her villagers from Japanese troops.
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Blood and Steel
1959
Night of the Quarter Moon
5.3/3
A POW marries a woman he meets in Mexico. Controversy erupts when people find out that she's one-quarter black.
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Night of the Quarter Moon
1955
African Manhunt
0/0
Kirby, Davis and Drover escort the wanted criminal Rene Carvel from central Africa to the coast, stopping every so often to watch wild animals attack...
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African Manhunt
1960
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
0/0
Texas John Slaughter is a peace-loving family man and successful rancher who values his friendship with the Apaches. But when a vengeful Geronimo init...
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Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1969
Anatomy of a Crime
6/1
Private detective David Ross has two apparently unconnected cases to investigate in the same day. In the first he is hired by a millionaire who paid a...
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Anatomy of a Crime
1978
Legend of the Northwest
6/1
Set during the old west, Bearheart the dog witnesses his master, an old mountain man being murdered by bandits. Forced into the wilderness to survive...
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