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James Edwards

James Edwards

Died at 51

  • 29 movies
  • Career 1949 – 1978

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.

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James Edwards’s filmography

29 titles
Patton
7.4
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Patton

1970 · War · Drama

The Killing
7.6
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The Killing

1956 · Crime · Thriller

The Manchurian Candidate
7.5
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The Manchurian Candidate

1962 · Thriller · Drama

Coogan's Bluff
6.3
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Coogan's Bluff

1968 · Action · Crime

African Manhunt
7.0
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The Caine Mutiny
7.3
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The Caine Mutiny

1954 · Drama · War

A Sound of Different Drummers
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A Sound of Different Drummers

1957 · TV Movie · Drama

Fraulein
8.0
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Fraulein

1958 · War · Romance

Pork Chop Hill
6.7
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Pork Chop Hill

1959 · Drama · History

The Set-Up
7.4
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The Set-Up

1949 · Drama · Crime

Men in War
6.6
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Men in War

1957 · War · Drama

The Sandpiper
6.4
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The Sandpiper

1965 · Drama · Romance

The Phenix City Story
6.5
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Battle Hymn
6.7
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Battle Hymn

1957 · Drama · War

The Steel Helmet
7.0
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The Steel Helmet

1951 · Action · Drama

Tarzan's Fight for Life
4.7
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Tarzan's Fight for Life

1958 · Action · Adventure

Night of the Quarter Moon
6.0
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Home of the Brave
6.7
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Home of the Brave

1949 · Drama · War

The Member of the Wedding
6.4
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Bright Victory
7.1
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Bright Victory

1951 · Drama · Romance

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
8.0
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Seven Angry Men
6.0
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Seven Angry Men

1955 · History · Western

Legend of the Northwest
7.0
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Anna Lucasta
6.2
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Anna Lucasta

1958 · Drama

Anatomy of a Crime
6.5
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Anatomy of a Crime

1969 · TV Movie · Drama

The Young Runaways
7.0
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The Young Runaways

1968 · Drama

The Joe Louis Story
6.4
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The Joe Louis Story

1953 · Drama

Doomsday Voyage
10.0
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Doomsday Voyage

1972 · Drama

Blood and Steel
4.6
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Blood and Steel

1959 · Drama · War

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