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.
The Killing
As Track Parking Attendant
The Manchurian Candidate
As Cpl. Allen Melvin
Patton
As Sergeant William George Meeks
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
As Batt
Coogan's Bluff
As Sgt. Jackson
The Phenix City Story
As Zeke Ward
Pork Chop Hill
As Cpl. Jurgens
Men in War
As Sgt. Killian
The Set-Up
As Luther Hawkins
The Steel Helmet
As Corporal Thompson
Anatomy of a Crime
As Lt. Wager
Battle Hymn
As Lt. Maples
The Joe Louis Story
As Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
The Sandpiper
As Larry Brant
Bright Victory
As Joe Morgan
Legend of the Northwest
The Young Runaways
As Sgt. Collyer
Fraulein
As Cpl. Hanks
The Member of the Wedding
As Honey Camden Brown
Home of the Brave
As Private Peter Moss
The Caine Mutiny
As Chief Steward Whittaker
Tarzan's Fight for Life
As Futa
Seven Angry Men
As Ned Green
Anna Lucasta
As Eddie
Doomsday Voyage
As Coast Guard Officer
Blood and Steel
As George
Night of the Quarter Moon
As Asa Tully / lawyer
African Manhunt
As Native Guide
The Fugitive
As Joe Smith
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As Ed
The Outsider
As Lt. Wagner
Burke's Law
As Norton