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James Edwards

Highest Rated: 100% The Phenix City Story (1955)

Lowest Rated: 21% The Sandpiper (1965)

Birthday: Mar 6, 1918

Birthplace: Muncie, Indiana, USA

With roles in everything from Stanley Kubrick's crime caper "The Killing" to the political psychodrama "The Manchurian Candidate," James Edwards helped pave the way for African-American actors in Hollywood. His prolific career spanned over 20 years in both film and television, and even included several stints as a staff writer on popular TV anthologies such as "Fireside Theater." One of Edwards' earliest roles as young WWII soldier Peter Moss in the 1949 drama "Home of the Brave" became his most enduring; other notable performances came in the critically acclaimed biopic "Patton," and the Korean War drama "The Steel Helmet."

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Highest rated movies

100% 74% The Phenix City Story
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100% 82% Bright Victory
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100% 85% The Steel Helmet
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98% 65% Home of the Brave
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97% 90% The Manchurian Candidate
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92% 93% Patton
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89% 75% Men in War
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86% 71% Pork Chop Hill
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86% 55% The Member of the Wedding
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85% 89% The Set-Up
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James Edwards

James Edwards HOME OF THE BRAVE, James Edwards, Lloyd Bridges, 1949 HOME OF THE BRAVE, James Edwards, 1949 THE KILLING, James Edwards, 1956 SET-UP, Robert Ryan, George Tobias, Percy Helton, James Edwards, 1949 STEEL HELMET, THE, James Edwards, Gene Evans, 1951 THE JOE LOUIS STORY, James Edwards, Coley Wallace, 1953 THE SET-UP, Robert Ryan, James Edwards, Wallace Ford, 1949 HOME OF THE BRAVE, James Edwards, Lloyd Bridges, Frank Lovejoy, 1949 HOME OF THE BRAVE, James Edwards, Lloyd Bridges, Steve Brodie, Frank Lovejoy, 1949 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Doomsday Voyage Coast Guard Officer (Character) - 1972
92% 93% Patton Sergeant William G. Meeks (Character) - 1970
21% 45% The Sandpiper Larry Brant (Character) - 1965
97% 90% The Manchurian Candidate Corporal Allen Melvin (Character) $1.9M 1962
86% 71% Pork Chop Hill Cpl. Jurgens (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blood and Steel George (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fraulein Cpl. S. Hanks (Character) - 1958
44% 82% Anna Lucasta Eddie (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tarzan's Fight for Life Futa (Character) - 1958
89% 75% Men in War Sgt. Killian (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 22% Battle Hymn Lt. Maples (Character) - 1957
100% 74% The Phenix City Story Zeke Ward (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 38% The Joe Louis Story Jack "Chappie" Blackburn (Character) - 1953
86% 55% The Member of the Wedding Honey Camden Brown (Character) - 1952
100% 85% The Steel Helmet Cpl. Thompson (Character) - 1951
100% 82% Bright Victory Joe Morgan (Character) - 1951
85% 89% The Set-Up Luther Hawkins (Character) - 1949
98% 65% Home of the Brave Private Peter Moss (Character) - 1949

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Jerry (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Dr. Lench (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet East Side/West Side Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fugitive Joe Smith (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lloyd Bridges Show Byron (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Unknown (Character) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1958
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Convict (Character) 1955-1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Star and the Story Unknown (Character) 1955