James Edwards (

1918

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James Johnson Edwards

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Birth Name:
James Johnson Edwards

Date of Birth:
March 6, 1918,

Height:
6' 1" (1.85 m)

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Pioneering actor who was among Hollywood's first - years ahead of Sidney Poitier - to crush the Stepin Fetchit stereotype of black males as shiftless illiterates. Although in some pictures Edwards would portray subservient characters (e.g. "General" George C. Scott's valet in Patton (1970)), he delivered true dignity in his performances. He is especially remembered for his leading role in Home of the Brave (1949).

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1. Legend of the Northwest (1978)

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2. Doomsday Voyage (1972)
Coast Guard Officer

actor

3. Patton (1970)
Sgt. William George Meeks

actor

4. Anatomy of a Crime (1969)
TV Lt Wager

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5. The Young Runaways (1968)
Sergeant Joe Collyer

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6. "The Virginian" (1962)
Ben Harper (1 episode, 1968)

actor

7. Anna Lucasta (1959)
Eddie

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8. Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Cpl. Jurgens

actor

9. Blood and Steel (1959)
George

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10. Fr?ulein (1958)
Cpl. S. Hanks

actor

11. Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
Futa

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12. Men in War (1957)
Sgt. Killian

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13. Battle Hymn (1957)
Lt. Maples

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14. African Manhunt (1955)
Native Guide

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15. The Phenix City Story (1955)
Zeke Ward

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16. Seven Angry Men (1955)
Green

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17. The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn

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18. The Member of the Wedding (1952)
Honey Camden Brown

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19. Bright Victory (1951)
Joe Morgan

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20. Home of the Brave (1949)
Private Peter Moss

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21. Manhandled (1949)
uncredited Henry, Bennet's Butler

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22. "Ramar of the Jungle"
Matuwa / (3 episodes, 1953)

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23. "Peter Gunn"
Arnie Kelton (1 episode, 1960)

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24. "Dr. Kildare"
Dr. Lench (3 episodes, 1965)

actor

25. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)
(1 episode, 1958)

writer

26. "Law of the Plainsman"
(1 episode, 1960)

writer

27. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

28. Coogan's Bluff (1968)

29. The Sandpiper (1965)

30. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

31. Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)

32. The Killing (1956)

33. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)
2 episodes, 1955-1956

34. The Caine Mutiny (1954)
uncredited

35. "Disneyland" (1954)
3 episodes, 1960

36. The Steel Helmet (1951)

37. The Set-Up (1949)

38. "Toast of the Town" (1948)
Himself (1 episode, 1951)

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