James Edwards
ActorWriterSoundtrack
- Born
- March 6, 1918
- Died
- January 4, 1970
- Awards
- 1 wins, 1 nominations
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…
Biography
Writer
 Law of the Plainsman(1959) |
 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse(1958) |
 Fireside Theatre(1949) |
Actor
 Legend of the Northwest(1978)as Jim Ryder |
 Doomsday Voyage(1972)as Coast Guard Officer |
 Patton(1970)as Sergeant William George Meeks |
 Mannix(1967)as Jerry Volks |
 NBC Experiment in Television(1967)as Wesley |
Soundtrack
 Battle Hymn(1957) |
Self
 This Is Your Life(1950)as Self |
 The Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Audience Bow, Self - Actor |
Archive Footage
 Number One on the Call Sheet(2025)as Self |
 Classified X(2007)as Self |
 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years(2004) |
 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood(1998)as Self |
 Anatomy of a Crime(1969)as Lt. Wager |
Known for
Photos 10
Credit Score: James Edwards
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patton | 20.00 | 1970 | • | 7.9 | 7 | 10 | 114452 | ||
| 2 | The Fugitive | 20.00 | 1963 | • | 8.1 | 1 | 5 | 5226 | ||
| 3 | The Sandpiper | 5.00 | 1965 | • | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 4262 | ||
| 4 | The Manchurian Candidate | 5.00 | 1962 | • | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 84704 | ||
| 5 | The Killing | 5.00 | 1956 | • | 7.9 | 0 | 1 | 105676 | ||
| 6 | The Steel Helmet | 4.88 | 1951 | • | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 5170 | ||
| 7 | Men in War | 3.75 | 1957 | • | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 3454 | ||
| 8 | The Caine Mutiny | 3.00 | 1954 | 7.7 | 0 | 7 | 32203 | |||
| 9 | Coogan's Bluff | 2.50 | 1968 | • | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 20861 | ||
| 10 | The Member of the Wedding | 2.50 | 1953 | • | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1688 |