Patton (1970)as Sgt. William George Meeks The Manchurian Candidate (1962)as Corporal Allen Melvin The Killing (1956)as Track Parking Attendant Coogan's Bluff (1968)as Sgt. Jackson
James Edwards net worth is $2 Million
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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 ...
Net Worth
$2 Million
Date Of Birth
March 6, 1918
Died
January 4, 1970, San Diego, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Muncie, Indiana, USA
Height
2.16 m
Weight
102 kg
Profession
Basketball player
Education
College of Charleston, University of Louisville, University of Pennsylvania
Academy Award for Best Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Tony Award for Best Featured Act...
Movies
Home of the Brave, Patton, The Steel Helmet, The Manchurian Candidate, The Killing, Men in War, Coogan's Bluff, The Set-Up, Bright Victory, Pork Chop Hill, The Joe Louis Story, The Sandpiper, The Member of the Wedding, Anna Lucasta, Battle Hymn, African Manhunt, Blood and Steel, Doomsday Voyage
TV Shows
Battlestar Galactica, Miami Vice, Dexter, American Family, The Magic School Bus, American Playhouse, Greetings from Tucson, 500 Nations, Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks, The Blue Knight, The Fortunate Pilgrim, Gun, Visions, 15% of the United States, Hispanic Youth Showcase
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Fact
1
Died before the release of his last three films, including Patton (1970).
2
When Dorothy Dandridge read for the title role in Carmen Jones (1954), Edwards read the part of Joe, although he was not considered for the role.
3
First black actor to play the role of a fighter pilot in a film. This was for Battle Hymn (1957). The next time a black actor played a fighter pilot was Iron Eagle (1986) with Louis Gossett Jr..
