Portrait of James Edwards

Acting

James Edwards

Career

Active from 1949 to 1978, busiest in 1959 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bright Victory
Bright Victory
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Edwards Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Korean War Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Mid-Century Americana 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 85
Legend of the Northwest
Legend of the Northwest (1978)

as Jim Ryder

Doomsday Voyage
Doomsday Voyage (1972)

as Coast Guard Officer

Patton
Patton (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sergeant William George Meeks

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 69
Anatomy of a Crime
Anatomy of a Crime (1969)

as Lt. Wager

Coogan's Bluff
Coogan's Bluff (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sgt. Jackson

The Outsider
The Outsider (1968)

TV show ยท as Lt. Wagner

The Young Runaways
The Young Runaways (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sgt. Collyer

The Sandpiper
The Sandpiper (1965)
GoodWatch score 39

as Larry Brant

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Joe Smith

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Norton

The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

as Cpl. Allen Melvin

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge (1960)

as Batt

1950s

19 titles ยท average score 72
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
GoodWatch score 78

as Cpl. Jurgens

Blood and Steel
Blood and Steel (1959)

as George

Tarzan's Fight for Life
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
GoodWatch score 49

as Futa

Anna Lucasta
Anna Lucasta (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Eddie

Men in War
Men in War (1957)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sgt. Killian

The Killing
The Killing (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Track Parking Attendant

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Sgt. Morgan

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Convict / Ed

African Manhunt
African Manhunt (1955)

as Native Guide

The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding (1952)
GoodWatch score 73

as Honey Camden Brown

The Steel Helmet
The Steel Helmet (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Corporal Thompson

Bright Victory
Bright Victory (1951)
GoodWatch score 88

as Joe Morgan

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 69
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Private Peter Moss

The Set-Up
The Set-Up (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Luther Hawkins