James Edwards

James Edwards was born on Mar 06, 1918 in USA. James Edwards's big-screen debut came with The Set-Up directed by Robert Wise in 1949, strarring Luther Hawkins. James Edwards is known for Patton directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, George C. Scott stars as General George S. Patton Jr. and Karl Malden as General Omar N. Bradley. The upcoming new movie James Edwards plays is Legend of the Northwest which will be released on Jan 01, 1978.

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 Je suis un nègre (1949).