James Edwards
James Edwards. Actor: Die Rechnung ging nicht auf. 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: Rebell in Uniform (1970)), he delivered true dignity in his performances. He is especially remembered for his leading role...
James Edwards. Actor: Die Rechnung ging nicht auf. 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: Rebell in Uniform (1970)), he delivered true dignity in his performances. He is especially remembered for his leading role...
