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James McEachin

James McEachin

Actor · Born 1930-05-20 · Rennert, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

James McEachin was born on May 20, 1930 in Rennert, North Carolina. At the age of 18 he joined the US Armed Forces and served in the Korean War earning many medals of valor to include the Purple Heart and Silver Star. After leaving the military he spent time as a policeman and then fireman before moving to California and becoming a record producer. After a short stint in the music industry McEachin went into acting and spent many years in film and television. Not yet content he took time away from acting to become an award-winning author and maker of audio books. In 2005 McEachin was appointed as a US Army Reserve Ambassador and spends his free time speaking to soldiers, veterans and America. In late 2006 he produced the film-short Old Glory, a film short for the soldier, veteran and patriot in us all. In 2008 McEachin opened his one-man play, Above the Call; Beyond the Duty at the John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC and his since played Casa Manana, Ft. Worth, TX, Brentwood Theater, Los Angeles, CA, and Merle Reskin Theatre, Chicago, IL. McEachin is married with three grown children and resides in So Cal.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. 2010 (1984) — Victor Milson
  2. True Grit (1969) — Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
  3. Columbo (1971) — Walter Mearhead
  4. Play Misty for Me (1971) — Al Monte
  5. Every Which Way but Loose (1978) — Herb
  6. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Grover Dillon
  7. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Garth
  8. Hello, Dolly! (1969) — Laborer (uncredited)
  9. Coogan's Bluff (1968) — Man (uncredited)
  10. All in the Family (1971) — Mr. Turner
  11. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) — Richard Selvan
  12. Matlock (1986) — Frank Daniels
  13. The Undefeated (1969) — Jimmy Collins
  14. The Rockford Files (1974) — FBI Agent David Shore
  15. Hill Street Blues (1981) — Reggie Hill
  16. Diagnosis: Murder (1993) — Lewis Lomax
  17. Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Dr. Maxwell
  18. Hunter (1984) — Frank Garriman
  19. T. J. Hooker (1982) — Lt. Franks
  20. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Harris Jeffries
  21. The Wild Wild West (1965) — Agent #2
  22. Ironside (1967) — Luther
  23. Buck and the Preacher (1972) — Kingston
  24. Mannix (1967) — Benjy (uncredited)
  25. Emergency! (1972) — Lt. Crockett
  26. Fuzz (1972) — Det. Arthur Brown
  27. Adam-12 (1968) — Dewey Randolph
  28. The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) — Reporter (uncredited)
  29. Petrocelli (1974) — Dr. Herb Shoate
  30. It Takes a Thief (1968) — Gate Guard
  31. The Invisible Man (1975) — Leland McCallister / James Smith
  32. Dragnet (1967) — Off. Tim Miles
  33. The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972) — Bender
  34. Uptight (1968) — Mello
  35. That Certain Summer (1972) — Mr. Early, the Conductor
  36. Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986) — Lt. Ed Brock
  37. Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995) — Lt. Ed Brock
  38. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) — Policeman (uncredited)
  39. Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988) — Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
  40. The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) — Police Detective