James McEachin

Known for acting · Born 20 May 1930 · 96 · Rennert, North Carolina, USA

89 credits

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.

Known for

Matlock

1986

2010

1984

Play Misty for Me

1971

Every Which Way but Loose

1978

Fuzz

1972

First Monday

2002

Short Walk to Daylight

1972

Hill Street Blues

1981

The Alpha Caper

1973

Christina

1974

The Dead Don't Die

1975

The Black Klansman

1966

Acting (89)

2002First MondayJerome Morris · 13 episodesSeries

1995Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous JokesterLt. Ed BrockFilm

1994Double ExposureDetective BeckerFilm

1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LifestyleLt. Ed BrockFilm

1993Diagnosis: MurderLewis LomaxSeries

1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked WivesLt. Ed BrockFilm

1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show HostLt. Ed BrockFilm

1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep ScandalLt. Ed BrockFilm

1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer KissLt. Ed BrockFilm

1993Sworn to VengeanceFilm

1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FramingLt. Ed BrockFilm

1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken BrideLt. Ed BrockFilm

1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless RomeoLt. Ed BrockFilm

1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless ReporterLt. Ed BrockFilm

1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass CoffinLt. Ed BrockFilm

1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned PenLt. BrockFilm

1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced SingerLt. Ed BrockFilm

1990UFO CafeFrankFilm

1990Max Monroe: Loose CannonSam FrankSeries

1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical MurderLt Ed BrockFilm

1989Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star AssassinLt. Ed BrockFilm

1989SnoopsDel MorrisSeries

1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging AcePolice Sergeant Clifford BrockFilm

1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelHarry ForbesFilm

1986MatlockFrank Daniels · 7 episodes, Hollis GreeleySeries

1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious NunLt. Ed BrockFilm

19842010Victor MilsonFilm

1984Murder, She WroteGrover DillonSeries

1984HunterFrank GarrimanSeries

1984Crazy like a FoxBriggaSeries

1983Sudden ImpactDetective BarnesFilm

1983Allison Sydney HarrisonLt. Jesse HermanFilm

1982T. J. HookerLt. FranksSeries

1982St. ElsewhereHarris JeffriesSeries

1982HoneyboyNate WalkerFilm

1981Hill Street BluesReggie Hill · 3 episodesSeries

1980GridlockSpeed-OFilm

1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyRichard SelvanSeries

1979Lawman Without a GunHarris McIntyreFilm

1979SamuraiRichardsonFilm

1978Every Which Way but LooseHerbFilm

1976Quincy, M.E.Dr. MaxwellSeries

1975The Invisible ManLeland McCallister / James SmithSeries

1975The Dead Don't DieFrankie SpechtFilm

1974The Six Million Dollar ManGarth, Major CromwellSeries

1974The Rockford FilesFBI Agent David ShoreSeries

1974PetrocelliDr. Herb ShoateSeries

1974Harry OTeaser StrockSeries

1974ChristinaDonovanFilm

1973The Alpha CaperScatFilm

1973TenaflyHarry Tenafly · 5 episodesSeries

1972Buck and the PreacherKingstonFilm

1972Emergency!Lt. Crockett, MiltSeries

1972FuzzDet. Arthur BrownFilm

1972The Groundstar ConspiracyBenderFilm

1972That Certain SummerMr. Early, the ConductorFilm

1972Short Walk to DaylightEdFilm

1972The Judge and Jake WylerQuintFilm

1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolLoughtonFilm

1971ColumboWalter Mearhead, Billy JonesSeries

1971Play Misty for MeAl MonteFilm

1971All in the FamilyMr. TurnerSeries

1971The Neon CeilingHighway PatrolmanFilm

1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation CobraTimothyFilm

1971The D.A.: Conspiracy to KillEddie JewellFilm

1971CrosscurrentDon CopeFilm

1970The Brotherhood of the BellPolice DetectiveFilm

1970The LawyerStrikerFilm

1970The Bold Ones: The SenatorHamiltonSeries

1969True GritJudge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)Film

1969Hello, Dolly!Laborer (uncredited)Film

1969Hawaii Five-OCaptain John AndersonSeries

1969The UndefeatedJimmy CollinsFilm

1969Then Came BronsonSpudSeries

1969DeadlockNoahFilm

1968Coogan's BluffMan (uncredited)Film

1968Adam-12Dewey Randolph, Patrolman, Officer Wood, Lt. Moore, Freddy RiversSeries

1968The Legend of Lylah ClareReporter (uncredited)Film

1968It Takes a ThiefGate Guard, Earl DantonSeries

1968UptightMelloFilm

1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Policeman (uncredited)Film

1968The Name of the GameHenderson, Jackson, StuartSeries

1968If He Hollers, Let Him Go!Defense CounselFilm

1967IronsideLuther, Jerry MaxonSeries

1967MannixBenjy (uncredited)Series

1967DragnetOff. Tim Miles, 2nd OfficerSeries

1967Cowboy in AfricaDr. Lee MatsisSeries

1966The Black KlansmanLonnieFilm

1965The Wild Wild WestAgent #2Series