Portrait of James McEachin

James McEachin

Acting

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.

Born: May 20, 1930

Place of Birth: Rennert, North Carolina, USA

Filmography

2002
First Monday

as Jerome Morris

1994
Double Exposure

as Detective Becker

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Lewis Lomax

1989
Snoops

as Del Morris

1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

as Police Sergeant Clifford Brock

1986
Matlock

as Police Lt. Frank Daniels

1984
1984
2010

as Victor Milson

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Grover Dillon

1984
Hunter

as Frank Garriman

1983
Allison Sydney Harrison

as Lt. Jesse Herman

1982
Honeyboy

as Nate Walker

1982
T. J. Hooker

as Lt. Franks

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Reggie Hill

1980
Gridlock

as Speed-O

1979
1979
Lawman Without a Gun

as Harris McIntyre

1979
Samurai

as Richardson

1975
The Invisible Man

as Leland McCallister / James Smith

1975
The Dead Don't Die

as Frankie Specht

1974
The Rockford Files

as FBI Agent David Shore

1974
Harry O

as Teaser Strock

1974
1973
1972
That Certain Summer

as Mr. Early, the Conductor

1972
Fuzz

as Det. Arthur Brown

1972
1972
Emergency!

as Lt. Crockett

1971
Crosscurrent

as Don Cope

1971
1971
Columbo

as Walter Mearhead

1971
Columbo

as Billy Jones

1971
The Neon Ceiling

as Highway Patrolman

1971
All in the Family

as Mr. Turner

1971
1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell

as Police Detective

1970
The Lawyer

as Striker

1969
Hello, Dolly!

as Laborer (uncredited)

1969
The Undefeated

as Jimmy Collins

1969
True Grit

as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)

1969
Deadlock

as Noah

1968
Uptight

as Mello

1968
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

as Defense Counsel

1968
Coogan's Bluff

as Man (uncredited)

1968
Adam-12

as Dewey Randolph

1968
Adam-12

as Patrolman

1968
Adam-12

as Officer Wood

1968
Adam-12

as Lt. Moore

1968
Adam-12

as Freddy Rivers

1968
Adam-12

as Rivers

1968
1968
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Reporter (uncredited)

1968
1968
It Takes a Thief

as Gate Guard

1968
It Takes a Thief

as Earl Danton

1967
Mannix

as Benjy (uncredited)

1967
Cowboy in Africa

as Dr. Lee Matsis

1967
Ironside

as Luther

1967
Ironside

as Jerry Maxon

1967
Dragnet

as Off. Tim Miles

1967
Dragnet

as 2nd Officer

1966
1965