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James McEachin
James McEachin

James McEachin

ActingBorn May 20, 1930 (age 96)Rennert, North Carolina, USA

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.

Filmography

2002
First Monday

as Jerome Morris

TV
1994
Double Exposure

as Detective Becker

Movie
1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Lewis Lomax

TV
1990
UFO Cafe

as Frank

Movie
1990TV
1989
Snoops

as Del Morris

TV
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

as Police Sergeant Clifford Brock

Movie
1986
Matlock

as Frank Daniels

TV
1986
Matlock

as Hollis Greeley

TV
1984TV
1984
2010

as Victor Milson

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Grover Dillon

TV
1984
Hunter

as Frank Garriman

TV
1983
Allison Sydney Harrison

as Lt. Jesse Herman

Movie
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Harris Jeffries

TV
1982
Honeyboy

as Nate Walker

Movie
1982
T. J. Hooker

as Lt. Franks

TV
1981
Hill Street Blues

as Reggie Hill

TV
1980
Gridlock

as Speed-O

Movie
1979TV
1979
Lawman Without a Gun

as Harris McIntyre

Movie
1979
Samurai

as Richardson

Movie
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. Maxwell

TV
1975
The Invisible Man

as Leland McCallister / James Smith

TV
1975
The Dead Don't Die

as Frankie Specht

Movie
1974
The Rockford Files

as FBI Agent David Shore

TV
1974
Harry O

as Teaser Strock

TV
1974
Petrocelli

as Dr. Herb Shoate

TV
1974
Christina

as Donovan

Movie
1974TV
1973
Tenafly

as Harry Tenafly

TV
1973Movie
1972Movie
1972
That Certain Summer

as Mr. Early, the Conductor

Movie
1972
Fuzz

as Det. Arthur Brown

Movie
1972Movie
1972Movie
1972Movie
1972
Emergency!

as Lt. Crockett

TV
1971
Crosscurrent

as Don Cope

Movie
1971Movie
1971
Columbo

as Walter Mearhead

TV
1971
Columbo

as Billy Jones

TV
1971
The Neon Ceiling

as Highway Patrolman

Movie
1971
All in the Family

as Mr. Turner

TV
1971Movie
1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell

as Police Detective

Movie
1970
The Lawyer

as Striker

Movie
1969
Hello, Dolly!

as Laborer (uncredited)

Movie
1969
The Undefeated

as Jimmy Collins

Movie
1969TV
1969
True Grit

as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)

Movie
1969
Deadlock

as Noah

Movie
1968
Uptight

as Mello

Movie
1968
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

as Defense Counsel

Movie
1968
Coogan's Bluff

as Man (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Adam-12

as Dewey Randolph

TV
1968
Adam-12

as Patrolman

TV
1968
Adam-12

as Officer Wood

TV
1968
Adam-12

as Lt. Moore

TV
1968
Adam-12

as Freddy Rivers

TV
1968
Adam-12

as Rivers

TV
1968TV
1968TV
1968TV
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1968Movie
1968
It Takes a Thief

as Gate Guard

TV
1968
It Takes a Thief

as Earl Danton

TV
1967
Mannix

as Benjy (uncredited)

TV
1967
Cowboy in Africa

as Dr. Lee Matsis

TV
1967
Ironside

as Luther

TV
1967
Ironside

as Jerry Maxon

TV
1967
Dragnet

as Off. Tim Miles

TV
1967
Dragnet

as 2nd Officer

TV
1966Movie
1965TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 20, 1930
Place of BirthRennert, North Carolina, USA
Popularity0.4