James McEachin
Acting
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.
TV Shows(32)
First Monday
Jerome Morris
2002
Diagnosis: Murder
Lewis Lomax
1993
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Sam Frank
1990
Snoops
Del Morris
1989
Matlock
Frank Daniels
1986
Crazy like a Fox
Brigga
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Grover Dillon
1984
Hunter
Frank Garriman
1984
St. Elsewhere
Harris Jeffries
1982
T. J. Hooker
Lt. Franks
1982
Hill Street Blues
Reggie Hill
1981
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Richard Selvan
1979
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Maxwell
1976
The Invisible Man
Leland McCallister / James Smith
1975
The Rockford Files
FBI Agent David Shore
1974
Harry O
Teaser Strock
1974
Petrocelli
Dr. Herb Shoate
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Garth
1974
Tenafly
Harry Tenafly
1973
Emergency!
Lt. Crockett
1972
Columbo
Walter Mearhead
1971
All in the Family
Mr. Turner
1971
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Hamilton
1970
Then Came Bronson
Spud
1969
Adam-12
Dewey Randolph
1968
The Name of the Game
Henderson
1968
It Takes a Thief
Gate Guard
1968
Mannix
Benjy (uncredited)
1967
Cowboy in Africa
Dr. Lee Matsis
1967
Ironside
Luther
1967
Dragnet
Off. Tim Miles
1967
The Wild Wild West
Agent #2
1965
Movies(55)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Lt. Ed Brock
1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Lt. Ed Brock
1994
Double Exposure
Detective Becker
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Lt. Ed Brock
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Lt. Ed Brock
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Lt. Ed Brock
1993
Sworn to Vengeance
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Lt. Ed Brock
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Lt. Ed Brock
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Lt. Ed Brock
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Lt. Ed Brock
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Lt. Ed Brock
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Lt. Ed Brock
1991
UFO Cafe
Frank
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Lt. Ed Brock
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Lt. Brock
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Lt. Ed Brock
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Lt Ed Brock
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Harry Forbes
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Lt. Ed Brock
1986
2010
Victor Milson
1984
Allison Sydney Harrison
Lt. Jesse Herman
1983
Honeyboy
Nate Walker
1982
Gridlock
Speed-O
1980
Lawman Without a Gun
Harris McIntyre
1979
Samurai
Richardson
1979
Every Which Way but Loose
Herb
1978
The Dead Don't Die
Frankie Specht
1975
Christina
Donovan
1974
The Alpha Caper
Scat
1973
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Quint
1972
That Certain Summer
Mr. Early, the Conductor
1972
Short Walk to Daylight
Ed
1972
Fuzz
Det. Arthur Brown
1972
The Groundstar Conspiracy
Bender
1972
Buck and the Preacher
Kingston
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Loughton
1972
Crosscurrent
Don Cope
1971
Play Misty for Me
Al Monte
1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Timothy
1971
The Neon Ceiling
Highway Patrolman
1971
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
Eddie Jewell
1971
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Police Detective
1970
The Lawyer
Striker
1970
Hello, Dolly!
Laborer (uncredited)
1969
The Undefeated
Jimmy Collins
1969
True Grit
Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
1969
Deadlock
Noah
1969
Uptight
Mello
1968
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
Defense Counsel
1968
Coogan's Bluff
Man (uncredited)
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Reporter (uncredited)
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Policeman (uncredited)
1968
The Black Klansman
Lonnie
1966