James McEachin

Born: 1930-05-20 in Rennert, North Carolina, USA

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2002

First Monday as Jerome Morris

1986

Matlock as Police Lt. Frank Daniels
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun as Lt. Ed Brock

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Grover Dillon
Hunter as Frank Garriman
Crazy like a Fox as Brigga
2010 as Victor Milson

1983

Allison Sydney Harrison as Lt. Jesse Herman

1982

T. J. Hooker as Lt. Franks
St. Elsewhere as Harris Jeffries
Honeyboy as Nate Walker

1981

Hill Street Blues as Reggie Hill

1980

Gridlock as Speed-O

1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Richard Selvan
Samurai as Richardson
Lawman Without a Gun as Harris McIntyre

1978

Every Which Way but Loose as Herb

1975

The Dead Don't Die as Frankie Specht
The Invisible Man as Leland McCallister / James Smith

1974

The Rockford Files as FBI Agent David Shore
The Six Million Dollar Man as Garth
Harry O as Teaser Strock
Christina as Donovan

1973

The Alpha Caper as Scat
Tenafly as Harry Tenafly

1972

Emergency! as Lt. Crockett
Fuzz as Det. Arthur Brown
That Certain Summer as Mr. Early, the Conductor
The Groundstar Conspiracy as Bender
Buck and the Preacher as Kingston
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol as Loughton
Short Walk to Daylight as Ed
The Judge and Jake Wyler as Quint

1971

Columbo as Walter Mearhead
All in the Family as Mr. Turner
Crosscurrent as Don Cope
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra as Timothy
The Neon Ceiling as Highway Patrolman
Play Misty for Me as Al Monte
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill as Eddie Jewell

1970

The Lawyer as Striker
The Brotherhood of the Bell as Police Detective
The Bold Ones: The Senator as Hamilton

1969

True Grit as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
Deadlock as Noah
Hello, Dolly! as Laborer (uncredited)
Then Came Bronson as Spud
The Undefeated as Jimmy Collins

1968

Adam-12 as Dewey Randolph
The Name of the Game as Henderson
It Takes a Thief as Gate Guard
Uptight as Mello
Coogan's Bluff as Man (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? as Policeman (uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare as Reporter (uncredited)
If He Hollers, Let Him Go! as Defense Counsel

1967

Ironside as Luther
Mannix as Benjy (uncredited)
Dragnet as Off. Tim Miles
Cowboy in Africa as Dr. Lee Matsis

1966

The Black Klansman as Lonnie

1965

The Wild Wild West as Agent #2

James McEachin

Biography

Filmography

2002

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987