James McEachin

Acting

James McEachin

Born May 20, 1930Rennert, North Carolina, USA86 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

Filmography

First Monday
2002First Monday
as Jerome MorrisTV
Double Exposure
1994Double Exposure
as Detective BeckerMovie
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murder
as Lewis LomaxTV
UFO Cafe
1990UFO Cafe
as FrankMovie
Snoops
1989Snoops
as Del MorrisTV
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as Police Sergeant Clifford BrockMovie
Matlock
1986Matlock
as Frank DanielsTV
2010
19842010
as Victor MilsonMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Grover DillonTV
Hunter
1984Hunter
as Frank GarrimanTV
Allison Sydney Harrison
1983Allison Sydney Harrison
as Lt. Jesse HermanMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Harris JeffriesTV
Honeyboy
1982Honeyboy
as Nate WalkerMovie
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hooker
as Lt. FranksTV
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street Blues
as Reggie HillTV
Gridlock
1980Gridlock
as Speed-OMovie
Lawman Without a Gun
1979Lawman Without a Gun
as Harris McIntyreMovie
Samurai
1979Samurai
as RichardsonMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.
as Dr. MaxwellTV
The Invisible Man
1975The Invisible Man
as Leland McCallister / James SmithTV
The Dead Don't Die
1975The Dead Don't Die
as Frankie SpechtMovie
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Files
as FBI Agent David ShoreTV
Harry O
1974Harry O
as Teaser StrockTV
Christina
1974Christina
as DonovanMovie
T
1973Tenafly
as Harry TenaflyTV
That Certain Summer
1972That Certain Summer
as Mr. Early, the ConductorMovie
Fuzz
1972Fuzz
as Det. Arthur BrownMovie
Emergency!
1972Emergency!
as Lt. CrockettTV
Crosscurrent
1971Crosscurrent
as Don CopeMovie
Play Misty for Me
1971Play Misty for Me
as Al MonteMovie
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Walter MearheadTV
The Neon Ceiling
1971The Neon Ceiling
as Highway PatrolmanMovie
All in the Family
1971All in the Family
as Mr. TurnerTV
The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970The Brotherhood of the Bell
as Police DetectiveMovie
The Lawyer
1970The Lawyer
as StrikerMovie
Hello, Dolly!
1969Hello, Dolly!
as Laborer (uncredited)Movie
The Undefeated
1969The Undefeated
as Jimmy CollinsMovie
True Grit
1969True Grit
as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)Movie
Deadlock
1969Deadlock
as NoahMovie
Uptight
1968Uptight
as MelloMovie
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
as Defense CounselMovie
Coogan's Bluff
1968Coogan's Bluff
as Man (uncredited)Movie
Adam-12
1968Adam-12
as Dewey RandolphTV
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Reporter (uncredited)Movie
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Policeman (uncredited)Movie
It Takes a Thief
1968It Takes a Thief
as Gate GuardTV
Mannix
1967Mannix
as Benjy (uncredited)TV
Cowboy in Africa
1967Cowboy in Africa
as Dr. Lee MatsisTV
Ironside
1967Ironside
as LutherTV
Dragnet
1967Dragnet
as Off. Tim MilesTV