• BIRTH 20/05/1930
  • DEATH 11/01/2025
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 25
  • MOVIES 11

James McEachin

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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.

James McEachin

Shows (25)

Columbo
Columbo
Billy Jones / Walter Mearhead
1968
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Grover Dillon
1984
Rick Hunter
Rick Hunter
Frank Garriman
1984
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
Agent #2
1965
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
Garth / Major Cromwell
1974
Hooker
Hooker
Lt. Franks
1982
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Captain John Anderson
1968
Diagnostic : Meurtre
Diagnostic : Meurtre
Lewis Lomax
1993
The Invisible Man (1975)
The Invisible Man (1975)
Leland McCallister / James Smith
1975
Mannix
Mannix
Benjy (uncredited)
1967
Matlock
Matlock
Frank Daniels / Hollis Greeley / Police Lt. Frank Daniels
1986
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Richard Selvan
1979
Ironside
Ironside
Jerry Maxon / Luther
1967
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
FBI Agent David Shore
1974
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
Harris Jeffries
1982
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Maxwell
1976
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
Reggie Hill
1981
All in the Family
All in the Family
Mr. Turner
1971
Adam-12
Adam-12
Dewey Randolph / Freddy Rivers / Lt. Moore / Officer Wood / Patrolman / Rivers
1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Henderson / Jackson / Stuart
1968
Emergency!
Emergency!
Lt. Crockett / Milt
1972
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
Earl Danton / Gate Guard
1968
Snoops
Snoops
Del Morris
1989
First Monday
First Monday
Jerome Morris
2002
Dragnet
Dragnet
2nd Officer / Off. Tim Miles
1967

Movies (11)

2010
2010
Victor Milson
1984
Every Which Way but Loose
Every Which Way but Loose
Herb
1978
Play Misty for Me
Play Misty for Me
Al Monte
1971
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher
Kingston
1972
Fuzz
Fuzz
Det. Arthur Brown
1972
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Lt. Ed Brock
1992
Samurai
Samurai
Richardson
1979
The Brotherhood of the Bell
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Police Detective
1970
The Groundstar Conspiracy
The Groundstar Conspiracy
Bender
1972
Uptight
Uptight
Mello
1968
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer
Mr. Early, the Conductor
1972