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James McEachin

ActorBorn May 20, 1930 (95 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Hunter
  • Crazy Like A Fox
  • Sworn to Vengeance
  • Gridlock

Known For

  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact
  • Play Misty for Me
  • Every Which Way But Loose
  • Fuzz
  • Buck and the Preacher
  • The Groundstar Conspiracy
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
  • Short Walk to Daylight
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

James McEachin Filmography

2002
First Monday (TV Series) · as Jerome Morris
2000
City of Angels (TV Series) · as Cast
1995
1994
1994
Double Exposure · as Detective Becker
1993
1993
1993
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Lewis Lomax
1993
1993
1993
1992
1992
1992
1991
I'll Fly Away (TV Series) · as Reverend James
1991
1991
1990
1990
1990
Elvis (TV Series) · as Mose Clark
1990
1989
1989
Snoops (TV Series) · as Del Morris
1989
1989
Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) · as Michael Moore
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace · as Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
1987
1987
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) · as Ray Warren
1986
1986
Matlock (TV Series) · as Police Lt. Frank Daniels
1985
Poison Ivy · as The Cook
1984
Crazy Like A Fox (TV Series) · as Brigga
1984
2010: The Year We Make Contact · as Victor Milson
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Grover Dillon
1984
Hunter (TV Series) · as Frank Garriman
1983
Sudden Impact · as Detective Barnes
1982
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Harris Jeffries
1982
Honeyboy · as Nate Walker
1982
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Lt. Franks
1981
McClain's Law (TV Series) · as Sam Collins
1981
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Reggie Hill
1980
Gridlock · as Speed-O
1979
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Judge Jackson
1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) · as Reporter Barnes
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) · as Richard Selvan
1979
Samurai · as Richardson
1978
1978
Lawman Without a Gun · as Harris Mcintyre
1978
The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Jake Owens
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series) · as Marshal Sam Tully
1976
The Feather And Father Gang (TV Series) · as Eli Bowman
1976
Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Dr. Maxwell
1976
The Bionic Woman (TV Series) · as Capt. Godfrey
1975
The Invisible Man (1975) (TV Series) · as Leland Mccallister / James Smith
1975
The Dead Don't Die · as Frankie Specht
1974
Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Dr. Herb Shoate
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Fbi Agent David Shore
1974
Christina · as Donovan
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Major Cromwell
1973
The Alpha Caper · as Scat
1973
Griff (TV Series) · as Josh Campbell
1973
Chase (TV Series) · as Clem
1973
Police Story (TV Series) · as Det. Roy Hacker
1973
Harry O (TV Series) · as Teaser Strock
1973
Tenafly (TV Series) · as Harry Tenafly
1972
1972
That Certain Summer · as Mr. Early, The Conductor
1972
1972
Fuzz · as Det. Arthur Brown
1972
1972
Buck and the Preacher · as Kingston
1972
1972
The Sixth Sense (TV Series) · as Ritchie Blair
1972
Emergency! (TV Series) · as Lt. Crockett
1971
Crosscurrent · as Don Cope
1971
Play Misty for Me · as Al Monte
1971
McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Sgt. Sam Dugan
1971
The D.A. (1971) (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney
1971
Columbo (TV Series) · as Billy Jones
1971
The Neon Ceiling · as Highway Patrolman
1971
All in the Family (TV Series) · as Mr. Turner
1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell · as Police Detective
1970
Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law (TV Series) · as Melton Ames
1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV Series) · as Hamilton
1970
The Lawyer · as Striker
1970
McCloud (TV Series) · as Richard Thatcher
1969
Hello, Dolly! · as Laborer (uncredited)
1969
The Undefeated · as Jimmy Collins
1969
True Grit · as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
1969
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) · as Spud
1969
The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV Series) · as Noah
1968
Uptight · as Mello
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare · as Reporter (uncredited)
1968
Coogan's Bluff · as Man (uncredited)
1968
If He Hollers, Let Him Go! · as Defense Counsel
1968
The Good Guys (TV Series) · as Leon
1968
Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Dewey Randolph
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Henderson
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Captain John Anderson
1968
The Outsider (TV Series) · as John Arnold
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? · as Policeman (uncredited)
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Earl Danton
1967
Mannix (TV Series) · as Benjy (uncredited)
1967
Ironside (TV Series) · as Jerry Maxon
1967
Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) · as Dr. Lee Matsis
1967
Dragnet (TV Series) · as Off. Tim Miles
1966
The Black Klansman · as Lonnie
1965
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Agent #2
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Les Cutts
1960
Insight (TV Series) · as C.c.

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