James McEachin
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1930-05-20 (age 96)
- Place of birth
- Rennert, North Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- Jimmy Mack
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.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
Columbo
1971
as Walter Mearhead / Billy Jones
Mannix
1967
as Benjy (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Grover Dillon
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Lewis Lomax
Ironside
1967
as Luther / Jerry Maxon
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Reggie Hill
Adam-12
1968
as Dewey Randolph / Patrolman / Officer Wood / Lt. Moore / Freddy Rivers
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Dr. Maxwell
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Garth / Major Cromwell
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Harris Jeffries
The Rockford Files
1974
as FBI Agent David Shore
Emergency!
1972
as Lt. Crockett
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Lt. Franks
Matlock
1986
as Frank Daniels / Hollis Greeley
Hunter
1984
as Frank Garriman
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Agent #2
The Name of the Game
1968
as Henderson / Jackson / Stuart
All in the Family
1971
as Mr. Turner
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Richard Selvan
Dragnet
1967
as Off. Tim Miles / 2nd Officer
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Gate Guard / Earl Danton
Harry O
1974
as Teaser Strock
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Brigga
Petrocelli
1974
as Dr. Herb Shoate
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Spud
Snoops
1989
as Del Morris
First Monday
2002
as Jerome Morris
The Invisible Man
1975
as Leland McCallister / James Smith
Cowboy in Africa
1967
as Dr. Lee Matsis
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Hamilton
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
as Sam Frank
Tenafly
1973
as Harry Tenafly
Movies (55)
True Grit
1969
as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
2010
1984
as Victor Milson
The Undefeated
1969
as Jimmy Collins
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Laborer (uncredited)
Every Which Way but Loose
1978
as Herb
Coogan's Bluff
1968
as Man (uncredited)
Play Misty for Me
1971
as Al Monte
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
as Lt. Ed Brock
Samurai
1979
as Richardson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
as Lt. Ed Brock
Fuzz
1972
as Det. Arthur Brown
Buck and the Preacher
1972
as Kingston
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
as Lt. Ed Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
1993
as Lt. Ed Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
as Lt. Ed Brock
Double Exposure
1994
as Detective Becker
The Lawyer
1970
as Striker
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992
as Lt. Ed Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
as Lt Ed Brock
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971
as Timothy
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992
as Lt. Ed Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
as Lt. Ed Brock
Gridlock
1980
as Speed-O
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
as Lt. Ed Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992
as Lt. Ed Brock
Allison Sydney Harrison
1983
as Lt. Jesse Herman
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
as Loughton
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Reporter (uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as Lt. Ed Brock
The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970
as Police Detective
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as Harry Forbes
The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972
as Bender
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Policeman (uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988
as Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
1993
as Lt. Ed Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
1990
as Lt. Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
as Lt. Ed Brock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
1993
as Lt. Ed Brock
Crosscurrent
1971
as Don Cope
The Alpha Caper
1973
as Scat
Sworn to Vengeance
1993
Uptight
1968
as Mello
Short Walk to Daylight
1972
as Ed
That Certain Summer
1972
as Mr. Early, the Conductor
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972
as Quint
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968
as Defense Counsel
The Dead Don't Die
1975
as Frankie Specht
Honeyboy
1982
as Nate Walker
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
as Harris McIntyre
UFO Cafe
1990
as Frank
Deadlock
1969
as Noah
The Black Klansman
1966
as Lonnie
The Neon Ceiling
1971
as Highway Patrolman
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
1971
as Eddie Jewell
Christina
1974
as Donovan
About James McEachin
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 m… With 87 credits spanning from 1965 to 2002, James McEachin has appeared in 55 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular James McEachin Movies
- True Grit (1969) — as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
- 2010 (1984) — as Victor Milson
- The Undefeated (1969) — as Jimmy Collins
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) — as Laborer (uncredited)
- Every Which Way but Loose (1978) — as Herb
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