James McEachin
Acting
- Born:
- 1930-05-20
- Place of birth:
- Rennert, North Carolina, USA
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
Filmography
First Monday
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Double Exposure
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Diagnosis: Murder
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Sworn to Vengeance
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
UFO Cafe
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Snoops
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Matlock
Crazy like a Fox
2010
Murder, She Wrote
Hunter
Sudden Impact
Allison Sydney Harrison
St. Elsewhere
Honeyboy
T. J. Hooker
Hill Street Blues
Gridlock
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Lawman Without a Gun
Samurai
Every Which Way but Loose
Quincy, M.E.
The Invisible Man
The Dead Don't Die
The Rockford Files
Harry O
Petrocelli
Christina
The Six Million Dollar Man
Tenafly
The Alpha Caper
The Judge and Jake Wyler
That Certain Summer
Short Walk to Daylight
Fuzz
The Groundstar Conspiracy
Buck and the Preacher
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Emergency!
Crosscurrent
Play Misty for Me
Columbo
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
The Neon Ceiling
All in the Family
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
The Brotherhood of the Bell
The Bold Ones: The Senator
The Lawyer
Hello, Dolly!
The Undefeated
Then Came Bronson
True Grit
Hawaii Five-O
Deadlock
Uptight
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
Coogan's Bluff
Adam-12
The Name of the Game
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
It Takes a Thief
Mannix
Cowboy in Africa
Ironside
Dragnet
The Black Klansman
The Wild Wild West