About
James McEachin
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2002 | First Monday | Actor | Justice Jerome Morris | 69 Fair |
| 1995 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Double Exposure | Actor | Detective Becker | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Sworn to Vengeance | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? | Actor | Frank | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen | Actor | Lt. Brock | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder | Actor | Lt Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace | Actor | Police Sergeant Clifford Brock | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel | Actor | Harry Forbes | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun | Actor | Lt. Ed Brock | 59 Average |
| 1984 | 2010 | Actor | Victor Milson | 63 Fair |
| 1983 | Allison Sydney Harrison | Actor | Lt. Jesse Herman | N/A N/A |
| 1982 | Honeyboy | Actor | Nate Walker | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | Gridlock | Actor | Speed-O | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Lawman Without a Gun | Actor | Harris McIntyre | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | Samurai | Actor | Richardson | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | Actor | Herb | 59 Average |
| 1975 | The Dead Don't Die | Actor | Frankie Specht | 58 Average |
| 1973 | Tenafly | Actor | Harry Tenafly | 69 Fair |
| 1973 | The Alpha Caper | Actor | Scat | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Judge and Jake Wyler | Actor | Quint | 58 Average |
| 1972 | That Certain Summer | Actor | Mr. Early, the Conductor | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Short Walk to Daylight | Actor | Ed | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Fuzz | Actor | Det. Arthur Brown | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Groundstar Conspiracy | Actor | Bender | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacher | Actor | Kingston | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol | Actor | Loughton | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Crosscurrent | Actor | Don Cope | N/A N/A |
| 1971 | Play Misty for Me | Actor | Al Monte | 62 Fair |
| 1971 | O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra | Actor | Timothy | 59 Average |
| 1971 | The Neon Ceiling | Actor | Highway Patrolman | 58 Average |
| 1971 | The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill | Actor | Eddie Jewell | N/A N/A |
| 1970 | The Brotherhood of the Bell | Actor | Police Detective | 58 Average |
| 1970 | The Lawyer | Actor | Striker | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! | Actor | Laborer (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 1969 | The Undefeated | Actor | Jimmy Collins | 59 Average |
| 1969 | True Grit | Actor | Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited) | 67 Fair |
| 1969 | Deadlock | Actor | Noah | N/A N/A |
| 1968 | Uptight | Actor | Mello | 58 Average |
| 1968 | If He Hollers, Let Him Go! | Actor | Defense Counsel | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Coogan's Bluff | Actor | Man (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1968 | The Legend of Lylah Clare | Actor | Reporter (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? | Actor | Policeman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1966 | The Black Klansman | Actor | Lonnie | 59 Average |