Acting · Rennert, North Carolina, USA · Born May 20, 1930
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.
TVFirst Monday
2002
as Jerome Morris
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
as Lt. Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as Lt. Ed Brock
MovieDouble Exposure
1994
as Detective Becker
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
1993
as Lt. Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
1993
as Lt. Ed Brock
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Lewis Lomax
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
1993
as Lt. Ed Brock
MovieSworn to Vengeance
1993
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
as Lt. Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992
as Lt. Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992
as Lt. Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992
as Lt. Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
as Lt. Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
as Lt. Ed Brock
MovieUFO Cafe
1990
as Frank
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
as Lt. Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
1990
as Lt. Brock
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
as Sam Frank
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
as Lt. Ed Brock
TVSnoops
1989
as Del Morris
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
as Lt Ed Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988
as Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as Harry Forbes
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
as Lt. Ed Brock
TVMatlock
1986
as Frank Daniels
TVCrazy like a Fox
1984
as Brigga
Movie2010
1984
as Victor Milson
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Grover Dillon
TVHunter
1984
as Frank Garriman
MovieAllison Sydney Harrison
1983
as Lt. Jesse Herman
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Harris Jeffries
MovieHoneyboy
1982
as Nate Walker
TVT. J. Hooker
1982
as Lt. Franks
TVHill Street Blues
1981
as Reggie Hill
MovieGridlock
1980
as Speed-O
TVBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Richard Selvan
MovieLawman Without a Gun
1979
as Harris McIntyre
MovieSamurai
1979
as Richardson
MovieEvery Which Way but Loose
1978
as Herb
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Dr. Maxwell
TVThe Invisible Man
1975
as Leland McCallister / James Smith
MovieThe Dead Don't Die
1975
as Frankie Specht
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as FBI Agent David Shore
TVHarry O
1974
as Teaser Strock
TVPetrocelli
1974
as Dr. Herb Shoate
MovieChristina
1974
as Donovan
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Garth
Tenafly
1973
as Harry Tenafly
MovieThe Alpha Caper
1973
as Scat
MovieThe Judge and Jake Wyler
1972
as Quint
MovieThat Certain Summer
1972
as Mr. Early, the Conductor
MovieShort Walk to Daylight
1972
as Ed
MovieFuzz
1972
as Det. Arthur Brown
MovieThe Groundstar Conspiracy
1972
as Bender
MovieBuck and the Preacher
1972
as Kingston
MovieWelcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
as Loughton
TVEmergency!
1972
as Lt. Crockett
MovieCrosscurrent
1971
as Don Cope
MoviePlay Misty for Me
1971
as Al Monte
TVColumbo
1971
as Walter Mearhead
MovieO'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971
as Timothy
MovieThe Neon Ceiling
1971
as Highway Patrolman
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Mr. Turner
MovieThe D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
1971
as Eddie Jewell
MovieThe Brotherhood of the Bell
1970
as Police Detective
TVThe Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Hamilton
MovieThe Lawyer
1970
as Striker
MovieHello, Dolly!
1969
as Laborer (uncredited)
MovieThe Undefeated
1969
as Jimmy Collins
TVThen Came Bronson
1969
as Spud
MovieTrue Grit
1969
as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
MovieDeadlock
1969
as Noah
MovieUptight
1968
as Mello
MovieIf He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968
as Defense Counsel
MovieCoogan's Bluff
1968
as Man (uncredited)
TVAdam-12
1968
as Dewey Randolph
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Henderson
MovieThe Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieWhere Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Policeman (uncredited)
TVIt Takes a Thief
1968
as Gate Guard
TVMannix
1967
as Benjy (uncredited)
TVCowboy in Africa
1967
as Dr. Lee Matsis
TVIronside
1967
as Luther
TVDragnet
1967
as Off. Tim Miles
MovieThe Black Klansman
1966
as Lonnie
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
as Agent #2
