
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 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.
87 acting credits
Acting · 87

Columbo
1971

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Mannix
1967

Diagnosis: Murder
1993

Ironside
1967

Hill Street Blues
1981

Adam-12
1968

St. Elsewhere
1982

The Rockford Files
1974

Quincy, M.E.
1976

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974

Hunter
1984

T. J. Hooker
1982

Matlock
1986

Emergency!
1972

The Wild Wild West
1965

The Name of the Game
1968

All in the Family
1971

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979

Dragnet
1967

Harry O
1974

Crazy like a Fox
1984

It Takes a Thief
1968

Petrocelli
1974

Then Came Bronson
1969

True Grit
1969

Snoops
1989

First Monday
2002

The Invisible Man
1975

2010
1984

The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970

Every Which Way but Loose
1978

The Undefeated
1969

Hello, Dolly!
1969

Cowboy in Africa
1967
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990

Coogan's Bluff
1968

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991

Play Misty for Me
1971

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
Tenafly
1973

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989

Fuzz
1972

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
1993

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971

Buck and the Preacher
1972

Gridlock
1980

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995

Samurai
1979

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992

The Lawyer
1970

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972

Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992

The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970

The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968

Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
1990

Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
1993

The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988

Allison Sydney Harrison
1983

The Alpha Caper
1973

Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
1993

Uptight
1968

Double Exposure
1994

Lawman Without a Gun
1979

The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972

Short Walk to Daylight
1972

Crosscurrent
1971

Honeyboy
1982

Deadlock
1969

The Neon Ceiling
1971

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968

UFO Cafe
1990

That Certain Summer
1972

Sworn to Vengeance
1993

The Dead Don't Die
1975

Christina
1974

The Black Klansman
1966

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
1971