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