James McEachin

Actor

1930-05-20 · Rennert, North Carolina, USA

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.

• 2010 (1984) — Victor Milson
• Sudden Impact (1983) — Detective Barnes
• True Grit (1969) — Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
• Play Misty for Me (1971) — Al Monte
• Every Which Way but Loose (1978) — Herb
• Hello, Dolly! (1969) — Laborer (uncredited)
• Coogan's Bluff (1968) — Man (uncredited)
• The Undefeated (1969) — Jimmy Collins
• Buck and the Preacher (1972) — Kingston
• Fuzz (1972) — Det. Arthur Brown
• The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) — Reporter (uncredited)
• The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972) — Bender
• Uptight (1968) — Mello
• That Certain Summer (1972) — Mr. Early, the Conductor
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986) — Lt. Ed Brock
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995) — Lt. Ed Brock
• Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) — Policeman (uncredited)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988) — Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
• The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) — Police Detective
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989) — Lt Ed Brock
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993) — Lt. Ed Brock
• The Dead Don't Die (1975) — Frankie Specht
• The Black Klansman (1966) — Lonnie
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993) — Lt. Ed Brock