
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









Credits
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First Monday 2002Justice Jerome Morris★ 6
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.5
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.3
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Double Exposure 1994Detective Becker★ 4.4
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 6.6
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.6
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Diagnosis: Murder 1993Lewis Lomax★ 7.1
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.1
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Sworn to Vengeance 1993★ 3.3
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.3
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.9
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 6.6
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.3
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.4
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Frank★ NR
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 7.3
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Lt. Brock★ 7.1
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 6.4
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Snoops 1989Del Morris★ 5
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Lt Ed Brock★ 6.5
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Police Sergeant Clifford Brock★ 7.1
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Harry Forbes★ 7.1
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Lt. Ed Brock★ 6.9
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Matlock 1986Police Lt. Frank Daniels★ 7.1
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Crazy like a Fox 1984Brigga★ 7.1
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2010 1984Victor Milson★ 6.6
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Murder, She Wrote 1984Grover Dillon★ 7.5
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Hunter 1984Frank Garriman★ 7.2
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Lt. Jesse Herman★ NR
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Honeyboy 1982Nate Walker★ NR
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T. J. Hooker 1982Lt. Franks★ 6.4
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Hill Street Blues 1981Reggie Hill★ 7.6
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Gridlock 1980Speed-O★ 6
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Richard Selvan★ 7
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Lawman Without a Gun 1979Harris McIntyre★ NR
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Samurai 1979Richardson★ NR
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Herb★ 6.1
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Walter Meerhead★ NR
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The Invisible Man 1975Leland McCallister / James Smith★ 6.1
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The Dead Don't Die 1975Frankie Specht★ 5.8
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The Rockford Files 1974FBI Agent David Shore★ 7.5
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Garth★ 7.2
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Tenafly 1973Harry Tenafly★ 7
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The Alpha Caper 1973Scat★ 7
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Quint★ 3
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That Certain Summer 1972Mr. Early, the Conductor★ 6.9
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Ed★ 6.2
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Fuzz 1972Det. Arthur Brown★ 5.5
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Bender★ 6.2
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Kingston★ 6.2
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Loughton★ 8
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Emergency! 1972Lt. Crockett★ 7.8
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Crosscurrent 1971Don Cope★ NR
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Play Misty for Me 1971Al Monte★ 6.6
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Columbo 1971Walter Mearhead★ 8.1
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Timothy★ 10
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The Neon Ceiling 1971Highway Patrolman★ 7.7
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All in the Family 1971Mr. Turner★ 7.9
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Eddie Jewell★ NR
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Police Detective★ 5.4
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Hamilton★ 3
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The Lawyer 1970Striker★ 5.6
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Hello, Dolly! 1969Laborer (uncredited)★ 7
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The Undefeated 1969Jimmy Collins★ 6.2
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True Grit 1969Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)★ 7.3
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Deadlock 1969Noah★ NR
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Uptight 1968Mello★ 6.5
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Defense Counsel★ 5.4
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Coogan's Bluff 1968Man (uncredited)★ 6.4
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Adam-12 1968Dewey Randolph★ 7
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The Name of the Game 1968Henderson★ 6.8
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Reporter (uncredited)★ 5.9
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Policeman (uncredited)★ 5.2
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It Takes a Thief 1968Gate Guard★ 7
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Mannix 1967Benjy (uncredited)★ 6.7
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Cowboy in Africa 1967Dr. Lee Matsis★ 5
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Ironside 1967Luther★ 6.8
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Dragnet 1967Off. Tim Miles★ 6.9
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The Black Klansman 1966Lonnie★ 6.4
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The Wild Wild West 1965Agent #2★ 7.5