Person Details

Birthday: 1930-05-20 06:07:16

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Rennert, North Carolina, USA

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Movie Involvements: 43

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Billy Jones
Murder, She Wrote
Average
8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Grover Dillon
Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Lewis Lomax
Hunter
Average
7

Hunter

(1984) Frank Garriman
Adam-12
Average
7

Adam-12

(1968) Lt. Moore
The Name of the Game
Average
7

The Name of the Game

(1968) Jackson
The Rockford Files
Average
8

The Rockford Files

(1974) FBI Agent David Shore
The Six Million Dollar Man
Average
7

The Six Million Dollar Man

(1974) Major Cromwell

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2002 Justice Jerome Morris
1995 Lt. Ed Brock
1994 Lt. Ed Brock
Detective Becker
1993 Lt. Ed Brock
Lt. Ed Brock
Lewis Lomax
Lt. Ed Brock
N/A
Lt. Ed Brock
1992 Lt. Ed Brock
Lt. Ed Brock
Lt. Ed Brock
1991 Lt. Ed Brock
Lt. Ed Brock
1990 Frank
Lt. Ed Brock
Lt. Brock
1989 Lt. Ed Brock
Lt Ed Brock
1988 Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
1987 Harry Forbes
1986 Lt. Ed Brock
1984 Brigga
Victor Milson
Grover Dillon
Frank Garriman
1983 Lt. Jesse Herman
1982 Nate Walker
1980 Speed-O
1979 Richard Selvan
Richardson
1978 Herb
Harris McIntyre
1975 Leland McCallister / James Smith
Frankie Specht
1974 FBI Agent David Shore
Major Cromwell
1973 Harry Tenafly
Scat
1972 Quint
Mr. Early, the Conductor
Ed
Det. Arthur Brown
Bender
Kingston
Loughton
1971 Don Cope
Al Monte
Walter Mearhead
Billy Jones
Timothy
Highway Patrolman
Eddie Jewell
1970 Police Detective
Striker
1969 Laborer (uncredited)
Jimmy Collins
Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
Noah
1968 Mello
Man (uncredited)
Officer Wood
Patrolman
Rivers
Dewey Randolph
Lt. Moore
Freddy Rivers
Jackson
Henderson
1967 Dr. Lee Matsis
1966 Lonnie
Year Character Movie/Tv

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