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James McEachin

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateMay 20, 1930 (96 years old)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthRennert, North Carolina, USA
Career Span1965 – 2002
Known Credits87 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

James McEachin

Also known as:Jimmy Mack
Total Works

87

56 movies • 31 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

2010
6.7
2010
1984•movie
as Victor Milson
Sudden Impact
6.5
Sudden Impact
1983•movie
as Detective Barnes
True Grit
7.3
True Grit
1969•movie
as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
Columbo
8.1
Columbo
1971•series
as Walter Mearhead

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 87 titles featuring James McEachin

2010
6.7
2010
1984•movie

as Victor Milson

Sudden Impact
6.5
Sudden Impact
1983•movie

as Detective Barnes

True Grit
7.3
True Grit
1969•movie

as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)

Columbo
8.1
1 eps
Columbo
1971•series

as Walter Mearhead

Play Misty for Me
6.6
Play Misty for Me
1971•movie

as Al Monte

Every Which Way but Loose
6.1

as Herb

Murder, She Wrote
7.5
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984•series

as Grover Dillon

The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3
1 eps

as Garth

Hello, Dolly!
7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969•movie

as Laborer (uncredited)

Coogan's Bluff
6.3
Coogan's Bluff
1968•movie

as Man (uncredited)

All in the Family
7.8
1 eps
All in the Family
1971•series

as Mr. Turner

Hawaii Five-O
7.2
1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1969•series

as Captain John Anderson

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
7.1
1 eps

as Richard Selvan

Matlock
7.0
7 eps
Matlock
1986•series

as Frank Daniels

The Undefeated
6.3
The Undefeated
1969•movie

as Jimmy Collins

The Rockford Files
7.6
1 eps
The Rockford Files
1974•series

as FBI Agent David Shore

Hill Street Blues
7.6
3 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981•series

as Reggie Hill

Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
1993•series

as Lewis Lomax

Quincy, M.E.
7.5
1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1976•series

as Dr. Maxwell

Hunter
7.1
1 eps
Hunter
1984•series

as Frank Garriman

T. J. Hooker
6.5
1 eps
T. J. Hooker
1982•series

as Lt. Franks

St. Elsewhere
5.7
1 eps
St. Elsewhere
1982•series

as Harris Jeffries

The Wild Wild West
7.6
1 eps
The Wild Wild West
1965•series

as Agent #2

Ironside
6.8
1 eps
Ironside
1967•series

as Luther

Buck and the Preacher
6.3

as Kingston

Mannix
6.9
1 eps
Mannix
1967•series

as Benjy (uncredited)

Emergency!
8.0
1 eps
Emergency!
1972•series

as Lt. Crockett

Fuzz
5.5
Fuzz
1972•movie

as Det. Arthur Brown

Adam-12
7.1
1 eps
Adam-12
1968•series

as Dewey Randolph

The Legend of Lylah Clare
6.0

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Invisible Man
6.3
1 eps
The Invisible Man
1975•series

as Leland McCallister / James Smith

Petrocelli
7.2
1 eps
Petrocelli
1974•series

as Dr. Herb Shoate

It Takes a Thief
7.2
1 eps
It Takes a Thief
1968•series

as Gate Guard

Dragnet
7.0
1 eps
Dragnet
1967•series

as Off. Tim Miles

The Groundstar Conspiracy
6.3

as Bender

Uptight
6.8
Uptight
1968•movie

as Mello

That Certain Summer
6.6

as Mr. Early, the Conductor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
7.4
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
5.3

as Policeman (uncredited)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
7.1

as Police Sergeant Clifford Brock

The Brotherhood of the Bell
6.0

as Police Detective

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
6.9
The Name of the Game
7.0
1 eps

as Henderson

The Dead Don't Die
6.0
The Dead Don't Die
1975•movie

as Frankie Specht

The Black Klansman
6.4
The Black Klansman
1966•movie

as Lonnie

Harry O
5.2
1 eps
Harry O
1974•series

as Teaser Strock

Double Exposure
3.9
Double Exposure
1994•movie

as Detective Becker

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
7.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
7.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
7.5

as Lt. Ed Brock

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
5.6

as Defense Counsel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
6.9
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
7.2
The Lawyer
5.9
The Lawyer
1970•movie

as Striker

Crazy like a Fox
7.2
1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
1984•series

as Brigga

Short Walk to Daylight
6.7

as Ed

Then Came Bronson
5.2
1 eps
Then Came Bronson
1969•series

as Spud

Sworn to Vengeance
4.5
Sworn to Vengeance
1993•movie
The Neon Ceiling
7.8
The Neon Ceiling
1971•movie

as Highway Patrolman

The Alpha Caper
6.0
The Alpha Caper
1973•movie

as Scat

Gridlock
5.7
Gridlock
1980•movie

as Speed-O

Cowboy in Africa
6.0
1 eps
Cowboy in Africa
1967•series

as Dr. Lee Matsis

The Bold Ones: The Senator
4.7
1 eps

as Hamilton

Snoops
6.3
1 eps
Snoops
1989•series

as Del Morris

The Judge and Jake Wyler
2.5

as Quint

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
8.0

as Loughton

Christina
7.5
Christina
1974•movie

as Donovan

First Monday
6.5
13 eps
First Monday
2002•series

as Jerome Morris

Allison Sydney Harrison
8.0

as Lt. Jesse Herman

UFO Cafe
7.0
UFO Cafe
1990•movie

as Frank

Deadlock
9.0
Deadlock
1969•movie

as Noah

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
8.0

as Eddie Jewell

Honeyboy
10.0
Honeyboy
1982•movie

as Nate Walker

Lawman Without a Gun
9.0

as Harris McIntyre

Samurai
9.0
Samurai
1979•movie

as Richardson

Crosscurrent
7.0
Crosscurrent
1971•movie

as Don Cope