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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-05-20 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Rennert, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As

Jimmy Mack

James McEachin

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.

Known For

Acting

2010

1984

2010

as

Victor Milson

Fuzz

1972

Fuzz

as

Det. Arthur Brown

Buck and the Preacher

1972

Buck and the Preacher

as

Kingston

The Dead Don't Die

1975

The Dead Don't Die

as

Frankie Specht

Play Misty for Me

1971

Play Misty for Me

as

Al Monte

Allison Sydney Harrison

1983

Allison Sydney Harrison

as

Lt. Jesse Herman

The Alpha Caper

1973

The Alpha Caper

as

Scat

That Certain Summer

1972

That Certain Summer

as

Mr. Early, the Conductor

Deadlock

1969

Deadlock

as

Noah

Coogan's Bluff

1968

Coogan's Bluff

as

Man (uncredited)

Hello, Dolly!

1969

Hello, Dolly!

as

Laborer (uncredited)

True Grit

1969

True Grit

as

Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)

Gridlock

1980

Gridlock

as

Speed-O

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

1968

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

as

Defense Counsel

The Undefeated

1969

The Undefeated

as

Jimmy Collins

The Neon Ceiling

1971

The Neon Ceiling

as

Highway Patrolman

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Honeyboy

1982

Honeyboy

as

Nate Walker

Lawman Without a Gun

1979

Lawman Without a Gun

as

Harris McIntyre

The Black Klansman

1966

The Black Klansman

as

Lonnie

Samurai

1979

Samurai

as

Richardson

Uptight

1968

Uptight

as

Mello

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

1988

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

as

Police Sergeant Clifford Brock

The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970

The Brotherhood of the Bell

as

Police Detective

Double Exposure

1994

Double Exposure

as

Detective Becker

Crosscurrent

1971

Crosscurrent

as

Don Cope

The Lawyer

1970

The Lawyer

as

Striker

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968

The Legend of Lylah Clare

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Christina

1974

Christina

as

Donovan

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Lewis Lomax

First Monday

First Monday

as

Jerome Morris

Columbo

Columbo

as

Walter Mearhead

Tenafly

Tenafly

as

Harry Tenafly

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Dewey Randolph

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Patrolman

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Officer Wood

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Lt. Moore

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Freddy Rivers

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Rivers

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

as

Dr. Lee Matsis

Matlock

Matlock

as

Police Lt. Frank Daniels

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Reggie Hill

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

FBI Agent David Shore

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Off. Tim Miles

Ironside

Ironside

as

Luther

Ironside

Ironside

as

Jerry Maxon

Mannix

Mannix

as

Benjy (uncredited)

Columbo

Columbo

as

Billy Jones

Hunter

Hunter

as

Frank Garriman

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Mr. Turner

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as

Gate Guard

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Grover Dillon

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

as

Leland McCallister / James Smith

Emergency!

Emergency!

as

Lt. Crockett

Snoops

Snoops

as

Del Morris

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as

Lt. Franks

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

2nd Officer

Harry O

Harry O

as

Teaser Strock

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as

Earl Danton

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as

Harris Jeffries

Matlock

Matlock

as

Hollis Greeley

Production

Crew

Directing