
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.

Columbo
TV • 1971

Columbo
TV • 1971

Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984

Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993

Mannix
TV • 1967

Ironside
TV • 1967

Ironside
TV • 1967

Adam-12
TV • 1968

Adam-12
TV • 1968

Adam-12
TV • 1968

Adam-12
TV • 1968

Adam-12
TV • 1968

Adam-12
TV • 1968

Hunter
TV • 1984

Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976

St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981

The Rockford Files
TV • 1974