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Occupation
  
Actor

Spouse
  
Lois McEachin

Role
  
Actor


Name
  
James McEachin

Years active
  
1967–2004

Children
  
Felecia McEachin

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Born
  
May 20, 1930 (age 93) (
1930-05-20
)
Rennert, North Carolina, U.S.

Books
  
Farewell to the mockingbirds, Say Goodnight to the Boys In Blue, Voices, The Great Canis Lupus, Pebbles in the roadway

Movies
  
Play Misty for Me, 2010, Every Which Way but Loose, Sudden Impact, Buck and the Preacher

Similar People
  
John Larch, Irene Hervey, Clarice Taylor, Taliesin Jaffe, Jack Ging

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James McEachin (born May 20, 1930) is an American actor, award-winning author, and known for his many character roles such as portraying police Lieutenant Brock in several Perry Mason television movies. As the star of the television detective series Tenafly he is (along with Susan Saint James of McMillan & Wife) one of the last surviving actors to have starred as a title character from a series featured on the NBC Mystery Movie.

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Military career

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McEachin served in the United States Army before, and then during, the Korean War. Serving in King Company, 9th Infantry Regiment (United States), 2nd Infantry Division, he was wounded (nearly fatally) in an ambush and nearly left for dead. McEachin was one of only two soldiers to survive the ambush. He was awarded both the Purple Heart and Silver Star in 2005 by California Congressman David Dreier after McEachin participated in a Veterans History Project interview given by Dreier's office and in which they discovered McEachin had no copies of his own military records. Dreier's office quickly traced the records and notified McEachin of the Silver Star commendation and awarding him all seven of his medals of valor shortly thereafter, fifty years after his service.

Civilian career

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Following his military career, McEachin dabbled in civil service, first as a fireman and then a policeman in Hackensack, New Jersey, before he moved to California and became a record producer. Known as Jimmy Mack in the industry, he worked with young artists such as Otis Redding and went on to produce The Furys. He began his acting career shortly after, and was signed by Universal as a contract actor in the 1960s.

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He was regularly cast in professional, "solid citizen" occupational roles, such as a lawyer or a police commander, guesting on numerous series such as Hawaii Five-O, Rockford Files, Mannix, The Feather and Father Gang, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet, It Takes a Thief, and Adam-12, and in television movies including Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972), The Alpha Caper (1973) and The Dead Don't Die (1975). He appeared in such feature films as Uptight (1968), If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968), The Undefeated (1969), The Lawyer (1970), Buck and the Preacher (1972), The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972) and Fuzz (1972).

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McEachin played Mr. Turner, a tax collector for the I.R.S., and later a character called Solomon Jackson, a co-worker that Archie Bunker tries to recruit for his social club, on the television show All in the Family. He played the deejay Sweet Al Monte in Play Misty for Me (1971) with Clint Eastwood. In 1973, he starred as Harry Tenafly, the title character in Tenafly, a short-lived detective series about a police officer turned private detective who relied on his wits and hard work rather than guns and fistfights. He also appeared occasionally as Lieutenant Ron Crockett on Emergency!. In 1978, he played a police officer in Every Which Way But Loose. In 1979, he played the role of a jaded ex-marine high school baseball coach in an episode ("Out at Home") of The White Shadow.

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He made his third film with Eastwood in 1983 when he starred as Detective Barnes in the fourth Dirty Harry movie, Sudden Impact. He also appeared as Dr. Victor Millson, chairman of the fictitious National Council of Astronautics in the 1984 movie, 2010. In addition to his appearing role with Roy Scheider, his character often appears in video dispatches transmitted to the American astronauts in the film. While continuing to guest star in many television series and appearing in several feature-length films, McEachin landed his most memorable role, that of police lieutenant Brock in the 1986 television movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun. He would reprise this role in more than a dozen Perry Mason telemovies from 1986 until 1995, starring opposite Raymond Burr, and appeared in the 1994 crime thriller Double Exposure.

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In the 1990s, he semi-retired from acting to pursue a writing career. His first work was a military history of the court-martial of 63 black American soldiers during the First World War, titled Farewell to the Mockingbirds (1995), which won the 1998 Benjamin Franklin Award. His next works, mainly fiction novels, included The Heroin Factor (1999), Say Goodnight to the Boys in Blue (2000), The Great Canis Lupus (2001), and Tell me a Tale: A Novel of the Old South (2003). He published Pebbles in the Roadway in (2003), a collection of short stories and essays which he describes as "a philosophical view of America and Americans". In 2005, McEachin produced the award-winning audio book Voices: A Tribute to the American Veteran.

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In early 2006, the film short Reveille, in which McEachin starred with David Huddleston, began to play to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, and people began to request copies of the film. The film was posted on video.google.com and quickly garnered 1.5 million hits and a deluge of fan mail to the jamesmceachin.com website; this inspired McEachin's latest contribution, Old Glory, which he wrote, produced, directed, and acted in. Old Glory was McEachin's directorial debut.

In 2001, McEachin received the Distinguished Achievement Award from Morgan State University. In 2005, he became an Army Reserve Ambassador; this distinction carries the protocol of a two-star general.

Family

McEachin is married with three grown children, Alainia, Lyle, and Felecia, who was personal assistant to, among others, Ice Cube and (the late) Emmy Award-winning director, producer, and writer Sam Simon.

The pronunciation of "McEachin," as he used it in a public service ad for the Army Relief Agency, rhymes with "beachin."

Filmography

Actor
2007
Old Glory (Video short)
2004
Reveille (Short) as
Army Man
2002
First Monday (TV Series) as
Justice Jerome Morris
- Family Secrets (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Showdown (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Strip Search (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Unprotected Speech (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Secrets and Lies (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Court Date (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Right to Die (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Dangerous Words (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Family Affairs (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Crime and Punishment (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- The Price of Liberty (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Age of Consent (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
- Pilot (2002) - Justice Jerome Morris
2000
City of Angels (TV Series)
- Cry Me a Liver (2000)
- Oscar de la Boya (2000)
- Prototype (2000)
1995
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (TV Movie) as
Lt. Brock
1986
Matlock (TV Series) as
Police Lt. Frank Daniels / Hollis Greeley
- The Assault (1995) - Hollis Greeley
- The Chef (1987) - Police Lt. Frank Daniels
- The Professor (1986) - Police Lt. Frank Daniels
- The Cop (1986) - Police Lt. Frank Daniels
- The Sisters (1986) - Police Lt. Frank Daniels
- The Don: Part 2 (1986) - Police Lt. Frank Daniels
- The Don: Part 1 (1986) - Police Lt. Frank Daniels
- Diary of a Perfect Murder (1986) - Police Lt. Frank Daniels
1994
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (TV Movie) as
Lt Brock (as James Mc Eachin)
1994
Double Exposure as
Detective Becker
1994
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) as
Lewis Lomax
- Guardian Angel (1994) - Lewis Lomax
1993
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (TV Movie) as
Lt Brock (as James Mc Eachin)
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (TV Movie) as
Lt Brock
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (TV Movie) as
Lt Ed Brock
1993
Sworn to Vengeance (TV Movie) as
Willie
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (TV Movie) as
Lt Brock
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (TV Movie) as
Lt. Ed Brock
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (TV Movie) as
Lt. Ed Brock
1992
I'll Fly Away (TV Series) as
Reverend James
- Cool Winter Blues (1992)
- Master Magician (1992) - Reverend James
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (TV Movie) as
Lt. Ed Brock
1992
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) as
Ray Warren
- Stormy Weather: Part 2 (1992) - Ray Warren
- Stormy Weather: Part 1 (1992) - Ray Warren
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (TV Movie) as
Lt. Ed Brock
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (TV Movie) as
Lt. Ed Brock
1990
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (TV Movie) as
Frank
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (TV Movie) as
Lt. Ed Brock
1990
Elvis (TV Series) as
Mose Clark
- Roots (1990) - Mose Clark
1990
Snoops (TV Series) as
Del Morris
- Rough Justice (1990) - Del Morris
1990
Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) as
Michael Moore
- The Falling Angel Mystery (1990) - Michael Moore
1990
Max Monroe (TV Series) as
Sam Frank
- Freaks (1990) - Sam Frank
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (TV Movie) as
Lt Brock
1989
Another Time, Another Place as
Frank Morris
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (TV Movie) as
Lt. Ed Brock
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (TV Movie) as
Lt Ed Brock
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (TV Movie) as
Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
1988
Hunter (TV Series) as
Frank Garriman
- Renegade (1988) - Frank Garriman
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (TV Movie) as
Harry Forbes (as James Mc Eachin)
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (TV Movie) as
Lt. Ed Brock
1986
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Judge Jackson
- Judgement Day (1986) - Judge Jackson
1982
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Reggie Hill
- Say It as It Plays (1986) - Reggie Hill
- Fathers and Huns (1985) - Reggie Hill
- Santaclaustrophobia (1982) - Reggie Hill
1986
Crazy Like a Fox (TV Series) as
Briggs
- Fox and the Wolf (1986) - Briggs
1985
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Grover Dillon
- Sudden Death (1985) - Grover Dillon
1985
Poison Ivy (TV Movie) as
The Cook (uncredited)
1984
2010: The Year We Make Contact as
Victor Milson
1984
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Harris Jeffries
- Blizzard (1984) - Harris Jeffries
1983
Sudden Impact as
Detective Barnes
1983
Allison Sydney Harrison (TV Movie) as
Lt. Jesse Herman
1983
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
Lt. Franks
- The Decoy (1983) - Lt. Franks
1982
Honeyboy (TV Movie) as
Nate Walker
1981
McClain's Law (TV Series) as
Sam Collins
- Portrait of a Playmate (1981) - Sam Collins
1980
Gridlock (TV Movie) as
Speed-O
1980
The White Shadow (TV Series) as
Jake Owens
- Out at Home (1980) - Jake Owens
1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) as
Reporter Barnes
- The Senator Votes Absentee (1979) - Reporter Barnes
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) as
Richard Selvan
- The Plot to Kill a City: Part 2 (1979) - Richard Selvan
1979
Samurai (TV Movie) as
Richardson
1979
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Dr. Maxwell
- House of No Return (1979) - Dr. Maxwell
1978
Every Which Way But Loose as
Herb
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series)
- The Two Million Dollar Stowaway (1978)
1978
Lawman Without a Gun (TV Movie) as
Harris McIntyre
1978
Grandpa Goes to Washington (TV Series) as
Flynn
- Pilot (1978) - Flynn
1972
Columbo (TV Series) as
Walter Mearhead / Billy Jones
- Make Me a Perfect Murder (1978) - Walter Mearhead (as James Mc Eachin)
- Étude in Black (1972) - Billy Jones
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) as
Garth / Maj. Cromwell
- Killer Wind (1977) - Garth
- Survival of the Fittest (1974) - Maj. Cromwell
1977
Westside Medical (TV Series) as
Blanchard
- Risks (1977) - Blanchard
1977
The Feather and Father Gang (TV Series) as
Eli Bowman
- The Mayan Connection (1977) - Eli Bowman
1977
Kingston: Confidential (TV Series) as
Captain Sheldon
- Seed of Corruption (1977) - Captain Sheldon
1973
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Julius Clark / Lt Ron Crockett / Lt. Crockett / ...
- All Night Long (1977) - Julius Clark
- The Lighter-Than-Air Man (1975) - Lt Ron Crockett
- Communication Gaffe (1974) - Lt. Crockett
- Audit (1973) - Milt
1972
All in the Family (TV Series) as
Solomon Jackson / Mr. Turner
- Archie the Liberal (1977) - Solomon Jackson
- Archie's Fraud (1972) - Mr. Turner
1976
The Bionic Woman (TV Series) as
Capt. Godfrey
- Jaime's Shield (1976) - Capt. Godfrey
1975
Police Story (TV Series) as
Det. Roy Hacker / Dewey Gibson
- 50 Cents-First Half Hour, $1.75 All Day (1976) - Det. Roy Hacker
- The Witness (1975) - Dewey Gibson
1975
The Invisible Man (TV Series) as
Leland McCallister / James Smith
- Go Directly to Jail (1975) - Leland McCallister / James Smith
1974
Harry O (TV Series) as
Jimmy Dorn / Teaser Strock
- Anatomy of a Frame (1975) - Jimmy Dorn
- Eyewitness (1974) - Teaser Strock
1971
Insight (TV Series) as
C.C. / Dr. Peter Gates / Daggett / ...
- Hellhound Blues (1975) - C.C.
- The Placement Service (1975) - Dr. Peter Gates
- I'm Gonna Be Free (1972) - Daggett
- Crunch on Spruce Street (1971) - Joshua Bowman
1975
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) as
Sgt. Sam Dugan
- Night Train to L.A. (1975) - Sgt. Sam Dugan
1975
The Dead Don't Die (TV Movie) as
Frankie Specht
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
FBI Agent David Shore
- This Case Is Closed (1974) - FBI Agent David Shore
1974
Petrocelli (TV Series) as
Dr. Herb Shoate
- By Reason of Madness (1974) - Dr. Herb Shoate
1974
Chase (TV Series) as
Clem
- Eighty-Six Proof TNT (1974) - Clem
1974
Christina as
Donovan
1974
Griff (TV Series) as
Josh Campbell
- Fugitive from Fear (1974) - Josh Campbell
1973
Tenafly (TV Series) as
Harry Tenafly
- Man Running (1974) - Harry Tenafly
- The Window That Wasn't (1973) - Harry Tenafly
- The Cash and Carry Caper (1973) - Harry Tenafly
- Joyride to Nowhere (1973) - Harry Tenafly
- Pilot (1973) - Harry Tenafly
1973
The Alpha Caper (TV Movie) as
Scat
1973
Escape (TV Series)
- Walk South (1973)
1972
The Judge and Jake Wyler (TV Movie) as
Quint (uncredited)
1972
Jigsaw (TV Series)
- To Stalk the Night (1972)
1972
That Certain Summer (TV Movie) as
Mr. Early, the Conductor
1972
Short Walk to Daylight (TV Movie) as
Ed
1972
Fuzz as
Det. Arthur Brown
1972
The Groundstar Conspiracy as
Bender
1972
Buck and the Preacher as
Kingston
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (TV Movie) as
Loughton
1972
The Sixth Sense (TV Series) as
Ritchie Blair
- Lady, Lady, Take My Life (1972) - Ritchie Blair
1968
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Freddy Rivers / Lt. Moore / Dewey Randolph / ...
- The Princess and the Pig (1972) - Lt. Moore
- Log 76: The Militants (1971) - Dewey Randolph
- Log 94: Vengeance (1970) - Freddy Rivers
- Log 54: Impersonation (1970) - Freddy Rivers
- Log 132: Producer (1968) - Officer Wood
- Log 71: I Feel Like a Fool, Malloy (1968) - Patrolman
1971
McCloud (TV Series) as
Richard Thatcher
- The Disposal Man (1971) - Richard Thatcher
1969
Ironside (TV Series) as
Jerry Maxon / First Desk Officer / Dr. Ring / ...
- License to Kill (1971) - Jerry Maxon
- Blackout (1970) - First Desk Officer
- Eye of the Hurricane (1969) - Dr. Ring
- A World of Jackals (1969) - Luther
1971
The D.A. (TV Series) as
Defense Attorney
- The People vs. Fowler (1971) - Defense Attorney
1971
Crosscurrent (TV Movie) as
Don Cope
1971
Play Misty for Me as
Al Monte
1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) as
Timothy
- O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971) - Timothy
1971
The Neon Ceiling (TV Movie) as
Highway Patrolman
1971
D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (TV Movie) as
Eddie Jewell
1970
Men at Law (TV Series) as
Melton Ames
- The Pastures of Hell (1970) - Melton Ames
1970
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Les Cutts
- The Deadly Pact (1970) - Les Cutts
1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV Series) as
Hamilton
- Power Play (1970) - Hamilton
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Stuart / Jackson / Henderson / ...
- The Time Is Now (1970) - Stuart
- The Power (1969) - Jackson
- The Black Answer (1968) - Henderson
- Collectors' Edition (1968) - Bartender
1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell (TV Movie) as
Police Detective
1969
Dragnet 1967 (TV Series) as
2nd Officer / Off. Tim Miles / Dr. Collins / ...
- Robbery: The Harassing Wife (1970) - 2nd Officer
- Narco: Missing Hypo (1970) - Off. Tim Miles
- Juvenile: The Little Pusher (1969) - Dr. Collins
- Homicide: The Student (1969) - Jake Mahler
1970
The Lawyer as
Striker
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Wills / Earl Danton / Gate Guard / ...
- Situation Red (1970) - Wills
- The Galloping Skin Game (1968) - Earl Danton
- The Packager (1968) - Gate Guard
- A Spot of Trouble (1968) - Headwaiter
1969
Hello, Dolly! as
Laborer (uncredited)
1969
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) as
Spud
- A Long Trip to Yesterday (1969) - Spud
1969
The Undefeated as
Jimmy Collins
1969
True Grit as
Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
1969
The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV Series) as
Noah
- Deadlock (1969) - Noah
1969
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Agent #2
- The Night of the Winged Terror: Part II (1969) - Agent #2
1969
The Outsider (TV Series) as
John Arnold
- The Old School Tie (1969) - John Arnold
1968
Uptight as
Mello
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Captain John Anderson
- By the Numbers (1968) - Captain John Anderson
1968
The Good Guys (TV Series) as
Leon
- Guess Who's Coming to Poker? (1968) - Leon
1968
Mannix (TV Series) as
Benjy
- Pressure Point (1968) - Benjy (uncredited)
1968
If He Hollers, Let Him Go! as
Defense Counsel
1968
Coogan's Bluff as
Man (uncredited)
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare as
Reporter (uncredited)
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? as
Policeman (uncredited)
1967
Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) as
Dr. Lee Matsis
- Stone Age Safari (1967) - Dr. Lee Matsis
1966
The Black Klansman as
Lonnie (as Jimmy Mack)
Writer
2007
Old Glory (Video short)
Producer
2007
Old Glory (Video short) (producer)
Self
1991
Richard Rossi Live (TV Series) as
Self (2018)
1977
The Paul Ryan Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.28 - Self
1973
The Bob Braun Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actor
- Episode dated 15 November 1973 (1973) - Self - Actor
1973
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Sally Field, David Carradine, James McEachin, Dom DeLuise (1973) - Self
1973
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 3 October 1973 (1973) - Self

References

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