James McEachin
James McEachin's career in the entertainment industry began as a music producer and then moving into acting for film and television, largely in supporting parts as good, upstanding citizens.He served in the Army during the Korean War, one of only two men in his company to survive an ambush (for which he was decorated with the Purple Star). After the war, he moved to California and found success producing records, using the name Jimmy Mack and working with such talents as Otis Redding and The Furys. Dropping the music business to pursue acting, he soon landed a contract with Universal and began making regular appearances on such shows as "Mannix" and "Hawaii Five-O," often as trustworthy cops or lawyers. Supporting roles in films followed, including the John Wayne Western "The Undefeated" and the Clint Eastwood psychological drama "Play Misty for Me." In 1973, he had the lead part on the detective series "Tenafly," a rarity for an African-American at the time. The show didn't last a full season, but McEachin continued to find steady work in films and TV series, including a recurring role as Lieutenant Ed Brock in nearly every "Perry Mason" TV movie of the '80s and '90s. In 2007, he wrote, produced, and starred in "Old Glory," a patriotic short video that led to his solo play, "Above the Call; Beyond the Duty," both productions featuring McEachin as the Old Solder.
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James McEachin
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reveille | Army Man (Character) | - | 2004 |
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A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Lt. Brock (Character) | - | 1995 |
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A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | Lt Brock (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Double Exposure | Detective Becker (Character) | - | 1994 |
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A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives | Lt. Brock (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss | Lt Brock (Character) | - | 1993 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Lt. Brock (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sworn to Vengeance | Willie (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? | Frank (Character) | - | 1990 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace | Police Sergeant Clifford Brock (Character) | - | 1988 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun | Lt. Ed Brock (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diary of a Perfect Murder | Police Lt. Frank Daniels (Character) | - | 1986 |
67% |
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2010 | Victor Milson (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Honeyboy | Nate Walker (Character) | - | 1982 |
42% |
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Every Which Way But Loose | Herb (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder | Walter Mearhead (Character) | - | 1978 |
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The Dead Don't Die | Frankie Specht (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Christina | Donovan (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man Running | Harry Tenafly (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Window That Wasn't | Harry Tenafly (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joyride to Nowhere | Harry Tenafly (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cash and Carry Caper | Harry Tenafly (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tenafly | Harry Tenafly (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Alpha Caper | Scat (Character) | - | 1973 |
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Fuzz | Det. Arthur Brown (Character) | - | 1972 |
84% |
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Buck and the Preacher | Kingston (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Short Walk to Daylight | Ed (Character) | - | 1972 |
38% |
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The Groundstar Conspiracy | Bender (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol | Loughton (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Judge and Jake Wyler | Quint (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That Certain Summer | Mr. Early (Character) | - | 1972 |
85% |
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Play Misty for Me | Al Monte (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crosscurrent | Don Cope (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Neon Ceiling | Highway Patrolman (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadlock | Noah (Character) | - | 1969 |
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The Black Klansman | Lonnie (Character) | - | 1966 |
TV
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21% | No Score Yet | First Monday |
Justice Jerome Morris (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2002 |
20% | No Score Yet | City of Angels | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986-1987 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Police Det. Sgt. Frank Garriman Ret. (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
97% | 85% | Hill Street Blues | Reggie Hill (Guest Star) | 1982 1985 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Grover Dillon (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The White Shadow | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Columbo | Walter Mearhead (Guest Star) | 1972 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Six Million Dollar Man | Maj. Cromwell (Guest Star) | 1974 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bionic Woman | Capt. Godfrey (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Det. Roy Hacker (Character) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry O | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974-1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McMillan and Wife | Sgt. Sam Dugan (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petrocelli | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 85% | All in the Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sixth Sense | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McCloud | Richard Thatcher (Guest Star) | 1971 |
71% | 88% | The Good Guys | Leon (Guest Star) | 1968 |