James McEachin
James McEachin | |
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Born | Rennert, North Carolina, U.S. | May 20, 1930
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1966–2007 |
Spouse |
Lois Emma Davis
(m. 1960; died 2017) |
Children | 3 |
James McEachin (born May 20, 1930) is an American author and retired actor.[1]
Military career
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 for Dreier's office and Dreier's staff, Carlos Cortez, discovered McEachin had no copies of his own military records. Dreier's staff quickly traced the records and notified McEachin of the Silver Star commendation, then awarded 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
He was regularly cast in professional, "solid citizen" occupational roles, such as a lawyer or a police commander, guesting on numerous series such as
McEachin played Mr. Turner, a tax collector for the
He made his third film with Eastwood in 1983 when he starred as Detective Barnes in the fourth Dirty Harry movie,
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.[2] 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[3] audio book Voices: A Tribute to the American Veteran.
In early 2006, the film short Reveille, in which McEachin starred with David Huddleston, played to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, and people requested 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,[4] which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred. Old Glory was McEachin's directorial debut.
In 2001, McEachin received the Distinguished Achievement Award
Personal life
McEachin married the former Lois Emma Davis in 1960. Their three grown children are Alainia, Lyle, and Felecia, who was personal assistant to, among others,
The pronunciation of "McEachin", as he used it in a public service ad for the Army Relief Agency, rhymes with "beach in".
Filmography
- 1966: The Black Klansman as Lonnie
- 1968: Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1968: The Legend of Lylah Clare as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1968: Coogan's Bluff as Man (uncredited)
- 1968: If He Hollers, Let Him Go! as Defense Counsel
- 1968: Uptight as Mello
- 1968: Adam-12 as Officer Wood
- 1968: Hawaii Five-O as Captain John Anderson
- 1969: True Grit as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
- 1969: The Undefeated as Jimmy Collins
- 1969: Hello, Dolly! as Laborer (uncredited)
- 1970: The Lawyer as Striker
- 1970: Dragnet Season 12 episode 13
As Officer Tim
- 1971: Play Misty for Me as Al Monte
- 1972: Buck and the Preacher as Kingston
- 1972: The Groundstar Conspiracy as Bender
- 1972: Fuzz as Det. Arthur Brown
- 1972: Columbo "Etude in Black" S2Ep2 as Billy Jones
- 1973: Emergency! S2Ep21 as Construction Worker Milt
- 1974: Christina as Donovan
- 1974: Emergency! S4Ep5 as Police Detective Lt. Crockett
- 1975: Emergency! S5Ep9 as Police Detective Lt. Crockett
- 1977: Emergency! S6Ep24 as a musician.
- 1978: Every Which Way But Looseas Herb
- 1978: Columbo "Make Me a Perfect Murder" S7E3 as Projectionist Walter Mearhead
- 1978: The Eddie Capra Mysteries "The Two Million Dollar Stowaway" as Sam Tully
- 1980: The White Shadow S2Ep19 as baseball coach Jake Owens
- 1983: Sudden Impact as Detective Barnes
- 1984: 2010as Victor Milson
- 1986-95 Matlock as Police Lt. Frank Daniels (8 episodes)
- 1987: Hunter S4EP12
- 1994: Double Exposure as Detective Becker
References
- ^ Benjamin Franklin Award 2006 Best Audio, 2004 Best Fiction. ForeWord Magazine 2006 Best Audio, 2004 Best Fiction
- ^ PMA Magazine, Benjamin Franklin Award, announced at 1998 Book Expo America
- ^ PMA Magazine Benjamin Franklin Award announced at 2006 Book Expo America, Washington D.C.
- ^ Winner of the 2007 GI Film Festival, Best Narrative Short, announced at 2007 GI FILM Festival, Washington D.C.
- ^ News Release Archived 2007-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, korea50.army.mil; accessed March 5, 2017.
- ^ Acclaimed actor is newest Army Reserve Ambassador, ecnext.com; accessed March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Korean War Hero Honored in Washington, D.C.: 1LT Henry Alexander Schenk". Purple Hearts Reunited. St. Albans, VT. November 12, 2013.
- ^ "James McEachin Biography". IMDb. May 20, 1930. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "Actor, War Hero James McEachin Joins G.I. Film Festival". Veterans Today Archives. 28 April 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ Funeraria Del Angel Van Nuys - Van Nuys (July 25, 2017). "Obituary, Lois McEachin, Encino, California, Aug 15, 1929 – Jul 22, 2017". Legacy.com. Chicago, IL: Legacy.com, Inc. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
External links
- Old Glory - movie homepage
- James McEachin at IMDbRetrieved on 2008-02-04