James McEachin(1930-2025)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
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.
McEachin is married with three grown children and resides in So Cal.
