James McEachin

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 awardwinning 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 filmshort Old Glory a film short for the soldier veteran and patriot in us all In 2008 McEachin opened his oneman 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