McEachin was in the U.S. Army before and during the Korean War. He was awarded both the Purple Heart and Silver Star. After his military service, he was a fireman and then a policeman in Hackensack, before moving to California.
He was briefly a record producer, working with singers like Otis Redding, but then moved on to acting. He had many guest roles on shows including "Hawaii Five-O," "Matlock," "Columbo" and "Dragnet," and he played police Lieutenant Brock in over a dozen Perry Mason TV movies. He also acted in a variety of films, including "Every Which Way But Loose" and "Sudden Impact."
McEachin then transitioned into writing, first writing an award-winning military history work, "Farewell to the Mockingbirds," then several novels and other books.
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