CG Vet
is Monte Markham he will be 90 next month.
In 1969–70, he starred in the television series
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, based on
the 1936 movie of the same name.
Markham had the title role in
The New Perry Mason (1973–1974). He also had the role of the racing-car-driver-turned-cyborg "Barney Miller" in the second-season episode of
The Six Million Dollar Man entitled "The Seven Million Dollar Man", which first aired 1 November 1974. On 9 November 1975, in the third-season episode "The Bionic Criminal", Markham reprised the role – although with the character's name changed to "Barney Hiller". From 1989–1992, he played the role of Captain Don Thorpe, senior lifeguard on
Baywatch.
Hogan's Heroes | Captain James Martin | Episode: "Eight O'Clock and All Is Well" |
Leverage | Dr. Everett Udall | Episode: "The Rundown Job" |
KW vet James McEachin was 94 died January 11, 2025
While continuing to guest star in many television series and appearing in several feature-length films, McEachin landed his most memorable role, that of Police Lieutenant Brock in the 1986 television movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun. He would reprise this role in more than a dozen Perry Mason telemovies from 1986 until 1995, starring opposite Raymond Burr. He appeared in the 1994 crime thriller Double Exposure.
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). It won the 1998 Benjamin Franklin Award
In 2005, McEachin produced the award-winning audio book
Voices: A Tribute to the American Veteran.
In early 2006, McEachin starred with
David Huddleston in
Reveille, a short film that played to troops in
Afghanistan and
Iraq. Many 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.
McEachin was inspired to create, direct, produce, and star in the short
Old Glory. It won Best Narrative Short at the 2007 GI Film Festival.