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Walter Barnes

Walter Barnes

Birthday: 1918-01-26 | Place of Birth: Rennert, North Carolina, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1981
Smokey Bites the Dust

as    Sheriff Turner

1980
Bronco Billy

as    Sheriff Dix

1978
Every Which Way but Loose

as    Tank Murdock

1977
Day of the Animals

as    Ranger Tucker

1973
Daddy's Deadly Darling

as    Doctor

1969
The Magnificent Tony Carrera

as    Barnes

1967
The Big Gundown

as    Brokston

1967
Target Frankie

as    Col. O’Connor

1967
Clint the Stranger

as    Walter Shannon

1966
Rampage at Apache Wells

as    Bill Campbell

1965
1961
Queen of the Seas

as    Captain Poof

1959
Westbound

as    Willis - Stage Depot Cook

1958
Revolt in the Big House

as    Guard Capt. Starkey

1957
Oregon Passage

as    Sgt. Jed Erschick