Actor, War Hero James McEachin Joins Festival  

The GI Film Festival, which will be held on Memorial Day Weekend 2007 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington , DC , is proud to announce that actor, author, filmmaker and war hero James McEachin has joined the festival line-up.  Mr. McEachin will screen Old Glory, a film he wrote, produced, directed and starred in.  The film is a follow-up to Reveille, a 2006 short film in which he starred with David Huddleston.

James McEachin has enjoyed a career in film and television that spans four decades and is perhaps best known for his long-running role as Lt. Brock in Perry Mason, with episodes that ran from 1986 to 1995.  Splitting time between film and television, he has appeared in well over 100 productions, and has worked with such greats as John Wayne, Sidney Poitier, Bette Davis, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, and Steven Spielberg.

In addition to Perry Mason and starring in his own NBC series, Tenafly, McEachin has appeared in such television dramas as Matlock; Hill Street Blues; Diagnosis Murder; Columbo; and Murder She Wrote.

Mr. McEachin, a Korean War veteran, and Ambassador for the U.S. Army Reserve, received the Silver Star and Purple Heart.  McEachin sustained multiple wounds in combat and served in the military for a period of six years.

In 2005, Mr. McEachin released an award-winning CD Voices:  A Tribute to the American Veteran, a compilation of his own writing, narration, and musical direction meant to honor all those who have served and are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.

For more information about James McEachin, visit: www.jamesmceachin.com.

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