Dakin Matthews
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-11-07 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Also known As
Melvin Richard Matthews
Melvin Richard "Dakin" Matthews
Dakin Matthews
Biography
Melvin Richard "Dakin" Matthews (born November 7, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and theatrical scholar. Best known as Herb Kelcher in ‘’My Two Dads’’ (1987-1989), Hamlin Charleston in ‘’Gilmore Girls’’ (2000-2007), and as Reverend Sikes in ‘’Desperate Housewives’’ (2004-2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dakin Matthews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
1993
as Congressman Phil Burton
1991
as Colonel Cochrane
1994
as King William (voice)
1997
as Minister
1987
as Judge Lawrence Block
1988
as Marion Corey Jr.
1988
as Bob
1987
as Old Man Morrison
1994
as Dean Barrow
2010
as Col. Stonehill
2023
as Joe
1993
as Dr. Feldman
1988
as Sam Mitgang
1989
as Adam Berger
2013
as Greg Goran
1992
as Albee Ferguson
1993
as Professor Sanders
1995
as Intervention Counselor
1991
as Francis Haynes
2011
as Claudius Marcellus
1993
as Police Captain
1989
as Washington Post Editor
1990
as Mr. Seymour
1991
as Sheriff
2012
as John Usher
1993
as Henry Ashley
1999
as Dr. Jacobson
1994
as Vice President Walter Kelly
1991
as Cox
2002
1989
as Dr. Cutler
2015
as Judge Byers
1988
as William Singer
1991
as Director Waugh
1989
as Charlie
1992
as Larry
1991
as D.A. Buron Fitts
1989
as Charles Rusher
2000
as Arthur Lundahl
2003
as Mr. Fairchild
1991
as Dr. Thomas
1993
1998
as Senator Wright
2000
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
1995
as Dr. Dubcheck
1997
as Passenger Tucker
1992
as Tom McCall
1988
1998
as Congressman Marshall
1993
as Ted Avery
1998
as Mr. Burnham
1994
as Andy Thornell
1992
as Attorney
2024
as Self
1988
Production
2013
as Executive Producer
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