Birthday:
Nov 07, 1940
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA
Dakin Matthews
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| And the Band Played On | Congressman Phil Burton | 1993 |
| Child's Play 3 | Colonel Cochrane | 1991 |
| The Swan Princess | King William (voice) | 1994 |
| Flubber | Minister | 1997 |
| Nuts | Judge Lawrence Block | 1987 |
| Funny Farm | Marion Corey Jr. | 1988 |
| Clean and Sober | Bob | 1988 |
| Like Father Like Son | Old Man Morrison | 1987 |
| Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Dean Barrow | 1994 |
| True Grit | Col. Stonehill | 2010 |
| Waitress: The Musical | Joe | 2023 |
| The Temp | Dr. Feldman | 1993 |
| The Silence at Bethany | Sam Mitgang | 1988 |
| Naked Lie | Adam Berger | 1989 |
| Baby M | Judge Sorkow | 1988 |
| Zero Charisma | Greg Goran | 2013 |
| Criminal Behavior | Albee Ferguson | 1992 |
| Rising Sun | Professor Sanders | 1993 |
| Stuart Saves His Family | Intervention Counselor | 1995 |
| In a Stranger's Hand | Francis Haynes | 1991 |
| The Eagle | Claudius Marcellus | 2011 |
| Undercover Blues | Police Captain | 1993 |
| Wired | Washington Post Editor | 1989 |
| Ghost Dad | Mr. Seymour | 1990 |
| Jailbirds | Sheriff | 1991 |
| Lincoln | John Usher | 2012 |
| Staying Afloat | Henry Ashley | 1993 |
| The Muse | Dr. Jacobson | 1999 |
| The Enemy Within | Vice President Walter Kelly | 1994 |
| The Whereabouts of Jenny | Cox | 1991 |
| The Big Time | 2002 | |
| Out on the Edge | Dr. Cutler | 1989 |
| Bridge of Spies | Judge Byers | 2015 |
| Sunset | William Singer | 1988 |
| Under Cover | Director Waugh | 1991 |
| The Fabulous Baker Boys | Charlie | 1989 |
| For Richer, for Poorer | Larry | 1992 |
| White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | D.A. Buron Fitts | 1991 |
| My Brother's Wife | Charles Rusher | 1989 |
| Thirteen Days | Arthur Lundahl | 2000 |
| The Fighting Temptations | Mr. Fairchild | 2003 |
| The Perfect Tribute | Dr. Thomas | 1991 |
| Rio Shannon | 1993 | |
| The Siege | Senator Wright | 1998 |
| An Extremely Goofy Movie | Judge (voice) (uncredited) | 2000 |
| Virus | Dr. Dubcheck | 1995 |
| Bean | Passenger Tucker | 1997 |
| Revolver | Tom McCall | 1992 |
| Permanent Record | 1988 | |
| The Siege | Congressman Marshall | 1998 |
| Hart to Hart Returns | Ted Avery | 1993 |
| Best Friends for Life | Mr. Burnham | 1998 |
| White Mile | Andy Thornell | 1994 |
| Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive | Attorney | 1992 |
| Doc of Chucky | Self | 2024 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Desperate Housewives | Reverend Sikes | 2004 |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Admiral Patterson | 1995 |
| The Nanny | Dean Sterrett | 1993 |
| Two and a Half Men | Father Shaunassey | 2003 |
| Doctor Doctor | 1989 | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Maz'rai | 1997 |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Elton Malone | 1993 |
| Dallas | Detective Kane | 1978 |
| Parks and Recreation | David | 2009 |
| Aaron's Way | 1988 | |
| Drexell's Class | 1991 | |
| Gilmore Girls | Hanlin Charleston | 2000 |
| Family Law | 1999 | |
| The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Elliot | 1995 |
| The Office | Frank Gerard | 1995 |
| The Michael Richards Show | Steve | 2000 |
| Cutters | Harry Polachek | 1993 |
| Better Off Ted | Arthur Wells | 2009 |
| Soul Man | Bishop Peter Jerome | 1997 |
| Castle | Dave Dunne | 2009 |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Monsignor D'Amico | 1993 |
| The King of Queens | Joe Heffernan | 1998 |
| The West Wing | Simon Blye | 1999 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Dr. Floyd Thompson | 1998 |
| The Big Bang Theory | Santa Claus | 2007 |
| Down Home | Walt McCrorey | 1990 |
| The Practice | Judge William Aldrich | 1997 |
| The Practice | Judge Lander | 1997 |
| Dexter | Dr. Pittman | 2006 |
| The Mentalist | Christo Papadakis | 2008 |
| House | Marvin | 2004 |
| Jack & Bobby | Merle Horstradt | 2004 |
| Elementary | James Connaughton | 2012 |
| The Good Wife | Dr. David Zarevich | 2009 |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Hanlin Charleston | 2016 |
| Rough Riders | Wadsworth, Sr. | 1997 |
| The Gilded Age | Joshua Winterton | 2022 |
| Fresno | Prosecutor | 1986 |
| TV 101 | Tanner | 1988 |
| Dear John | David | 1988 |
| Dear John | David Hennessey | 1988 |
| Veep | Balloon Salesman | 2012 |
| Brothers | J. Thomas Briggs | 1984 |
| True Blood | Dr. Robideaux | 2008 |
| The Resident | Howie Green | 2018 |
| Evil | Father Augustus | 2019 |
| EZ Streets | 1996 | |
| Cross of Fire | Hiram Evans | 1989 |
| Love & War | 1992 | |
| Remington Steele | Michael Fleming | 1982 |
| Herman's Head | Mr. Brooks | 1991 |
| Charmed | Angel of Destiny | 1998 |
| L.A. Law | Marshall Hygate | 1986 |
| Baby M | Judge Sorkow | 1988 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Neal Gillen | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dennis Moylan | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Buford Hazlitt | 1984 |
| Touched by an Angel | The Colonel | 1994 |
| The Closer | Mr. Mitchell | 2005 |
| Coach | William Thornton | 1989 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Les | 1997 |
| Leap of Faith | 2002 | |
| Devious Maids | Alfred Pettigrove | 2013 |
| Capital News | 1990 | |
| Medium | Arthur Brock | 2005 |
| Chicago Med | Art Hubbard | 2015 |
