Dakin Matthews

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1940-11-07

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

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.

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Known For

Dexter

Dexter

House

House

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

Castle

Castle

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

Elementary

Elementary

Charmed

Charmed

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

Acting History

Doc of Chucky as Self

Waitress: The Musical as Joe

The Gilded Age as Joshua Winterton

Evil as Father Augustus

The Resident as Howie Green

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Hanlin Charleston

Chicago Med as Art Hubbard

Bridge of Spies as Judge Byers

Madam Secretary as Ambassador Roy Curtis

Zero Charisma as Greg Goran

Devious Maids as Alfred Pettigrove

Lincoln as John Usher

Elementary as James Connaughton

Veep as Balloon Salesman

The Eagle as Claudius Marcellus

True Grit as Col. Stonehill

The Good Wife as Dr. David Zarevich

Parks and Recreation as David

Better Off Ted as Arthur Wells

Castle as Dave Dunne

The Mentalist as Christo Papadakis

True Blood as Dr. Robideaux

Eli Stone as Banker

The Big Bang Theory as Santa Claus

Dexter as Dr. Pittman

Shark as Judge Warren Cleary

The Closer as Mr. Mitchell

Medium as Arthur Brock

House as Marvin

Desperate Housewives as Reverend Sikes

Boston Legal as Judge Harvey Fletcher

Jack & Bobby as Merle Horstradt

Two and a Half Men as Father Shaunassey

The Fighting Temptations as Mr. Fairchild

Thirteen Days as Arthur Lundahl

The Michael Richards Show as Steve

Gilmore Girls as Hanlin Charleston

An Extremely Goofy Movie as Judge (voice) (uncredited)

The West Wing as Simon Blye

The Muse as Dr. Jacobson

The Siege as Senator Wright

Charmed as Angel of Destiny

The King of Queens as Joe Heffernan

From the Earth to the Moon as Dr. Floyd Thompson

Best Friends for Life as Mr. Burnham

Flubber as Minister

Ally McBeal as Mr. Stark

Stargate SG-1 as Maz'rai

Rough Riders as Wadsworth, Sr.

Bean as Passenger Tucker

Soul Man as Bishop Peter Jerome

The Practice as Judge William Aldrich

The Practice as Judge Lander

Just Shoot Me! as Les

The Jeff Foxworthy Show as Elliot

Virus as Dr. Dubcheck

Stuart Saves His Family as Intervention Counselor

The Office as Frank Gerard

Star Trek: Voyager as Admiral Patterson

The Swan Princess as King William (voice)

Touched by an Angel as The Colonel

The Enemy Within as Vice President Walter Kelly

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Dean Barrow

White Mile as Andy Thornell

Staying Afloat as Henry Ashley

The Nanny as Dean Sterrett

Hart to Hart Returns as Ted Avery

Diagnosis: Murder as Elton Malone

Diagnosis: Murder as Monsignor D'Amico

And the Band Played On as Congressman Phil Burton

Undercover Blues as Police Captain

Rising Sun as Professor Sanders

Cutters as Harry Polachek

The Temp as Dr. Feldman

Criminal Behavior as Albee Ferguson

Revolver as Tom McCall

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive as Attorney

For Richer, for Poorer as Larry

In a Stranger's Hand as Francis Haynes

Drexell's Class

Herman's Head as Mr. Brooks

Child's Play 3 as Colonel Cochrane

Jailbirds as Sheriff

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd as D.A. Buron Fitts

The Perfect Tribute as Dr. Thomas

The Whereabouts of Jenny as Cox

Under Cover as Director Waugh

Ghost Dad as Mr. Seymour

Down Home as Walt McCrorey

My Brother's Wife as Charles Rusher

Christine Cromwell

Cross of Fire as Hiram Evans

The Fabulous Baker Boys as Charlie

Wired as Washington Post Editor

Out on the Edge as Dr. Cutler

Coach as William Thornton

Naked Lie as Adam Berger

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami as Catlett

TV 101 as Tanner

Dear John as David Hennessey

Dear John as David

Clean and Sober as Bob

Funny Farm as Marion Corey Jr.

Baby M as Judge Sorkow

Sunset as William Singer

Permanent Record

The Silence at Bethany as Sam Mitgang

Nuts as Judge Lawrence Block

Like Father Like Son as Old Man Morrison

Fresno as Prosecutor

L.A. Law as Marshall Hygate

Matlock as Prosecutor

Murder, She Wrote as Dennis Moylan

Murder, She Wrote as Neal Gillen

Murder, She Wrote as Buford Hazlitt

Brothers as J. Thomas Briggs

St. Elsewhere as Todd Sweeney

Remington Steele as Michael Fleming

Dallas as Detective Kane