Born 1940 (age 85) · Oakland, California, USA
Appears in 124 titles

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

Bridge of Spies
7.2
Bridge of Spies
2015
as Judge Byers
True Grit
7.3
True Grit
2010
as Col. Stonehill
Lincoln
6.8
Lincoln
2012
as John Usher
Bean
6.5
Bean
1997
as Passenger Tucker
Flubber
5.7
Flubber
1997
as Minister
Child's Play 3
5.9
Child's Play 3
1991
as Colonel Cochrane
The Siege
6.3
The Siege
1998
as Senator Wright
The Eagle
6.2
The Eagle
2011
as Claudius Marcellus
The Swan Princess
6.6
The Swan Princess
1994
as King William (voice)
Rising Sun
6.1
Rising Sun
1993
as Professor Sanders
Thirteen Days
7.0
Thirteen Days
2000
as Arthur Lundahl
An Extremely Goofy Movie
6.4
An Extremely Goofy Movie
2000
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
The Fabulous Baker Boys
6.6
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
as Charlie
Funny Farm
6.2
Funny Farm
1988
as Marion Corey Jr.
Ghost Dad
5.1
Ghost Dad
1990
as Mr. Seymour
Undercover Blues
6.1
Undercover Blues
1993
as Police Captain
The Muse
5.2
The Muse
1999
as Dr. Jacobson
Like Father Like Son
5.7
Like Father Like Son
1987
as Old Man Morrison
The Fighting Temptations
5.8
The Fighting Temptations
2003
as Mr. Fairchild
Nuts
6.3
Nuts
1987
as Judge Lawrence Block