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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Doc of Chucky
2024
as Self
The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine H...
Waitress: The Musical
2023
as Joe
A waitress and expert pie-maker dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage.
Bridge of Spies
2015
as Judge Byers
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, ...
Zero Charisma
2013
as Greg Goran
An obsessive fantasy nerd gradually becomes unhinged when a charismatic hipster joins his role-playing game.
Zero Charisma
2013
Executive Producer
An obsessive fantasy nerd gradually becomes unhinged when a charismatic hipster joins his role-playing game.
Lincoln
2012
as John Usher
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln p...
The Eagle
2011
as Claudius Marcellus
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arr...
True Grit
2010
as Col. Stonehill
Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Ma...
The Fighting Temptations
2003
as Mr. Fairchild
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him...
The Big Time
2002
In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire Network a success. Among them: a naive young woman who's hir...
Thirteen Days
2000
as Arthur Lundahl
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases establishe...
An Extremely Goofy Movie
2000
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses Max so much he loses his job and goes to finish college ...
The Muse
1999
as Dr. Jacobson
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
The Siege
1998
as Senator Wright
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent ...
The Siege
1998
as Congressman Marshall
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent ...
Best Friends for Life
1998
as Mr. Burnham
Sarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had children within the same year and now find themselves fac...
Flubber
1997
as Minister
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and...
Bean
1997
as Passenger Tucker
Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him f...
Virus
1995
as Dr. Dubcheck
Who could have deliberately released a rare and deadly African plague that is now spreading uncontrollably throughout America's largest urban areas? A...
Stuart Saves His Family
1995
as Intervention Counselor
A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
The Swan Princess
1994
as King William (voice)
The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake, she befriends Jean-Bob the fr...
The Enemy Within
1994
as Vice President Walter Kelly
A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
as Dean Barrow
About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik, in Beverly...
White Mile
1994
as Andy Thornell
An ad-agency boss (Alan Alda) leads a white-water-rafting trip into danger.
Staying Afloat
1993
as Henry Ashley
In this comedy thriller, a prospective series pilot, Larry Hagman plays a disinherited socialite and high roller who, with the aid of a comely con art...
Hart to Hart Returns
1993
as Ted Avery
Jonathan Hart, the wealthy entrepreneur, and his charming investigative reporter wife, Jennifer, once again get caught up in a mystery, this time invo...
And the Band Played On
1993
as Congressman Phil Burton
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
Undercover Blues
1993
as Police Captain
When fun-loving American agents Jeff and Jane Blue are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decid...
Rio Shannon
1993
A widow and her family face new challenges when they relocate to a run-down guest ranch in New Mexico.
Rising Sun
1993
as Professor Sanders
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called ...
The Temp
1993
as Dr. Feldman
A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temporary secretary.
Criminal Behavior
1992
as Albee Ferguson
A female lawyer is stalked by a killer. The last in a long line of con artists, defense lawyer Jessie Lee Stubbs has every intention of staying on the...
Revolver
1992
as Tom McCall
Nick Suster, a secret intelligence agent paralyzed by an assassin's bullet, sets out to track down his assailant and in the process, uncovers a major ...
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
1992
as Attorney
Jean and Shag Williams locate a newly built house and decide it's perfect for them to buy. One thing the developers forgot to tell them about was that...
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
as Larry
Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a self-made millionaire who hatches a bankruptcy plan t...
In a Stranger's Hand
1991
as Francis Haynes
Jack Bauer, a workaholic businessman, accidentally gets involved in a case of child kidnapping when he returns a doll found in the subway.
Child's Play 3
1991
as Colonel Cochrane
Eight years after seemingly destroying the killer doll, teen Andy Barclay is placed in a military school, and the spirit of Chucky returns to renew hi...
Jailbirds
1991
as Sheriff
Personalities clash when a city executive and a small town seamstress are thrown into jail for crimes they didn't commit and then escape, handcuffed t...
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991
as D.A. Buron Fitts
When '30s film star Thelma Todd dies mysteriously, her relationship with New York mobster Lucky Luciano is investigated.
The Perfect Tribute
1991
as Dr. Thomas
A boy risks life and limb to travel across the war-torn southern states of America during the height of hostilities in the Civil War, hoping to visit ...
The Whereabouts of Jenny
1991
as Cox
Jimmy O'Meara loves his daughter more than anything in the world. But when his ex-wife gets involved with a man who's involved with criminals, his wor...
Under Cover
1991
as Director Waugh
A seasoned operative pursues a dangerous mission: to prevent the assassination of a high-ranking Soviet reformer. Meanwhile, his best friend believes ...
Ghost Dad
1990
as Mr. Seymour
Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a...
My Brother's Wife
1989
as Charles Rusher
Barney is a guy who comes home for his father's funeral. Eleanor, his brother's wife who is Barney first love meets him and they go to the club where ...
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
as Charlie
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Wired
1989
as Washington Post Editor
The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career.
Out on the Edge
1989
as Dr. Cutler
Danny is a troubled teen with a difficult home life. His parents' marriage has disintegrated, and his father's already found someone else he'd like to...
Naked Lie
1989
as Adam Berger
They are the perfect, and politically correct, couple. He is a judge, she is a high profile attorney. When she takes on a sensational murder case, the...
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988
as Catlett
There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero r...
Clean and Sober
1988
as Bob
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide fr...
Funny Farm
1988
as Marion Corey Jr.
Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclus...
Sunset
1988
as William Singer
Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.
Permanent Record
1988
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school,...
The Silence at Bethany
1988
as Sam Mitgang
A young man, searching for meaning and focus in his life, returns to the Mennonite farm community where he was born.
Nuts
1987
as Judge Lawrence Block
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
Like Father Like Son
1987
as Old Man Morrison
Dr. Jack Hammond has best chances to become medical superintendent in the clinic. So he's completely absorbed in his work and has no understanding for...