
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

And the Band Played On
as Congressman Phil Burton
1993

Child's Play 3
as Colonel Cochrane
1991

The Swan Princess
as King William (voice)
1994

Flubber
as Minister
1997

Nuts
as Judge Lawrence Block
1987

Funny Farm
as Marion Corey Jr.
1988

Clean and Sober
as Bob
1988

Like Father Like Son
as Old Man Morrison
1987

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Dean Barrow
1994

True Grit
as Col. Stonehill
2010

Waitress: The Musical
as Joe
2023

The Temp
as Dr. Feldman
1993

The Silence at Bethany
as Sam Mitgang
1988

Naked Lie
as Adam Berger
1989

Zero Charisma
as Greg Goran
2013

Criminal Behavior
as Albee Ferguson
1992

Rising Sun
as Professor Sanders
1993

Stuart Saves His Family
as Intervention Counselor
1995

In a Stranger's Hand
as Francis Haynes
1991

The Eagle
as Claudius Marcellus
2011
TV Appearances

Desperate Housewives
as Reverend Sikes
2004

Star Trek: Voyager
as Admiral Patterson
1995

The Nanny
as Dean Sterrett
1993

Two and a Half Men
as Father Shaunassey
2003

Doctor Doctor
1989

Stargate SG-1
as Maz'rai
1997

Diagnosis: Murder
as Elton Malone
1993

Dallas
as Detective Kane
1978

Parks and Recreation
as David
2009
Aaron's Way
1988
Drexell's Class
1991

Gilmore Girls
as Hanlin Charleston
2000