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Dakin Matthews
American actor
Dakin Matthews | |
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Matthews in Bean (1997) | |
| Born | Melvin Richard Matthews[1] (1940-11-07) November 7, 1940 (age 84) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Spouse | Anne Marie McNaughton (m. 1969) |
| Children | 4 |
Melvin Richard "Dakin" Matthews (born November 7, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and theatrical scholar.
He is best known as Herb Kelcher in My Two Dads (1987–1989), Hanlin Charleston in Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), Joe Heffernan in The King of Queens (1998-2007), and as Reverend Sikes in Desperate Housewives (2004–2012).
Early life
Melvin Richard Matthews was born in Oakland, California. He initially aspired to become a Roman Catholic priest,[2] studying in San Francisco and then at Gregorian University in Rome in the 1960s.
However, his growing interest in drama led him