Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews
Matthews in Bean (1997)
Born
Melvin Richard Matthews

(1940-11-07) November 7, 1940
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • scholar
Years active1965–present
Spouse
Anne Marie McNaughton
(m. 1969)
Children4

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).