Dakin Matthews

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Dakin Matthews
Matthews in Bean (1997)
Born	Melvin Richard Matthews[1] (1940-11-07) November 7, 1940 (age 83) Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director scholar
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. 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).