Dakin Matthews is one of the more persistent actors of his generation whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The single most recognizable credit is 'Bridge of Spies', playing Judge Byers. 'True Grit' is the other credit most often cited. The first screen credit dates from 1987. Drama keeps coming back on the credit list. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 85 titles.
Dakin Matthews
85 years (Nov 7, 1940)Oakland, California, USA
27 Movies58 Series
Dakin Matthews is one of the more persistent actors of his generation whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The single most recognizable credit is 'Bridge of Spies', playing Judge Byers. 'True Grit' is the other credit most often cited. The first screen credit dates from 1987. Drama keeps coming back on the credit list. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 85 titles.
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).Dakin Matthews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.