Melvin Richard "Dakin" Matthews (November 7, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and theatrical scholar best known for Child's Play 3 (1991), True Grit (2010), and Lincoln (2012).
He is married to Anne Marie McNaughton and they have four children.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1987: Like Father Like Son (1987) as Old Man Morrison
- 1987: Nuts as Judge Lawrence Block
- 1988: Terrorist On Trial The United States Vs Salim Ajami as Catlett
- 1988: The Silence At Bethany as Sam Mitgang
- 1988: Permanent Record as Mr. McBain
- 1988: Sunset as William Singer
- 1988: Funny Farm as Marion Corey Jr.
- 1988: Clean And Sober as Bob
- 1989: Naked Lie as Adam Berger
- 1989: Guts And Glory The Rise And Fall Of Oliver North as Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese (Uncredited Role)
- 1989: Out On The Edge as Dr. Cutler
- 1989: Wired as Washington Post Editor
- 1989: The Fabulous Baker Boys as Charlie
- 1989: Cross Of Fire as Hiram Evans
- 1989: My Brothers Wife as Charles Rusher
- 1990: Ghost Dad as Mr. Seymour
- 1990: Fine Things as Judge Aaron S. Mitofsky
- 1991: The Whereabouts Of Jenny as Cox
- 1991: Eve of Destruction as Singleton
- 1991: The Perfect Tribute as Dr. Thomas
- 1991: White Hot The Mysterious Murder Of Thelma Todd as D.A. Buron Fitts
- 1991: Jailbirds as Sheriff
- 1991: Child's Play 3 as Col. Cochrane
- 1991: And Then She Was Gone as Francis Haynes
- 1992: Murder Without Motive The Edmund Perry Story as Howards
- 1992: For Richer For Poorer as Larry
- 1992: Grave Secrets The Legacy Of Hilltop Drive as Attorney
- 1992: Under Cover as Director Waugh
- 1992: Revolver as Tom McCall
- 1992: Criminal Behavior as Albee Ferguson
- 1993: The Temp as Dr. Feldman
- 1993: Rising Sun as Prof. Sanders (uncredited)
- 1993: Undercover Blues as Police Captain
- 1993: And the Band Played On as Congressman Phil Burton
- 1993: Hart To Hart Returns as Ted Avery
- 1993: Staying Afloat as Henry Ashley
- 1994: White Mile as Andy Thornbell
- 1994: Menendez A Killing In Beverly Hills as Dean Barrow
- 1994: The Enemy Within 1994 as Vice Pres. Walter Kelly
- 1994: The Swan Princess as King William
- 1995: Stuart Saves His Family as Intervention Counselor
- 1995: Virus as Dr. Dubcheck
- 1995: Nothing Lasts Forever as Dr. Taft
- 1997: Bean as Tucker
- 1997: Flubber as Minister
- 1998: Best Friends For Life as Mr. Burnham
- 1998: The Siege as Sen. Wright
- 1999: The Muse (1999) as Dr. Jacobson
- 2000: An Extremely Goofy Movie as Judge (uncredited)
- 2000: Thirteen Days as Arthur Lundahl
- 2003: The Fighting Temptations as Mr. Fairchild
- 2010: True Grit as Col. Stonehill
- 2011: The Eagle (2011) as Claudius
- 2012: Lincoln as John Usher
- 2013: Zero Charisma as Greg Goran (also producer)
- 2015: Bridge of Spies as Judge Byers
Television Roles
- 1985: Remington Steele as Michael Fleming
- 1986: St. Elsewhere as Dr. Todd Sweeney
- 1986: Fresno as Prosecutor
- 1987: Easy Street as Tim Weathergate
- 1987: Matlock as Prosecutor
- 1987-1989: My Two Dads as Herb Kelcher (7 episodes)
- 1988: Newhart as Jim
- 1988: Aarons Way as Wyler
- 1988: Dallas as Det. Kane
- 1988: Something is Out There as Agent Simon
- 1988: TV 101 as Tanner
- 1988-1989: Dear John as David Hennessey (2 episodes)
- 1989: Brothers as Prosecuting Attorney
- 1989: Christine Cromwell as Carter Dickson III
- 1989-1991: Doctor Doctor as Dr. Harold Stratford (5 episodes)
- 1990: Blind Faith as Uncle Gene
- 1990-1991: Down Home as Walt McCorey
- 1991: Who's the Boss? as Judge
- 1991-1992: Drexells Class as Roscoe Davis
- 1992-1993: L.A. Law as Marshall Hygate (4 episodes)
- 1992-1995: Murder, She Wrote as Buford Hazlitt/Dennis Mylan/Neal Gillen (3 episodes)
- 1993: Love & War as Fletch Porter
- 1993: Herman's Head as Mr. Brooks
- 1993: Cutters as Harry Polachek
- 1993: Picket Fences as Henry Marshall
- 1994: Coach as William Thornton
- 1994-2001: Diagnosis: Murder as Monsignor D'Amico/Elton Malone (2 episodes)
- 1995: The Office 1995 as Frank Gerard
- 1995-1996: The Jeff Foxworthy Show as Elliot (10 episodes)
- 1996: Nash Bridges as Dale Cutter
- 1996: Ink as Ben Braxton
- 1996: Mr And Mrs Smith 1996 as Walter Wheaton
- 1997: EZ Streets as Retired Police Commissioner
- 1997: Rough Riders as Wadsworth Sr.
- 1997-1998: Soul Man as Bishop Peter Jerome
- 1998: Touched by an Angel as The Colonel
- 1998: From the Earth to the Moon as Dr. Floyd Thompson
- 1998: Vengeance Unlimited as Gov. Luke McElroy
- 1998: Buddy Faro as Leopold Wentworth Cornell III
- 1998: Holding The Baby as Officer O'Malley
- 1999: The Nanny as Dean Sterrett
- 1999: Star Trek: Voyager as Admiral Patterson
- 1999-2002: Providence as Dick Johnson/Rev. Steinflash (3 episodes)
- 2000: The West Wing as Simon Blye
- 2000: City Of Angels 2000 as Hospital Lawyer
- 2000: Just Shoot Me! as Les
- 2000: The Geena Davis Show as Rev. Meadows
- 2000: The Michael Richards Show as Steve
- 2000: Ally McBeal as Mr. Stark
- 2000: Dharma & Greg as Mr. Harrison
- 2000-2003: The Practice as Judge William Aldrich/Judge Lander (4 episodes)
- 2000-2007: Gilmore Girls as Hanlin Charleston (10 episodes)
- 2016: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Headmaster Charleston
- 2001: First Years as Jameson Bishop
- 2001: Citizen Baines as Hal Lainson
- 2001-2007: The King of Queens as Joe Hefferman (14 episodes)
- 2002: Charmed (1998) as Angel of Destiny
- 2002: Family Affair as Business Man
- 2002: Judging Amy as Mr. Chandler
- 2003: The Lyon's Den as Judge
- 2004: NYPD Blue as Simon Clifton
- 2004: House as Marvin
- 2004-2005: Jack & Bobby as Merle Horstradt (7 episodes)
- 2005: Carnivàle as Evander Geddes
- 2005: The Closer as Mr. Mitchell
- 2005-2006: Huff as Jim Sullivan (3 episodes)
- 2005-2012: Desperate Housewives as Rev. Sikes (9 episodes)
- 2006: Stargate SG-1 as Maz'rai
- 2006: Jake In Progress as Gov. Reynolds
- 2006: Dexter as Dr. Pittman
- 2007: Boston Legal as Judge Harvey Fletcher
- 2007: Medium as Judge Arthur Brock
- 2007: Shark as Judge Warren Cleary
- 2008: Eli Stone as Banker
- 2010: Cold Case as (2010) Sheldon "Cleo" Burgess
- 2010: Parks and Recreation as David
- 2010: General Hospital as Judge Peter Carroll
- 2010: Better Off Ted as Arthur Wells
- 2010: True Blood as Dr. Robideaux
- 2011: Two and a Half Men as Father Shaunassey
- 2011-2013: The Mentalist as Prof. Christo Papadakis (2 episodes)
- 2012: The Good Wife as Dr. David Zarevich
- 2012: Castle as Dave Dunne
- 2012-2014: The Big Bang Theory as Santa (2 episodes)
- 2013: Mr Box Office as Ernie Finkelstein
- 2013: Devious Maids as Alfred Pettigrove
- 2015: Elementary as James Connaughton
- 2015: Veep as Balloon Salesman
- 2016: Blue Bloods as Judge Wilson
- 2016: BrainDead (2016) as Bob Isenstadt
- 2016: Crunch Time as Richardson
- 2016: Madam Secretary as Ambassador Roy Curtis
- 2017: Doubt as Judge Halloran
- 2017: Gotham as Dr. Niles Winthrop
- 2018: The Resident as Howie Green
- 2018: Instinct as Judge Brooks
- 2019: Evil (2019) as Father Augustus
- 2019: Bluff City Law as Buzzy Bedford
- 2021: Why Women Kill as Father Tim
Video Game Roles
- 1997: DA Pursuit Of Justice as Frank Covington
- 1998: Gen 13 as Various
Shorts
- 1989: Body Wars 1989 as Mission Commander
- 1998: The Swan Princess Sing Along as King William
Podcasts
- 2016: Starship Excelsior as Admiral Styles
Theatre Roles
- 2001-2002: QED as Voice
- 2003-2004: Henry IV as Various
- 2008: A Man for All Seasons as Cardinal Wolsey
- 2012-2013: Gore Vidals The Best Man as Sen. Clyde Carlin/Ex-Pres. Arthur Hockstader
- 2014: Rocky as Mickey
- 2015: The Audience as Winston Churchill
- 2016-2021: Waitress as Joe
- 2018: The Iceman Cometh as Piet Wetjoen
- 2018-2022: To Kill a Mockingbird as Judge Taylor
Dramaturg
- 2005: Julius Caesar
- 2013-2014: Macbeth
