Dakin Matthews
Biography
Dakin Matthews is an American actor, playwright, theater director, and scholar who was born in Oakland, California, and started his stage career in 1965 in the Bay Area. He performed with the Marin and California Shakespeare Festivals and joined the American Conservatory Theater ensemble. On television, he is known for roles such as Herb Kelcher in My Two Dads, Hanlin Charleston in Gilmore Girls, Joe Heffernan in The King of Queens, and Reverend Sikes in Desperate Housewives. His films include Nuts (1987), Clean and Sober (1988), Funny Farm (1988), Child's Play 3 (1991), Flubber (1997), Thirteen Days (2000), True Grit (2010), and Zero Charisma (2013). A Shakespearean stage actor, he has played King Lear, Bottom, and Falstaff, and he won a Drama Desk Special Award for adapting Henry IV. He has also worked as a playwright, dramaturg, and artistic director.
85years old
Turns 86 on November 7in 23 days
- Born Oakland
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 36 years1987 to 2023
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Early training
Matthews had a growing interest in drama, which brought him to the Juilliard School. He taught there, and among his students were Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone.
Early training
Matthews taught and acted at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Annette Bening was among the students he taught there.
Behind the award
Matthews won a Drama Desk Award Special Award for his adaptation of Henry IV, on which he also served as dramaturg for the 2003 revival.
Behind the camera
Matthews helped found both John Houseman's The Acting Company and Sam Mendes' Bridge Project, and he serves as an Associate Artist of the Old Globe Theatre.
Behind the award
Matthews made a verse translation of The Capulets & The Montagues. In 2011 it was performed at the Andak Stage Company and the International Siglo de Oro Festival, and it earned the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Adaptation.
Dakin Matthews movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together8 more actors
- Kevin ConwayThirteen Days (2000) and Funny Farm (1988)
- Lucinda JenneyThirteen Days (2000) and Wired (1989)
- Richard BradfordPermanent Record (1988) and Sunset (1988)
- Dwight SchultzMenendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994) and The Temp (1993)
- Jack GilpinWhite Mile (1994) and Funny Farm (1988)
- Castulo GuerraSunset (1988) and Nuts (1987)
- Steve VinovichThe Swan Princess (1994) and Wired (1989)
- Travis FineMenendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994) and Child's Play 3 (1991)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Dakin Matthews's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$620 million
14 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 14 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$252M40.7% of the total
- 2$178M28.7% of the total
- 3$35M5.6% of the total
- 4$27M4.4% of the total
- 5$26M4.1% of the total
- 6$25M4.1% of the total
- 7$21M3.3% of the total
- 8$18M3.0% of the total
$38.4 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2004 | Drama Desk Special Award | Won | |
| Ovation Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.