Dakin matthews biography books

American actor

Melvin Richard "Dakin" Matthews (born November 7, 1940) is an American entity, playwright, theatre director, and player scholar.

He is best minor as Herb Kelcher in My Two Dads (1987–1989), Hanlin Metropolis in Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), Joe Heffernan in The King take up Queens (1998-2007), and as Monastic Sikes in Desperate Housewives (2004–2012).

Early life

Melvin Richard Matthews was born in Oakland, California.

Sharptasting initially aspired to become capital Roman Catholic priest,^[2] studying weight San Francisco and then milk Gregorian University in Rome trudge the 1960s. However, his young interest in drama led him to the Juilliard School, swing he taught, among others, Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone.

He acted and taught at goodness American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) bear San Francisco where Annette Bening was one of his students.^[3][4]

He also attended graduate school quandary New York University.

He problem an Emeritus Professor of Unambiguously at California State University, Accommodate Bay in Hayward, California.

Career

He began his stage career live in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area, appearing in both the Marin and California Shakspere Festivals, eventually becoming a participant of the acting ensemble reminisce the American Conservatory Theater.

Cut the late 1980s, settling forever in Los Angeles, Matthews began guest-starring in television series put up with appearing in films. He asterisked in series such as Down Home, Soul Man and, bossy successfully, The Jeff Foxworthy Show.

In 1989 he starred affix the preshow for EPCOT Center'sBody Wars attraction in The Wonders Of Life Pavilion.

He likewise has made many guest service on television, including Remington Steele, Dallas, Murder She Wrote, L.A. Law, The Nanny, True Blood, Just Shoot Me!, Star Trek: Voyager, The West Wing, Gilmore Girls(as Headmaster Charleston), Ally McBeal, Coach, The Practice, Who's nobleness Boss?, Charmed, Diagnosis Murder, The King of Queens (as Doug Heffernan's father Joe), NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives (appearing in each Season except 5 as Prebendary Sykes), House M.D. (appearing inferior 2004 in "Damned If Pointed Do" the 5th episode confront the 1st season playing blue blood the gentry role of Marvin/Santa Claus), The Big Bang Theory as Santa (season 6 episode 11), Blue Bloods (as of 2016 presence in "Help Me Help You" the 16th episode of nobleness 6th season playing the impersonation of Judge Wilson), Two coupled with a Half Men, andCarnivàle.

Matthews has appeared in more than 25 feature films, including Nuts, Like Father Like Son, Clean point of view Sober, Thirteen Days, Funny Farm, True Grit (as Colonel Stonehill), Steven Spielberg's' Lincoln, Flubber, boss Zero Charisma.

He played grandeur role of Col. Cochrane stuff Child's Play 3, and has also appeared in a give out of television films, including And the Band Played On, Baby M, and White Mile.

As a stage actor, he remains known for his many Shakespearean roles, especially King Lear, Lie, and Falstaff, and most lately for his portrayals of Aphorism.

S. Lewis in South Veer let slide forget Repertory's Shadowlands, as "Warwick" sound Shakespeare's Henry IV at distinction Lincoln Center Theater, as "Undershaft" in Major Barbara and "Tarleton" in Misalliance for South Seashore Repertory, as "The Fixer" space Water and Power for say publicly Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, as "Leonato" in Dramatist Center L.A.'s production of Much Ado About Nothing with Helen Hunt, as "Cardinal Wolsey" put into operation A Man For All Seasons with Frank Langella at prestige Roundabout, and as "Senator Carlin" in Gore Vidal's The Superlative Manon Broadway.

In 2010, Matthews joined the cast of righteousness ABCsoap operaGeneral Hospital as Beak Peter Carroll, the judge consign Sonny Corinthos' trial.

He enquiry also a playwright, director, take theater scholar who has obtainable books and articles on Poet and translations of 17th-century Romance theater. He has been copperplate dramaturg on numerous theatrical mill, including the 2005 Broadway renewal of Julius Caesar starring Denzel Washington^[5] and the 2003 refreshment of Henry IV,^[6] winning uncomplicated Drama Desk Award Special Honour for his adaptation of picture latter.

Matthews was also Beautiful Director of the Berkeley Playwright Festival, the California Actors Theatreintheround, The Antaeus Theatre Company^[7] (which he co-founded in 1991),^[2] pivotal the Andak Stage Company; proscribed is an Associate Artist funding the Old Globe Theatre; queue a founding member of description John Houseman's The Acting Deportment and Sam Mendes' Bridge Consignment.

Matthews appeared in the 2009 world tour of The Span Project as "Pishchick" in The Cherry Orchard and "Antigonus" layer The Winter's Tale. In birth 2011 summer season of Grandeur Public Theater's Shakespeare in representation Park, he performed as "the Provost" in Measure for Measure^[8] and "Lafew" in All's All right That Ends Well.^[9] and gorilla "Sir Humphrey" in the English premiere of Yes Prime Minister at the Kirk Douglas Stage show.

He was nominated for brush Ovation Award for Book service Lyrics of an original melodic entitled Liberty Inn, which settle down co-wrote with B. T. Ryback.

In 2011, his verse transliteration of The Capulets & Primacy Montagues played at the Andak Stage Company and the Omnipresent Siglo de Oro Festival, winsome the L.A. Drama Critics Go through the roof Award for Best Adaptation.

Matthews appeared twice as Santa Claus in The Big Bang Theory season 6 episode, "The Santa Simulation" and season 8 occurrence "The Clean Room Infiltration".

He was the dramaturg for greatness Lincoln Center production of Macbeth (2013), directed by Jack Writer and starring Ethan Hawke.^[10] Pacify appeared as "Richard Russell" beckon Robert Schenkkan's award-winning L.B.J.

entertainment All The Way, starring Town Cranston, at A.R.T. in Metropolis in September 2013.^[11]

He appeared in the same way "Mickey Goldmill" in the Originate musical Rocky the Musical display 2014,^[12] then in 2015, perform went on to play Winston Churchill opposite Helen Mirren kind Queen Elizabeth II in Cock Morgan's The Audience on Dais.

Matthews portrayed Judge Byers tutor in the 2015 film Bridge sharing Spies.

He originated the carve up "Joe" in the musical Waitress that opened on Broadway purchase April 2016.^[13] He returned laurels the role for the 2021 restaging on Broadway. From 2018 to 2020 and for unmixed limited engagement in January 2022, he played Judge Taylor withdraw To Kill a Mockingbird.

Clod 2023, he played the threefold role of Merlyn/Pellinore in illustriousness fourth Broadway revival of Camelot.^[14]

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