Dakin Matthews

Born: 1940-11-07

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dakin Matthews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Child's Play 3

as Colonel Cochrane
Released: 1991-08-30

Eight years after seemingly destroying the killer doll, teen Andy Barclay is placed in a...

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as Col. Stonehill
Released: 2010-12-22

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture...

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Bridge of Spies

as Judge Byers
Released: 2015-10-15

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting...

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An Extremely Goofy Movie

as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 2000-02-29

It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses...

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as John Usher
Released: 2012-11-09

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation...

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The Swan Princess

as King William (voice)
Released: 1994-11-18

The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held...

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Bean

as Passenger Tucker
Released: 1997-07-03

Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After...

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as Senator Wright
Released: 1998-11-06

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave...

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as Congressman Marshall
Released: 1998-11-06

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave...

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Flubber

as Minister
Released: 1997-11-26

Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying...

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as Claudius Marcellus
Released: 2011-02-08

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the...

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Doc of Chucky

as Self
Released: 2024-11-01

The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as...

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Thirteen Days

as Arthur Lundahl
Released: 2000-12-25

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the...

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as Professor Sanders
Released: 1993-07-30

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese...

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The Enemy Within

as Vice President Walter Kelly
Released: 1994-08-24

A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government...

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The Temp

as Dr. Feldman
Released: 1993-02-12

A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new...

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For Richer, for Poorer

as Larry
Released: 1992-01-01

Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a...

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The Fabulous Baker Boys

as Charlie
Released: 1989-10-13

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they...

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Sunset

as William Singer
Released: 1988-04-29

Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

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Funny Farm

as Marion Corey Jr.
Released: 1988-06-03

Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to...

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The Fighting Temptations

as Mr. Fairchild
Released: 2003-09-19

Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown...

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Like Father Like Son

as Old Man Morrison
Released: 1987-10-02

Dr. Jack Hammond has best chances to become medical superintendent in the clinic. So he's...

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Permanent Record

as uncredited
Released: 1988-04-22

David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very...

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Ghost Dad

as Mr. Seymour
Released: 1990-06-29

Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family...

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And the Band Played On

as Congressman Phil Burton
Released: 1993-09-11

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific...

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The Muse

as Dr. Jacobson
Released: 1999-01-05

With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who...

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Zero Charisma

as Greg Goran
Released: 2013-10-11

An obsessive fantasy nerd gradually becomes unhinged when a charismatic hipster joins his...

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White Mile

as Andy Thornell
Released: 1994-05-21

An ad-agency boss (Alan Alda) leads a white-water-rafting trip into danger.

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Nuts

as Judge Lawrence Block
Released: 1987-11-20

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be...

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Waitress: The Musical

as Joe
Released: 2023-12-07

A waitress and expert pie-maker dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage.

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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

as Dean Barrow
Released: 1994-05-22

About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty,...

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Undercover Blues

as Police Captain
Released: 1993-09-10

When fun-loving American agents Jeff and Jane Blue are called back from maternity leave for a...

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In a Stranger's Hand

as Francis Haynes
Released: 1991-09-29

Jack Bauer, a workaholic businessman, accidentally gets involved in a case of child kidnapping...

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as Dr. Dubcheck
Released: 1995-05-08

Who could have deliberately released a rare and deadly African plague that is now spreading...

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Clean and Sober

as Bob
Released: 1988-08-10

Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's...

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Stuart Saves His Family

as Intervention Counselor
Released: 1995-04-12

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

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Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive

as Attorney
Released: 1992-03-03

Jean and Shag Williams locate a newly built house and decide it's perfect for them to buy. One...

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Wired

as Washington Post Editor
Released: 1989-08-25

The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career.

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White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

as D.A. Buron Fitts
Released: 1991-05-05

When '30s film star Thelma Todd dies mysteriously, her relationship with New York mobster Lucky...

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Rio Shannon

as uncredited
Released: 1993-08-14

A widow and her family face new challenges when they relocate to a run-down guest ranch in New...

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Criminal Behavior

as Albee Ferguson
Released: 1992-05-11

A female lawyer is stalked by a killer. The last in a long line of con artists, defense lawyer...

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The Perfect Tribute

as Dr. Thomas
Released: 1991-04-21

A boy risks life and limb to travel across the war-torn southern states of America during the...

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Baby M

as Judge Sorkow
Released: 1988-05-22

Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth...

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Hart to Hart Returns

as Ted Avery
Released: 1993-11-02

Jonathan Hart, the wealthy entrepreneur, and his charming investigative reporter wife, Jennifer,...

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Revolver

as Tom McCall
Released: 1992-04-19

Nick Suster, a secret intelligence agent paralyzed by an assassin's bullet, sets out to track...

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Staying Afloat

as Henry Ashley
Released: 1993-11-26

In this comedy thriller, a prospective series pilot, Larry Hagman plays a disinherited socialite...

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My Brother's Wife

as Charles Rusher
Released: 1989-12-17

Barney is a guy who comes home for his father's funeral. Eleanor, his brother's wife who is...

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Out on the Edge

as Dr. Cutler
Released: 1989-05-14

Danny is a troubled teen with a difficult home life. His parents' marriage has disintegrated,...

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Jailbirds

as Sheriff
Released: 1991-05-16

Personalities clash when a city executive and a small town seamstress are thrown into jail for...

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The Big Time

as uncredited
Released: 2002-10-20

In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire...

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The Silence at Bethany

as Sam Mitgang
Released: 1988-01-20

A young man, searching for meaning and focus in his life, returns to the Mennonite farm...

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Best Friends for Life

as Mr. Burnham
Released: 1998-01-18

Sarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had...

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Under Cover

as Director Waugh
Released: 1991-01-05

A seasoned operative pursues a dangerous mission: to prevent the assassination of a high-ranking...

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House

as Marvin
First aired: 2004-11-16

Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of...

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Dexter

as Dr. Pittman
First aired: 2006-10-01

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret...

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The Mentalist

as Christo Papadakis
First aired: 2008-09-23

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and...

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The Resident

as Howie Green
First aired: 2018-01-21

A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day,...

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Two and a Half Men

as Father Shaunassey
First aired: 2003-09-22

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and...

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Castle

as Dave Dunne
First aired: 2009-03-09

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard...

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Desperate Housewives

as Reverend Sikes
First aired: 2004-10-03

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of...

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Gilmore Girls

as Hanlin Charleston
First aired: 2000-10-05

Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives...

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The Nanny

as Dean Sterrett
First aired: 1993-11-03

Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the...

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Elementary

as James Connaughton
First aired: 2012-09-27

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases....

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Charmed

as Angel of Destiny
First aired: 1998-10-07

Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed...

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Stargate SG-1

as Maz'rai
First aired: 1997-07-27

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the...

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The Big Bang Theory

as Santa Claus
First aired: 2007-09-24

Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj...

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Chicago Med

as Art Hubbard
First aired: 2015-11-17

An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and...

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Medium

as Arthur Brock
First aired: 2005-01-03

Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people...

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Star Trek: Voyager

as Admiral Patterson
First aired: 1995-01-16

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp...

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Dallas

as Detective Kane
First aired: 1978-04-02

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all....

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Evil

as Father Augustus
First aired: 2019-09-26

Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and...

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True Blood

as Dr. Robideaux
First aired: 2008-09-07

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from...

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The Good Wife

as Dr. David Zarevich
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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The West Wing

as Simon Blye
First aired: 1999-09-22

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells...

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The Closer

as Mr. Mitchell
First aired: 2005-06-13

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit...

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The King of Queens

as Joe Heffernan
First aired: 1998-09-21

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Neal Gillen
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Dennis Moylan
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Buford Hazlitt
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Veep

as Balloon Salesman
First aired: 2012-04-22

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice...

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Parks and Recreation

as David
First aired: 2009-04-09

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level...

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Diagnosis: Murder

as Elton Malone
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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Diagnosis: Murder

as Monsignor D'Amico
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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The Practice

as Judge William Aldrich
First aired: 1997-03-04

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...

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The Practice

as Judge Lander
First aired: 1997-03-04

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...

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Touched by an Angel

as The Colonel
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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L.A. Law

as Marshall Hygate
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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Remington Steele

as Michael Fleming
First aired: 1982-10-01

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential...

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Coach

as William Thornton
First aired: 1989-02-28

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football...

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The Gilded Age

as Joshua Winterton
First aired: 2022-01-24

It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a...

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Devious Maids

as Alfred Pettigrove
First aired: 2013-06-23

The series centers on four Latina maids working in the homes of Beverly Hills’ wealthiest and...

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Dear John

as David
First aired: 1988-10-06

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is...

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Dear John

as David Hennessey
First aired: 1988-10-06

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is...

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Family Law

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-09-20

Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm...

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Just Shoot Me!

as Les
First aired: 1997-03-04

Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March...

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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Hanlin Charleston
First aired: 2016-11-25

Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory...

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Brothers

as J. Thomas Briggs
First aired: 1984-07-13

Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him...

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From the Earth to the Moon

as Dr. Floyd Thompson
First aired: 1998-04-05

The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon...

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Herman's Head

as Mr. Brooks
First aired: 1991-09-08

Herman's Head is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991 until...

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Jack & Bobby

as Merle Horstradt
First aired: 2004-09-12

If "greatness is thrust upon us," as Winston Churchill once said, then it stands to reason that...

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Love & War

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-09-21

A woman running a bar in New York City while trying to maintain a romance with an egotistical...

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Better Off Ted

as Arthur Wells
First aired: 2009-03-18

Ted, a successful but morally conscious man, runs a research and development department at a...

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The Jeff Foxworthy Show

as Elliot
First aired: 1995-09-12

Jeff Foxworthy is a hardworking husband and father. Between paying his mortgage, running his...

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EZ Streets

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-10-27

EZ Streets is an American television drama series created by Paul Haggis. It premiered on CBS on...

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TV 101

as Tanner
First aired: 1988-11-29

TV 101 is an American drama series that aired on CBS from 1988 until 1989. The series stars Sam...

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Soul Man

as Bishop Peter Jerome
First aired: 1997-04-15

Soul Man is an American sitcom that aired

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Rough Riders

as Wadsworth, Sr.
First aired: 1997-07-20

Explores the journey of the cavalry group led by Theodore Roosevelt in a charge up San Juan Hill...

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Doctor Doctor

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-06-12

Doctor Doctor is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS. It began a short run in June...

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The Michael Richards Show

as Steve
First aired: 2000-10-24

The Michael Richards Show is a sitcom that debuted on NBC in 2000. The show starred Michael...

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Aaron's Way

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-03-09

Aaron's Way is a 1988 American family drama series that aired on NBC. The series stars Merlin...

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Cross of Fire

as Hiram Evans
First aired: 1989-11-05

Cross of Fire is a 1989 American television mini-series based on the horrific rape and murder of...

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Leap of Faith

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-02-28

Leap of Faith is a half-hour single-camera comedy that aired on NBC in early 2002, right after...

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Fresno

as Prosecutor
First aired: 1986-11-16

In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on...

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Down Home

as Walt McCrorey
First aired: 1990-04-12

A New York City executive returns to her hometown of Hadley Cove, Texas, a coastal fishing...

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Cutters

as Harry Polachek
First aired: 1993-06-11

Cutters is an American sitcom that aired from June 11 until July 9, 1993.

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Baby M

as Judge Sorkow
First aired: 1988-05-22

A childless couple enlists the help of a woman to be their surrogate for their first child. What...

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