- Born
- Birth nameMelvin Richard Matthews
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- From February 2014 Dakin is taking on the iconic role of Mickey, the grizzled no-mercy trainer in ROCKY, THE MUSICAL at Broadway's Winter Gardens Theatre. This role was originally played by veteran screen actor Burgess Meredith in the original 1976 movie and he received an Academy award nomination for his achievement.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Mark Deitch
- SpouseAnne Marie McNaughton(June 22, 1969 - present) (4 children)
- Taught drama at Juilliard and is an Emeritus Professor of English from California State University. Among his former students are Kevin Kline, Annette Bening and Patti LuPone.
- As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: True Grit (2010), Lincoln (2012) and Bridge of Spies (2015).
- Founding member of John Houseman's Acting Company.
- From 1960-1963 was a student of Catholic Theology receiving a degree in that subject and studying at the Vatican and at Rome's Gregorian University with the intentions of one day being a priest.
- Won a Drama Desk special adaptation award created especially for him for his condensation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV" at Lincoln Center in 2004.
- It's difficult for younger actors in L.A. since TV has gone in a different direction with reality shows. You can become a TV personality without any skills or technique, just based on your looks and a willingness to be publicly humiliated.
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