Dakin Matthews

American actor
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Summary

Dakin Matthews was born on November 7, 1940[1], in Oakland[2]. He has worked as a playwright[3], theatrical director[4], teacher[5], stage actor[6], and film actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,818 views/month, #6,831 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: television actor[10], voice actor[11], actor[12], author[13]
  • Educated at: Juilliard School[14]
  • Notable work: Waitress[15]
  • Award received: Drama Desk Special Award[16], Ovation Awards[17]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Dakin Matthews[20]
  • Family name: Matthews[21]
  • Given name: Dakin[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Start of work period: 1965[24]
  • P14750: B847-8BDB-96AE-5699-5BEF[25]
  • P14774: PEMA0000044128[26]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4284189b-88e5-49d6-b534-62d73dc44629[28]

Why It Matters

Dakin Matthews has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Dakin Matthews born?

Dakin Matthews's place of birth was Oakland[2].

What did Dakin Matthews do for work?

Dakin Matthews worked as a playwright[3], theatrical director[4], teacher[5], stage actor[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Dakin Matthews go to school?

Dakin Matthews was educated at Juilliard School[14].

What awards did Dakin Matthews receive?

Honors received include Drama Desk Special Award[16] and Ovation Awards[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 68638
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  2. 8w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B847-8BDB-96AE-5699-5BEF
    P14774 → PEMA0000044128
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → Juilliard School
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