Giuseppe "Pino" Mattei was a stuntman and actor who worked steadily, but not prolifically, in Italian films from the late '50's until the early '80's. He was also often credited as a Master of Arms. No biographical details are currently known.
Clearing up something that has caused some confusion and many mis-credits on various websites, he did use the pseudonym "Joseph Mathews" in a number of westerns, but he almost certainly does NOT appear in any films credited as "John Mathews", "John Mathios", "John Matheus" or "James Harris". He has also been confused on a number of occasions with similar-looking Franco Beltramme.
Filmography
- La venere di Cheronea (uncredited) .... Soldier in the tavern
- Serenate per 16 bionde (uncredited) .... Thug disrupting music show
1959 - Il mondo dei miracoli (uncredited) .... Man in Cinecittà cafeteria
- La scimitarra del saraceno (uncredited) .... Pirate
1960 - Il terrore della maschera rossa (uncredited) .... Guard
- La vendetta dei barbari (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Noi duri (uncredited) .... Gangster in nightclub
1961 - Goliath contro i Giganti (uncredited) .... Sailor with Goliath
- Sansone (credited as Master of Arms) .... Tribal champion challenging Samson
1962 - Anno 79 - La distruzione di Ercolano (credited + Master of Arms) .... Draco
- I tre nemici (uncredited) .... Thug on the train
- Il colpo segreto di d'Artagnan (uncredited) .... Conspirator
- La furia di Ercole (credited?) .... Fighter
1963 - Goliath e la schiava ribelle (uncredited) .... Soldier with Goliath
- I dieci gladiatori (credited + Master of Arms) .... Gladiator
- Il leone di San Marco (uncredited) .... Pirate
- Il vecchio testamento (credited + Master of Arms) .... Jakar
- L'eroe di Babilonia (uncredited) .... Ciro's lieutenant
- Ursus nella terra di fuoco (uncredited) .... Strong man in the contest
1964 - Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Gli invincibili tre (credited + Master of Arms) .... Rakis
- I due gladiatori (uncredited) .... Prison guard
- Il Leone di Tebe (uncredited) .... Soldier
- L'ultimo gladiatore (uncredited) .... Gladiator trainer
- La vendetta dei gladiatori (uncredited) .... Captain of the guards
1965 - Johnny West il mancino (credited as Joseph Mathews + Master of Arms) .... Red
- Maciste il vendicatore dei Maya (uncredited) .... Man of Donar's tribe
- Uno straniero a Sacramento (credited as "Big and Joseph Matthews") .... Mill Morgan
1966 - 12 donne d'oro (Kommissar X - Jagd auf Unbekannt) (credited) .... Kan
- Agente Jo Walker: operazione Estremo Oriente (Kommissar X - In den Klauen des Goldenen Drachen) (credited) .... Benny
- Degueyo (uncredited) .... Bandit
1967 - I criminali della metropoli (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
- I fantastici 3 Supermen (credited as Joseph Matthews + Master of Arms) .... Sarkis
- Muori lentamente... te la godi di più (Mister Dynamit - Morgen küßt Euch der Tod) (credited) .... Balbo
1968 - Gangsters per un massacro (Kommissar X - 3 blaue Panther) (uncredited) .... Karate fighter
1969 - Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! (credited as Joseph Mathews) .... Frankie
- I tre serpenti d'ori (Kommissar X - Drei goldene Schlangen) (credited) .... Curly
- Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino (uncredited) .... Bank robber
1970 - E venne il giorno dei limoni neri (credited as Master of Arms) .... Credit only
- Indio Black sai che ti dico: sei un gran figlio di... (credited as Giuseppe Mattei as "Fire-Arms") .... Credit only
- L'inafferrabile invincibile Mr. Invisibile (credited) .... One of Mamma's henchmen
1971 - È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! (credited as Giuseppe Mattei as Master of Arms) .... Credit only
- Se t'incontro t'ammazzo (uncredited) .... The husband
1973 - Diario segreto da un carcere femminile (credited) .... Mafia boss
- ... E il terzo giorno arrivò il Corvo (uncredited) .... The husband (re-used footage)
- Il fiore dai petali d'acciaio (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
- Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (uncredited) .... Racist
- Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore (uncredited) .... Kon Ki Lay henchman
- La mano spietata della legge (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
- Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro (credited as Giuseppe Mattei as Master of Arms) .... Richard
- Senza ragione (credited) .... Jeweller
- Sette monache a Kansas City (credited + Master of Arms) .... role?
1974 - Piedino il questurino (uncredited) .... Nightclub brawler
- Prostituzione (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Gangster boss
1975 - I sette del gruppo selvaggio (credited) .... Foster
- La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere! (uncredited) .... Gunman on firing range
1976 - Il conto è chiuso (uncredited) .... Hitman
- Il grande racket (uncredited) .... Hood
- La lupa mannara (credited?) .... Driver who picks up Daniela
- Sangue di sbirro (uncredited) .... Mallory henchman
- Squadra antiscippo (uncredited) .... Thug
1977 - La via della droga (uncredited) .... Drug squad officer
- Yeti: il gigante del XX secolo (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Korwasky
1978 - Il commissario Verrazzano (uncredited) .... Bonci henchman in pool hall
1980 - Fontamara (credited as Master of Arms) .... State official
- Il vizietto II (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... One of Mangin's men
- Luca il contrabbandiere (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
1983 - I sette magnifici gladiatori (credited as Phillip Bard) .... Dex
1984 - Razza violenta (uncredited) .... Hitman in hotel
More Mattei!
There are still a few movies where Pino is credited by various online sources that I have been unable to find, so if anybody has images of him in the films below you know what to do.
- La corsa del secolo (1968) ANICA as Orlandi
- Mon fils (1971) TV mini-series, IMDb as L'intendant
- Il magnifico West (1972) ANICA
- Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! (1973) IMDb
- Lo scoiattolo (1979) IMDb
Pino è perso
Titles where Pino is credited somewhere with appearing. I have looked through these titles, but have been unable to find him. Maybe someone else will have more luck?
- Il magnifico gladiatore (1964) Listed on IMDb as Gladiator
- L'ultimo uomo della terra (1964) Listed on ANICA as Leader of the survivors
- Terrore nello spazio (1965) Listed on IMDb as Brent
- Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura (1972) Giuseppe Mattei is listed in the opening credits, but Pino does not appear. Instead, the name seems to refer to an actor who went on to appear in a few other films under the name "James Harris" (see below)
- Sotto a chi tocca! (1972) Listed on ANICA
- Jack London - la mia grande avventura (1973) Listed on ANICA. Also not found by FatmanDan
Films where "John Mathews", or variations thereof, is credited. - Il jena di Londra (1964) "John Mathews" is credited, but this pseudonym is actually for Gianni Medici. Pino does not appear
- Jim il primo (1964) "John Mathews" credited, Pino does not appear
- Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo (1964) "John Mathews" is credited, but this pseudonym is actually for Gianni Medici. Pino does not appear
- Mark Donen - Agente Zeta 7 (Rembrandt 7 antwortet nicht...) (1966) IMDb says "John Mathews" should be credited
- Per pochi dollari ancora (1966) "John Matheus" credited, Pino does not appear
- L'ultimo killer (1967) "John Mathios" credited, Pino does not appear
Films where "James Harris" is credited - Nuda per Satana (1974) "James Harris" credited, Pino does not appear
- Zelda (1974) "James Harris" credited, Pino does not appear
- La calda bestia (1977) "James Harris" credited, Pino does not appear