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".
FILMOGRAPHY
- La venere di Cheronea (uncredited) .... Soldier in the tavern
- Serenata per sedici bionde (uncredited) .... Spectator at music show
1959 - Il mondo dei miracoli (uncredited) .... Man in Cinecitta cafeteria
1960 - Il terrore della maschera rossa (uncredited) .... Guard
- La vendetta dei barbari (uncredited) .... Soldier
- Noi duri (uncredited) .... Gangster in nightclub
1961 - Barabba (uncredited) .... Gladiator
- Goliath contro i Giganti (uncredited) .... Sailor with Goliath
- Sansone (credited as Master of Arms) .... Credit only
1962 - Anno 79 - La distruzione di Ercolano (credited + Master of Arms) .... Draco
- 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
- Io Semiramide (uncredited) .... 2nd fighter
- 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) .... Rakis
- I due gladiatori (uncredited) .... Prison guard
- Jim il primo (uncredited) .... Frank (uncertain identification)
- L'ultimo gladiatore (uncredited) .... Gladiator trainer
1965 - Johnny West il mancino (credited as Joseph Mathews + Master of Arms) .... Red
- 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 employee
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
- 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 - Prostituzione (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Gangster boss
1975 - I sette del gruppo selvaggio (credited) .... Foster
1976 - La lupa mannara (credited?) .... Driver who picks up Daniela
1977 - Yeti: il gigante del XX secolo (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Korwasky
1980 - Luca il contrabbandiere (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
1983 - I sette magnifici gladiatori (credited as Phillip Bard) .... Dex
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
- Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura (1972) IMDb as Sr. Loppolo
- Il magnifico West (1972) ANICA
- Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! (1973) IMDb
- Lo scoiattolo (1979) IMDb
- Il vizietto II (La cage aux folles II) (1980) ANICA
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
- Sotto a chi tocca! (1972) Listed on ANICA
- Jack London - la mia grande avventura (1973) Listed on ANICA
Films where "John Mathews", or variations thereof, is credited. - Il jena di Londra (1964) "John Mathews" credited, Pino does not play the role ascribed to this name
- Jim il primo (1964) "John Mathews" credited, I've posted images of this one but it's an uncertain identification
- Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo (1964) "John Mathews" credited on the poster
- 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 - Zelda (1974) "James Harris" credited, Pino does not appear
- La calda bestia (1977) "James Harris" credited, Pino does not appear