Mattei, Pino

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Pino Mattei in I fantastici 3 Supermen (1967)

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

1957

1. La venere di Cheronea (uncredited) .... Soldier in the tavern
2. Serenate per 16 bionde (uncredited) .... Thug disrupting music show
   
   1959
3. Il mondo dei miracoli (uncredited) .... Man in Cinecittà cafeteria
4. La scimitarra del saraceno (uncredited) .... Pirate
   
   1960
5. Il cavaliere dai cento volti (uncredited) .... Gypsy fighter
6. Il terrore della maschera rossa (uncredited) .... Guard
7. La vendetta dei barbari (uncredited) .... Soldier
8. Noi duri (uncredited) .... Gangster in nightclub
   
   1961
9. Goliath contro i Giganti (uncredited) .... Sailor with Goliath
10. Sansone (credited as Master of Arms) .... Tribal champion challenging Samson
    
    1962
11. Anno 79 - La distruzione di Ercolano (credited + Master of Arms) .... Draco
12. I tre nemici (uncredited) .... Thug on the train
13. Il colpo segreto di d'Artagnan (uncredited) .... Conspirator
14. La furia di Ercole (credited?) .... Fighter
    
    1963
15. Goliath e la schiava ribelle (uncredited) .... Soldier with Goliath
16. I dieci gladiatori (credited + Master of Arms) .... Gladiator
17. Il leone di San Marco (uncredited) .... Pirate
18. Il vecchio testamento (credited + Master of Arms) .... Jakar
19. L'eroe di Babilonia (uncredited) .... Ciro's lieutenant
20. Ursus nella terra di fuoco (uncredited) .... Strong man in the contest
    
    1964
21. Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (uncredited) .... Soldier
22. Gli invincibili tre (credited + Master of Arms) .... Rakis
23. I due gladiatori (uncredited) .... Prison guard
24. Il Leone di Tebe (uncredited) .... Soldier
25. L'ultimo gladiatore (uncredited) .... Gladiator trainer
26. La vendetta dei gladiatori (uncredited) .... Captain of the guards
    
    1965
27. Johnny West il mancino (credited as Joseph Mathews + Master of Arms) .... Red
28. Maciste il vendicatore dei Maya (uncredited) .... Man of Donar's tribe
29. Uno straniero a Sacramento (credited as "Big and Joseph Matthews") .... Mill Morgan
    
    1966
30. 12 donne d'oro (Kommissar X - Jagd auf Unbekannt) (credited) .... Kan
31. Agente Jo Walker: operazione Estremo Oriente (Kommissar X - In den Klauen des Goldenen Drachen) (credited) .... Benny
32. Degueyo (uncredited) .... Bandit
    
    1967
33. I criminali della metropoli (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
34. I fantastici 3 Supermen (credited as Joseph Matthews + Master of Arms) .... Sarkis
35. Muori lentamente... te la godi di più (Mister Dynamit - Morgen küßt Euch der Tod) (credited) .... Balbo
    
    1968
36. Gangsters per un massacro (Kommissar X - 3 blaue Panther) (uncredited) .... Karate fighter
    
    1969
37. Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! (credited as Joseph Mathews) .... Frankie
38. I tre serpenti d'ori (Kommissar X - Drei goldene Schlangen) (credited) .... Curly
39. Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino (uncredited) .... Bank robber
    
    1970
40. E venne il giorno dei limoni neri (credited as Master of Arms) .... Credit only
41. Indio Black sai che ti dico: sei un gran figlio di... (credited as Giuseppe Mattei as "Fire-Arms") .... Credit only
42. L'inafferrabile invincibile Mr. Invisibile (credited) .... One of Mamma's henchmen
    
    1971
43. È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta! (credited as Giuseppe Mattei as Master of Arms) .... Credit only
44. Se t'incontro t'ammazzo (uncredited) .... The husband
    
    1973
45. Diario segreto da un carcere femminile (credited) .... Mafia boss
46. ... E il terzo giorno arrivò il Corvo (uncredited) .... The husband (re-used footage)
47. Il fiore dai petali d'acciaio (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
48. Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (uncredited) .... Racist
49. Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore (uncredited) .... Kon Ki Lay henchman
50. La mano spietata della legge (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
51. Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro (credited as Giuseppe Mattei as Master of Arms) .... Richard
52. Senza ragione (credited) .... Jeweller
53. Sette monache a Kansas City (credited + Master of Arms) .... role?
    
    1974
54. Piedino il questurino (uncredited) .... Nightclub brawler
55. Prostituzione (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Gangster boss
    
    1975
56. I sette del gruppo selvaggio (credited) .... Foster
57. La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere! (uncredited) .... Gunman on firing range
    
    1976
58. Il conto è chiuso (uncredited) .... Hitman
59. Il grande racket (uncredited) .... Hood
60. La lupa mannara (credited?) .... Driver who picks up Daniela
61. Sangue di sbirro (uncredited) .... Mallory henchman
62. Squadra antiscippo (uncredited) .... Thug
    
    1977
63. La via della droga (uncredited) .... Drug squad officer
64. Yeti: il gigante del XX secolo (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Korwasky
    
    1978
65. Il commissario Verrazzano (uncredited) .... Bonci henchman in pool hall
    
    1980
66. Fontamara (credited as Master of Arms) .... State official
67. Il vizietto II (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... One of Mangin's men
68. Luca il contrabbandiere (credited as Giuseppe Mattei) .... Not found
    
    1983
69. I sette magnifici gladiatori (credited as Phillip Bard) .... Dex
    
    1984
70. 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.

• 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?

• La corsa del secolo (1968) ANICA as Orlandi. "Giuseppe Mattei" is credited, but it would seem this is another Giuseppe Mattei (the "James Harris" one) and not our Pino.
• 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

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La venere di Cheronea (1957) as Soldier in the tavern

Images upgraded

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Serenate per 16 bionde (1957) as Thug disrupting music show

Thanks to Johan for the upgrades

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Il mondo dei miracoli (1959) as Man in Cinecitta cafeteria

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Il terrore della maschera rossa (1960) as Guard

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La vendetta dei barbari (1960) as Soldier

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Noi duri (1960) as Gangster in nightclub

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Goliath contro i Giganti (1961) as Sailor with Goliath

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Anno 79 - La distruzione di Ercolano (1962) credited as actor and as Master of Arms, as Draco.

Pino must have caught the eye of either director Gianfranco Parolini or star Brad Harris in the previous year's Golia contro i giganti, since they took him with them to Yugoslavia and gave him his first substantial roles in 3 productions they shot there and a Master of Arms credit in 4.

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Il colpo segreto di d'Artagnan (1962) as Conspirator