Matt Hannon

Last updated
Matt Hannon
Born
Mathew J. Hannon
Other namesMathew Karedas
OccupationActor
Years active
  • 1988–1996
  • 2014–present
Children1

Mathew Karedas (born Mathew J. Hannon) is an American actor, best known for his role as Joe Marshall in the 1991 cult film Samurai Cop , [1] and its 2015 sequel Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance .

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Career

Mathew Karedas was one of Sylvester Stallone's bodyguards during the late 1980s. This subsequently inspired him to pursue acting. "In Sly's world, it's a very rarefied air for the very wealthy – it's intoxicating. At that time, he'd just finished Rambo III and Tango & Cash and spending all that time hanging out with all these celebrities, I decided I wanted to have at least 1% of what he had!" [2] [3]

Karedas was unable to get any substantial roles after Samurai Cop and withdrew from the entertainment industry for two decades. In 1992 he took part in an armed robbery stealing a Rembrandt painting from televangelist Gene Scott's University Cathedral in Los Angeles. The painting was found in the home of Kourosh Jadali, a stunt coordinator who worked on the set of Samurai Cop. Karedas was later arrested and sent to prison. [4] [5] He was largely unaware of the cult status that Samurai Cop had attained over the preceding years.

Karedas has stated that he would check his IMDb page and noticed that many people assumed that he was dead, although this may have been due to him legally changing his surname to Karedas in the early-1990s. Karedas stated in an interview with Red Letter Media that he was satisfied with the public thinking he was dead. He would regain attention when his daughter uploaded a video to YouTube of him saying that he was indeed alive. He has since returned to acting, reprising his role as Joe Marshall in the 2015 film Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance . [6] [7] He was connected to Len Kabasinski's 2022 action film Pact of Vengeance which also stars Leo Fong but ultimately did not appear. [8]

Personal life

He resides in Calabasas, California, with his wife and daughter.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1988American RevengeAngelo
1991 Samurai Cop Joe Marshall
2015 Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 JAG Serbian soldierEpisode: "A New Life: Part 2"

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References

  1. ↑ Azevedo, Jeremy (9 September 2014). "We Met the Star of 'Samurai Cop,' One of the Best (and Worst) Action Movies of All Time". Vice Media, Inc.
  2. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Matt Karedas (aka Matt Hannon) – star of SAMURAI COP and SAMURAI COP 2: DEADLY VENGEANCE". Bristol Bad Film Club. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. ↑ "My film is so bad, it's good". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  4. ↑ Adam (2014-09-01). ""Samurai Cop" tells us everything". Proudly Resents: The cult movie podcast. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Rembrandt Stolen From Scott Church Recovered". Los Angeles Times . 1992-02-27. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  6. ↑ Keeping It Warm With Matt Hannon (An Interview With The Samurai Cop) , retrieved 2021-07-17
  7. ↑ A Conversation with Samurai Cop star Matt Hannon (part 2 of 2) , retrieved 2021-07-17
  8. ↑ The Cosmick View, February 24, 2020 - INTERVIEW WITH THE MUSCLE OF METAL, THE MIGHTY ROCK WARRIOR JON MIKL THOR


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