Joe Matson, A Farmer — Something of Value Character Profile

About Joe Matson, A Farmer

A neighboring white farmer who represents the hardline colonial response to the uprising. He brutally interrogates and tortures captured Mau Mau members and leads an armed militia to ambush rebel negotiators at a hidden spring.

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Pate

Appears in

Something of Value (1957)

Role

Supporting

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• Holly McKenzie (Dana Wynter)
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• Karanja - Father of Kimani (Ken Renard)
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