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Actor

Bartolomeo Pagano

27 Sep 1878Born
24 Jun 1947Died
68Age at death
28Credits

Biography

Italian motion picture actor of the Silent Era. Before his cinema career, Pagano was a stevedore who worked at the port of Genoa. There, he was discovered and selected to play the role of Maciste, a muscular slave, in the silent movie classic Cabiria in 1914. As the originator of this role, he went on to play the character for the next 14 years in a series of sequels. Pagano became an international star. In the 1920s he was one of the most well paid actors in Italy, receiving up to 600.000 lire a year. The actor retired from films in 1929 to marry and raise a family in his home town of Genoa. He died there, aged 68, and is buried on the family estate in Italy.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1929Judith and HolophernesFilm: Holofernes
  2. 1928Gli ultimi zarFilm
  3. 1927The Giant of the DolomitesFilm: Maciste, la guida alpina
  4. 1926Maciste contro lo sceiccoFilm: Maciste
  5. 1926Maciste nella gabbia dei leoniFilm: Maciste
  6. 1925Maciste in HellFilm: Maciste
  7. 1924Maciste EmperorFilm: Maciste
  8. 1924Maciste e il nipote d'AmericaFilm: Maciste
  9. 1923Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argentoFilm: Maciste
  10. 1923Maciste und die chinesische TruheFilm: Maciste
  11. 1923Maciste und der Sträfling Nr. 51Film: Maciste
  12. 1922Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...Film: Maciste
  13. 1921La rivincita di MacisteFilm: Maciste
  14. 1921Maciste on His VacationFilm: Maciste
  15. 1921Maciste salvato dalle acqueFilm: Maciste
  16. 1920Maciste's TestamentFilm: Maciste
  17. 1920Maciste's JourneyFilm: Maciste
  18. 1920Maciste Against DeathFilm: Maciste
  19. 1920La trilogia di MacisteFilm: Maciste
  20. 1919Maciste in LoveFilm: Maciste
  21. 1918Maciste atletaFilm: Maciste
  22. 1918Maciste mediumFilm: Maciste
  23. 1918Maciste poliziottoFilm: Maciste
  24. 1918Maciste the SleepwalkerFilm: Maciste
  25. 1916The WarriorFilm
  26. 1916Maciste the RangerFilm: Maciste
  27. 1915MacisteFilm: Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
  28. 1914CabiriaFilm: Maciste

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