Bartolomeo Pagano
Acting
Born: 1878-09-27 in Genova, italy
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
Maciste the Sleepwalker
Maciste
Maciste the Ranger
Maciste
Cabiria
Maciste
Maciste in Hell
Maciste
Maciste on His Vacation
Maciste
The Warrior
Maciste e il nipote d'America
Maciste
Maciste salvato dalle acque
Maciste
Maciste poliziotto
Maciste
Maciste Emperor
Maciste
Maciste in Love
Maciste
Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento
Maciste
La trilogia di Maciste
Maciste
Gli ultimi zar
Il gigante delle Dolomiti
Maciste, la guida alpina
Maciste und die chinesische Truhe
Maciste
Maciste
Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni
Maciste
Maciste atleta
Maciste
Maciste medium
Maciste
Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
Maciste
La rivincita di Maciste
Maciste