Bartolomeo Pagano
Acting
1878-09-27 · Genova, italy
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.
Filmography(28)
movieJudith and Holophernes
as Holofernes · 1929 · 8.0
movieGli ultimi zar
as · 1928 · 0.0
movieIl gigante delle Dolomiti
as Maciste, la guida alpina · 1927 · 9.0
movieMaciste contro lo sceicco
as Maciste · 1926 · 10.0
movieMaciste nella gabbia dei leoni
as Maciste · 1926 · 7.8
movieMaciste in Hell
as Maciste · 1925 · 6.8
movieMaciste Emperor
as Maciste · 1924 · 0.0
movieMaciste e il nipote d'America
as Maciste · 1924 · 0.0
movieMaciste e la figlia del re dell'argento
as Maciste · 1923 · 0.0
movieMaciste und die chinesische Truhe
as Maciste · 1923 · 0.0
movieMaciste und der Sträfling Nr. 51
as Maciste · 1923 · 0.0
movieMan soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
as Maciste · 1922 · 9.0
movieLa rivincita di Maciste
as Maciste · 1921 · 0.0
movieMaciste on His Vacation
as Maciste · 1921 · 0.0
movieMaciste salvato dalle acque
as Maciste · 1921 · 0.0
movieMaciste's Testament
as Maciste · 1920 · 9.0
movieMaciste's Journey
as Maciste · 1920 · 8.0
movieMaciste Against Death
as Maciste · 1920 · 8.0
movieLa trilogia di Maciste
as Maciste · 1920 · 0.0
movieMaciste in Love
as Maciste · 1919 · 0.0
movieMaciste atleta
as Maciste · 1918 · 0.0
movieMaciste medium
as Maciste · 1918 · 0.0
movieMaciste poliziotto
as Maciste · 1918 · 0.0
movieMaciste the Sleepwalker
as Maciste · 1918 · 0.0