Bartolomeo Pagano
Known for Acting · 28 credits
- Born
- 1878-09-27
- Died
- 1947-06-24
- Place of birth
- 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
Movies (28)

Cabiria
1914
as Maciste
Maciste contro lo sceicco
1926
as Maciste

Maciste in Hell
1925
as Maciste
Gli ultimi zar
1928

Maciste
1915
as Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
Judith and Holophernes
1929
as Holofernes

Maciste salvato dalle acque
1921
as Maciste
Maciste Against Death
1920
as Maciste
Maciste's Testament
1920
as Maciste
Maciste und der Sträfling Nr. 51
1923
as Maciste

Maciste und die chinesische Truhe
1923
as Maciste

Maciste on His Vacation
1921
as Maciste

Maciste atleta
1918
as Maciste

La rivincita di Maciste
1921
as Maciste

Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni
1926
as Maciste

La trilogia di Maciste
1920
as Maciste

The Warrior
1916

Maciste e il nipote d'America
1924
as Maciste

Il gigante delle Dolomiti
1927
as Maciste, la guida alpina

Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
1922
as Maciste

Maciste poliziotto
1918
as Maciste

Maciste in Love
1919
as Maciste

Maciste medium
1918
as Maciste

Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento
1923
as Maciste

Maciste Emperor
1924
as Maciste
Maciste's Journey
1920
as Maciste

Maciste the Sleepwalker
1918
as Maciste

Maciste the Ranger
1916
as Maciste
About Bartolomeo Pagano
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 m… With 28 credits spanning from 1914 to 1929, Bartolomeo Pagano has appeared in 28 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bartolomeo Pagano Movies
- Cabiria (1914) — as Maciste
- Maciste contro lo sceicco (1926) — as Maciste
- Maciste in Hell (1925) — as Maciste
- Gli ultimi zar (1928)
- Maciste (1915) — as Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
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