Bartolomeo Pagano
Acting
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.
Filmography 28
Movies (28)
- Judith and Holophernes1929Holofernes
- Gli ultimi zar1928
Il gigante delle Dolomiti1927Maciste, la guida alpina- Maciste contro lo sceicco1926Maciste
Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni1926Maciste
Maciste in Hell1925Maciste
Maciste Emperor1924Maciste
Maciste e il nipote d'America1924Maciste
Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento1923Maciste
Maciste und die chinesische Truhe1923Maciste- Maciste und der Sträfling Nr. 511923Maciste
Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...1922Maciste- La rivincita di Maciste1921Maciste
Maciste on His Vacation1921Maciste- Maciste salvato dalle acque1921Maciste
- Maciste's Testament1920Maciste
- Maciste's Journey1920Maciste
- Maciste Against Death1920Maciste
La trilogia di Maciste1920Maciste
Maciste in Love1919Maciste
Maciste atleta1918Maciste
Maciste medium1918Maciste- Maciste poliziotto1918Maciste
- Maciste the Sleepwalker1918Maciste
The Warrior1916- Maciste the Ranger1916Maciste
Maciste1915Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
Cabiria1914Maciste