Bartolomeo Pagano
Bartolomeo Pagano
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
28
Gender
Male
Birthday
1878-09-27 (147 years old)
Place of Birth
Genova, italy
Acting

1929

Judith and Holophernes as Holofernes

1928

Gli ultimi zar as Not available

1927

Il gigante delle Dolomiti as Maciste, la guida alpina

1925

Maciste in Hell as Maciste

1924

Maciste Emperor as Maciste

1921

Maciste on His Vacation as Maciste

1921

La rivincita di Maciste as Maciste

1920

La trilogia di Maciste as Maciste

1920

Maciste Against Death as Maciste

1920

Maciste's Testament as Maciste

1920

Maciste's Journey as Maciste

1919

Maciste in Love as Maciste

1918

Maciste the Sleepwalker as Maciste

1918

Maciste medium as Maciste

1918

Maciste atleta as Maciste

1918

Maciste poliziotto as Maciste

1916

The Warrior as Not available

1916

Maciste the Ranger as Maciste

1915

Maciste as Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)

1914

Cabiria as Maciste