About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1878-09-27
Place of birth:
Genova, italy
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Bartolomeo Pagano

Overview

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

Acting
1929 Giuditta e Oloferne Actor Holofernes N/A
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1928 Gli ultimi zar Actor N/A
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1927 Il gigante delle Dolomiti Actor Maciste, la guida alpina N/A
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1926 Maciste contro lo sceicco Actor Maciste N/A
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1926 Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni Actor Maciste 59
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1925 Maciste in Hell Actor Maciste 59
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1924 Maciste Emperor Actor Maciste N/A
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1924 Maciste e il nipote d'America Actor Maciste N/A
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1923 Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento Actor Maciste N/A
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1923 Maciste und die chinesische Truhe Actor Maciste N/A
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1923 Maciste und der Sträfling Nr. 51 Actor Maciste N/A
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1922 Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ... Actor Maciste N/A
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1921 La rivincita di Maciste Actor Maciste N/A
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1921 Maciste on His Vacation Actor Maciste N/A
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1921 Maciste salvato dalle acque Actor Maciste N/A
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1920 Maciste's Testament Actor Maciste N/A
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1920 Maciste's Journey Actor Maciste N/A
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1920 Maciste Against Death Actor Maciste N/A
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1920 La trilogia di Maciste Actor Maciste N/A
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1919 Maciste in Love Actor Maciste N/A
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1918 Maciste atleta Actor Maciste N/A
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1918 Maciste poliziotto Actor Maciste N/A
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1918 Maciste medium Actor Maciste N/A
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1918 Maciste the Sleepwalker Actor Maciste N/A
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1916 The Warrior Actor 58
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1916 Maciste the Ranger Actor Maciste N/A
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1915 Maciste Actor Maciste (as Ernest Pagano) 59
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1914 Cabiria Actor Maciste 61
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