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 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
Judith and Holophernes
as Holofernes
Judith and Holophernes
as Holofernes
Gli ultimi zar
Gli ultimi zar
Il gigante delle Dolomiti
as Maciste, la guida alpina
Il gigante delle Dolomiti
as Maciste, la guida alpina
Maciste contro lo sceicco
as Maciste
Maciste contro lo sceicco
as Maciste
Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni
as Maciste
Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni
as Maciste
Maciste in Hell
as Maciste
Maciste in Hell
as Maciste
Maciste Emperor
as Maciste
Maciste Emperor
as Maciste
Maciste e il nipote d'America
as Maciste
Maciste e il nipote d'America
as Maciste
Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento
as Maciste
Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento
as Maciste
Maciste und die chinesische Truhe
as Maciste
Maciste und die chinesische Truhe
as Maciste
Maciste und der Sträfling Nr. 51
as Maciste
Maciste und der Sträfling Nr. 51
as Maciste
Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
as Maciste
Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
as Maciste
La rivincita di Maciste
as Maciste
La rivincita di Maciste
as Maciste
Maciste on His Vacation
as Maciste
Maciste on His Vacation
as Maciste
Maciste salvato dalle acque
as Maciste
Maciste salvato dalle acque
as Maciste
Maciste's Testament
as Maciste
Maciste's Testament
as Maciste
Maciste's Journey
as Maciste
Maciste's Journey
as Maciste
Maciste Against Death
as Maciste
Maciste Against Death
as Maciste
La trilogia di Maciste
as Maciste
La trilogia di Maciste
as Maciste
Maciste in Love
as Maciste
Maciste in Love
as Maciste
Maciste atleta
as Maciste
Maciste atleta
as Maciste
Maciste poliziotto
as Maciste
Maciste poliziotto
as Maciste
Maciste medium
as Maciste
Maciste medium
as Maciste
Maciste the Sleepwalker
as Maciste
Maciste the Sleepwalker
as Maciste
The Warrior
The Warrior
Maciste the Ranger
as Maciste
Maciste the Ranger
as Maciste
Maciste
as Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
Maciste
as Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
Cabiria
as Maciste
Cabiria
as Maciste