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Bartolomeo Pagano

Bartolomeo Pagano

Actor Sep 27 (died age 68) Genova, italy 1914–1929 (15 year career)
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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 …

Known For

Cabiria
Film

Cabiria

Maciste
Maciste in Hell
Film

Maciste in Hell

Maciste
Maciste
Film

Maciste

Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
The Warrior
Film

The Warrior

5.9 1916
Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni
Film

Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni

Maciste
Il gigante delle Dolomiti
Film

Il gigante delle Dolomiti

Maciste, la guida alpina
Maciste contro lo sceicco
Film

Maciste contro lo sceicco

Maciste
Maciste e il nipote d'America
Film

Maciste e il nipote d'America

Maciste

Filmography