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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Cabiria (1914) — Maciste
2. Maciste in Hell (1925) — Maciste
3. Maciste (1915) — Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
4. The Warrior (1916)
5. Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni (1926) — Maciste
6. Judith and Holophernes (1929) — Holofernes
7. Maciste contro lo sceicco (1926) — Maciste
8. Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ... (1922) — Maciste
9. Il gigante delle Dolomiti (1927) — Maciste, la guida alpina
10. Maciste's Testament (1920) — Maciste
11. Maciste's Journey (1920) — Maciste
12. Maciste Against Death (1920) — Maciste
13. Gli ultimi zar (1928)
14. Maciste the Ranger (1916) — Maciste
15. Maciste the Sleepwalker (1918) — Maciste
16. Maciste in Love (1919) — Maciste
17. Maciste atleta (1918) — Maciste
18. Maciste salvato dalle acque (1921) — Maciste
19. Maciste medium (1918) — Maciste
20. Maciste poliziotto (1918) — Maciste
21. Maciste on His Vacation (1921) — Maciste
22. La trilogia di Maciste (1920) — Maciste
23. Maciste und der Sträfling Nr. 51 (1923) — Maciste
24. Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento (1923) — Maciste
25. Maciste Emperor (1924) — Maciste
26. La rivincita di Maciste (1921) — Maciste
27. Maciste und die chinesische Truhe (1923) — Maciste
28. Maciste e il nipote d'America (1924) — Maciste