Bartolomeo Pagano

Personal Info

Birthday

September 27, 1878

Day of Death

1947-06-24

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Genova, italy

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.

Known For

Cabiria

Maciste the Sleepwalker

Maciste in Hell

Maciste Emperor

Maciste atleta

Maciste und die chinesische Truhe

Maciste in Love

Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni

Filmography

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