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.
Acting
Movie
Cabiria
as Maciste
1914
Movie
Maciste in Hell
as Maciste
1925
Movie
Maciste
as Maciste (as Ernest Pagano)
1915
Movie
The Warrior
1916
Movie
Maciste nella gabbia dei leoni
as Maciste
1926
Movie
Judith and Holophernes
as Holofernes
1929
Movie
Maciste contro lo sceicco
as Maciste
1926
Movie
Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
as Maciste
1922
Movie
Il gigante delle Dolomiti
as Maciste, la guida alpina
1927
Movie
Maciste's Testament
as Maciste
1920
Movie
Maciste's Journey
as Maciste
1920
Movie
Maciste Against Death
as Maciste
1920
Movie
Gli ultimi zar
1928
Movie
Maciste the Ranger
as Maciste
1916
Movie
Maciste the Sleepwalker
as Maciste
1918
Movie
Maciste in Love
as Maciste
1919
Movie
Maciste poliziotto
as Maciste
1918
Movie
Maciste atleta
as Maciste
1918
Movie
Maciste salvato dalle acque
as Maciste
1921
Movie
Maciste medium
as Maciste
1918
Movie
La trilogia di Maciste
as Maciste
1920
Movie
Maciste on His Vacation
as Maciste
1921
Movie
Maciste e la figlia del re dell'argento
as Maciste
1923
Movie
Maciste Emperor
as Maciste
1924